MEETINGS
Your Mother Was Right: Stand Up Straight
IABC’s hot August event is all about you and your body language. Participants should
expect great tips on personal nonverbal communication style and what it might
be saying to colleagues, clients and potential employers.
Time & date: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, lunch included
Place: Joe T. Garcia’s (tentative), 2201 N. Commerce St., Fort Worth
Cost: members of any IABC chapter with a reservation $25, nonmembers with reservation
$30, students with reservation $20; online add $1, walk-ins without a
reservation add $5
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JPS and Robert Earley: A Changing Vision
The best time to visit the hospital is when you’re not sick. For the August meeting, Greater Fort Worth PRSA will have lunch at
JPS on South Main Street with the hospital’s president and CEO, Robert Earley.
Earley will share his team’s vision and lead a tour of the facility. He is expected to discuss how
strategic communication and community outreach are changing hearts and minds
about the Tarrant County Hospital District.
Early RSVP deadline: July 31.
Time & date: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8
Place: JPS Hospitals, 1500 S. Main St., Fort Worth
Cost: no cost
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No meeting in August.
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STRAIGHT STUFF
Andrea Perez, an attorney with the law firm Fears | Nachawati, will answer questions related
to copyright issues and filing a copyright at the next Writers’ Guild of Texas meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at the Richardson Public
Library. She also will discuss intellectual property use and rights. Questions
may be submitted in advance and will be taken from the floor, questions such
as: “May I use a real McDonald’s location in my work?” “May I use lyrics in a work, and if so, how do I get permission?” Perez’s presentation is billed as a must for writers of all genres. Fears | Nachawati
is one of the law firms in North Texas supporting TALA clients. Texas
Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts was formed in 1979 to meet the legal and
accounting needs of artists and nonprofit organizations. Services include
lawyer and accountant pro bono assistance, dispute resolution, educational
programs for the artistic and business community, publications and a resource
library.
• Third-Monday early-birds: Sept. 17, Dave Lieber (“Yankee Cowboy”), storytelling for promotion; Oct. 15, Joe Milazzo, getting the most from the sound of your writing; Nov. 19, small business owner
Nicci O’Boyle on e-mail marketing and social media. • Improve your writing/editing skills at WGT PCS (planned critique sessions),
third Wednesday of the month, Richardson Public Library basement, 6:30-8:45
p.m. Participants present their own work and receive feedback from fellow
members. • More at writersguildoftexas.org/joomla/. Send calendar items to Carol Woods at carol.woods@verizon.net.
PRSA local update: The next meeting of the Independent Practitioners SIG will be Thursday, Sept.
20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Monty’s Corner Grill in Montgomery Plaza on West Seventh Street.
PRSA local update II: This month in PR/marketing history. Aug. 1, 1961: Six Flags Over Texas opened in Arlington, the brainchild of real estate
developer and oilman Angus Wynne Jr., who originally viewed it as a way to generate cash from some vacant land
before making it an industrial complex. Then Wynne reportedly recouped his
investment within 18 months, and he changed his mind about that temporary
status. The park was the first to feature log flume and mine train rides, and
it pioneered the all-inclusive admission price. It also was the first park
developed around a theme, the attractions grouped into sections representing
the six flags that have flown over the Lone Star State. Quick, list those six
flags. Admission the first year was $2.75 adults, $2.25 children. A hamburger
cost 50 cents and a soft drink one thin dime. Oh, and PR pros should know that
one of the names being considered for the park was Texas Under Six Flags — until Wynne’s wife objected, saying, “Texas isn’t
under anything.”
PRSA local update III: Standing reminders. The DFW Communicators Job Bank lists full-time, part-time and internship positions in PR, media affairs,
advertising/sales, event planning, graphic design, marketing, and corporate and
employee communications throughout North Texas. Employers who are members of
the participating organizations may post a job listing for $75; the cost for
nonmembers is $100, for nonprofits $50. Each posting runs a month. Greater Fort
Worth PRSA receives a portion of the proceeds when a member marks his or her
membership status on the submission form. More from
Jerrod Resweber, Greater Fort Worth PRSA job bank chair, at jresweber@webershandwick.com or 469-375-0216. ... Stay on top of emerging trends and industry news, extend
your network while increasing your knowledge, and keep learning and stay
competitive. Any practitioner with at least two years in the field is eligible
for membership in the world’s leading organization for PR professionals. Those with fewer than two years
experience or who recently graduated from college and were active in PRSSA may
join as an associate member. More from chapter president-elect Chris Smith at csmith501@charter.net.
PRSA local update IV: In a presentation at the Dallas PRSA meeting Thursday, Aug. 9, on “How to Work a Happier Life,” Ginger Porter, GolinHarris Dallas executive director, will provide tips and tricks on how to
be an effective mentor/mentee, be creative (really creative) and manage people.
Info here.
