Hi there!
My name is Ashvin Nair and currently I am the public
relations officer for Colosoul Group Inc. I'm still fairly new here as but I've
have been spending the past 5 months helping to organise and promote some the
events that we have hosted. It's also my final semester and Curtin University
and majoring in public relations and marketing and I can't wait to graduate!
I am writing this from our awesome new basement space and
it's still got a bit of work to go but I can see this is going to be an amazing
reflection of the organisation and I can only imagine the creative juices
that'll be flowing once it's all
completed.
I've only recently grasped the concept of practical public
relations and how it works in the non-profit environment and I really appreciate
the opportunity to put my past 3 years of repetitive theoretical concepts and
assignment writing to some real world use (especially when it's for events that
will provide a positive impact on those in need).
Working in the non-profit sector has been very fulfilling
for me however it's not without its hurdles. One of which I have experienced in
my department is the "getting-your-foot-in-the-door syndrome" I
suffered from at the beginning of my work. I found it very hard to get the
events and organisation pitched well enough to
new media platforms or publications. I found that If you don't pitch
your ideas quickly and well enough they will not want to hear anything about
you! I do feel I am overcoming my "getting-your-foot-in-the-door
syndrome" and am developing strongly the skill of event/news story
pitching to journalists and organisations efficiently and effectively.
I've learnt to be persistent and to wade through the
rejection just to get to that one moment of success. For now I soldier on and I
know I have plenty more to learn which motivates me to get as much experience
under my belt and to make the most of my
time here with Colosoul.
-Ashvin Nair (Public Relations officer)
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