My Last Day

Hi GUYS!!!

This is my 6th week of my placement at Go International group, which is both exciting at the same time sad as I had already created a solid bond with my workmates. Working with Go International has actually helped me to understand and have the knowledge of what Public Relations is all about, which I am very grateful for as I now know what is expected in the working industry.

When I look back to what I had learnt at UNI, I managed to apply the theory into practise more especially PR 250(media) which was all about media relations. It has actually helped me to keep track in terms of media contacts, media relations and media monitoring, at the same time gaining better understanding of what GO international is all about. I have learnt how to write a media monitoring report based on the requirements of the company which I realised that different companies have different ways of presenting their work to the public's. It's not all about the formats but rather the content *Interesting*.

Having to say this, I would say that I am satisfied with working with the GO team, very much thankful for all the knowledge and experiences they have shared with me. Now I can confidently say that I am ready for the business world lol.

Thank you to all those who have read my Blogs and commented.

To all those who are still doing their internship * Enjoy your placement*

With Love

Botsalo Kahiya

THE OUTCOMES OF WHAT WE HAVE SOWN!!!!!

Hello....

This marks the 5th week of my internship, and when I look back to where i have been before starting my internship I have acquired a whole lot which i will forever be grateful for.I have actually seen the real meaning behind team work, the importance of meeting deadlines on time and having each other's back in an organization.Even though work is allocated individually, we work in one project and ensure that all comes out to a total success. A good example is the GO 11 event which was a total success as a whole lot of people had turned up.Two week prior to the event we had to distribute flyers to different states so as to inform as many people as possible which many responded to them in a positive manner.

I will admit, event management may be a bit demanding and pressurizing as one has to aim at getting as many people as possible to attend , at the same time ensuring that all is in place,which is not easy, but with determination all is possible.However, I did manage to keep up , which in turn i got more detailed information about event management in the real business world.

In the process I learnt that Event Management is divided into three sections, which are Pre-event post mortem, Event day and Post event post mortem.Well let me explain them in detail, post mortem is all the preparations that are carried out before the event which include sending out invites, which I was assigned to do.Here I had to call the media and confirmed if they will make it to the event, which was not challenging as I have been dealing with the media since i started my intern.

On the Event day we had to arrive 3 hours before the event start so as to get familiar with the surroundings and to welcome the media.The event went as planned as all was smoothly done and people did enjoy themselves.

Lastly, the post event is actually the outcomes of what happened during the event which includes cross checking the media which did attend and those that were invited but did not manage to turn up.

Adding to that, I would love to get your views, more especially from those who have had their share on any event planning(Since you started your intern), what you think about it, and how it has actually helped you to discover some of your hidden potentials.

Wishing YOU all the best

Botsalo kahiya LUCT

EVENT MANAGEMENT IN PR

In the 4the week of my internship, and realising a whole lot about PR. It's a very broad field which does not only entail media releases, pitching, press releases/conferences as I had thought but rather they can also do event management which in most cases they do staged events , media conferences and fashion shows parties.

This has been an eye opener for me as I am now learning the basic requirements for large events and what routes to take when organising one in terms of strategies to create awareness, identifying the target audience and the communications tools to reach the target audience. We were each assigned to come up with ways to reach out to the audience especially to the youth in which posters and flyers were distributed to our fellow schoolmates, facebook, twitter and sending out invites via yahoo which has turned out to be a success.

For this week, we have been doing major planning and set up for the event which means double the work and pressure. We were allocated task for this week, and I am still doing media monitoring which is not only about searching for sections where they mention about the event but, have to make a written report on a daily basis so as to keep the client well aware that the media does inform the public.

For this event, I am now placed under the event management team were I will have to ensure that everything is in place, that is the day map.This will include ensuring that the seat arrangements are in order and each staff team knows which task to do, ensuring that the musicians are comfortable and given attention at all costs.

Busy week but interesting(**,)

Looking forward to the event and hope to see you guys there

http://www.semua.my/ ( GO 11 CONCERT)

Suite 12B, Jln SS20/10 Damansara Kim
Petaling Jaya 47400 Selangor DE Malaysia
Tel: (603) 7727 0093 | Fax: (603) 7727 3093

Much Love

&

All the best!!!!

PREPARATIONS FOR THE MAJOR EVENT!!!!!!

HI GUYS......

The third week of my internship and have settled in as i know my way around (",). I have actually attended formal meetings and contributed a lot to the company as i am free to say out my ideas which in most cases some are considered. I am really learning the in depth of PR and what it is really about.Here its more practical than theory. Just LOVE IT!!!!

Well it has been a very busy week at work as we are preparing for a major event "GO-11 Concert" which is on the 11th of July 201o.For the past two weeks, i have been working very closely with my bosses so as to plan and organize the whole event. The company is aimed at having at least 6000 attendants that is why everything has to go according to plan.

The event plan is divided into Two sections till the major event, which the first one was

1. Press Conference

This is when the media was invited to hear about what the upcoming event which the spokesperson was Elisabeth Wong, who is the Minister of Tourism, Consumer and environment committee chairman.The main aim of the concert is mainly to promote Selangor at the same time bringing the Sengorians together as one.Here we were each assigned to come up with ten headlines for the media release, which was pretty interesting as it was not imaginary (as we always do at Uni lol) but rather real!!!!!.I was also assigned to call the media and ensure that they got the invites which were sent out out to the various media in Malaysia: Might sound easy but it takes hours lol.

2.Grand opening

The second stage was the preparations for the grand opening of the Selangor musical Extravaganza which was held last Saturday. For this event my main task duty was updating the media contact report and analyzing on the feedback of the media if they had published what was said at the press conference positively.

Here are some of the pictures i took at the grand opening ceremony.

THE STAGE

THE SCREEN FOR WORLD CUP FINALS VIEWING

ONE OF THE POSTERS USED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC

For more information about the event please check this website

http://www.pjnet.com.my/ftopict-38155.html

OR

http://www.semua.my/

and lastly

http://tourismselangor.my

Hope to see you guys at the event :-)

Looking forward to my 4th week and what it has to offer as will be doing the Final touches of the Major event.

Good luck with your Internship

Stay Blessed

Botsalo LUCT

My First Week at Work

HI GUYS!!


I am currently doing my internship at Gointernational group, it is a small but rapidly growing company which was established in 2006 in Kuala Lumpur and offers public realations and event management services to various organizations in Malaysia. It is a solution company, where people and clients are their top priority as it offers clients advice, skills and knowledgebase therefore allowing its clients to focus on what to do best.

My first week was basically all about knowing more about the company, this is in reference to their clients and how they want their work to be done at a perfection stage, their upcoming events and what is expected of me.I was placed under media monitoring this is where i will read all the newspapers and look out for news or articles involving any of our clients and anylze them.This is done so as to provide a feetback to our clients in a form of press clippings.

The second task that i am to do is event management which is all about identifying the target audience, knowing the indepth of the event concept and at the same time palnning and coordinating all that is needed before the proposed event.It more of a post event anylisis.It is pretty interesting as it allows me to initiate my ideas.

Apart from media monitoring and event management there is communication as it is very essential .Here i will be mainly communicating with the media, inviting them for press conferences, placing orders for things needed for events, customer relations and visitor relations.

When i started the intern, it was a very critical time for the company as they had two upcoming events and a press conference which they were assigned to manage and ensure that all was done accordingly.The company had to make sure that various media around Malaysia were invited.The press conference was mainly about to inform the media about the upcoming event which is scheduled from the 25th June to 11 July 2010.Wehad to make media list in terms of entertainment and find their editorials so as to make it easier for the company to inform the media .The company made sure that all was in place and the media conference was a success as various media had turned up.

This was such a lifetime experience as it had given me a chance to see what a press conference is all about and what procedures are to be carried out when dealing with such events.I also saw the value of communication not only Public relations but in the bussiness world.

The other upcoming event that the company was organizing, was to launch a newly established company, so as to boost its image into the market, at the same time promote its products and services therefore there was a meeting where the company had to take as much information as possible from the client to ensure that they do things in according to the clients desires.All that we were taught at Uni. about hiring a Public Relations firm to help an organization be known to the public was actually applied.

Best regards

Bots LUCT