This weekend was a very exciting and educating experience for the members of PRSSA. The PRSSA National Assembly was held in Austin, Tx this year, and the PRSSA chapter at St. Edward's University was more than happy to welcome everyone from across the country to our town. The assembly started on Thursday March 12th and ended Sunday March 14. During the three days of assembly, there were many activites and sessions for PRSSA members to take part in. The first night was focused on welcoming everyone to the assembly and networking with other members from across the nation. We were able to become familiar with the assembly schedule and what each day would entail. The purpose of the National Assembly is for the election of the national PRSSA commitee. This election process is something that each chapter around the nation can take part in. The entire third day was devoted to the elections because it is very a long process.
The second day of the National Assembly was filled with informational sessions. This was something Ally Hugg, The president of the PRSSA chapter at St. Edward's University, and I experienced last year. We found the sessions to be a great tool to bring back to our chapter at St. Edward's. This year we were excited that our attending PRSSA chapter members were able to experience these sessions and take all that they could from them. The first part of the morning was devoted to chapter officer sessions. The sessions were broken into groups and memebers would attend the officier session they were currently in or hope to be elected into. The sessions were split into:
- Presidents/Vice Presidents/ Firm Directors
- Public Relations/ Liasons/ Historians
- Secretaries/ Tresurers/ Webmasters
- National Officer Preparation
"I was glad to get advice from other chapter presidents of the best ways to trasition officer titles. I know that when I graduate, the next Preseident will be prepared and ready becasue of the stragies I learned about passing along my duties."
As the morning went on, we attended Leadership Training sessions. The sessions were based on protecting your personal brand, problem solving within a chapter, and how personality types can affect group dynamics. Each meeting was inciteful and fun. My favorite session out of the three was, "Does my Personality Affect Group Dynamics?
For this session we were given a test to figure out our personality type. Once we answered the questions and added up our scores, we went to our indivisual colors. The colors were blue,green, gold and orange. Each color resembled what personality type we were close to. Everyone went to their color and talked about how they fit into the color traits. For example I am a blue person. A blue personality type is someone who is enthusiastic, sympathetic, personal, warm, communicative, peaceful, and sincere. We read about how we interact in work, in love, and in childhood. Everyone in my group shared stories and examples of how the blue personality type fit them perfectly. Next, all our groups composed symbols and logos that represented our personality type. For the blue group, we decired to focus on how we are emotional and caring for people. We long to be symathetic to others need, and are compassionate in every aspect of life. The blue team composed a cloud with symbolic raindrops falling into an umbrella. The umbrella held the rain as we hold on to others obstacles and try our best to help them through it. Some of the water missed the umbrella and went on the ground where flowers grew. The flowers symboled how we are rooted in our ways and stand tall for our selves and for people around us.
All the colors in the room, presented their personalities to the other groups and discussd how all our personlities were different. I found out that a green person is very analytical, logical, a perfectionist, and hypathetical which is the complete opposite of a blue person. Though blue and green personalities can clash, they need to be dynamic in group settings for everyone in the team to suceed. This excercise made everyone realize that we all have differences in how we work and feel but we can all work together and be a driven force. I thought of my peers in PRSSA and our different personality colors. Knowing how these personalities are catagoriezd helped me understand my peers and how we can overcome a lot as a group if we distinguish the best ways our indivisual personalities can work together.
For this session we were given a test to figure out our personality type. Once we answered the questions and added up our scores, we went to our indivisual colors. The colors were blue,green, gold and orange. Each color resembled what personality type we were close to. Everyone went to their color and talked about how they fit into the color traits. For example I am a blue person. A blue personality type is someone who is enthusiastic, sympathetic, personal, warm, communicative, peaceful, and sincere. We read about how we interact in work, in love, and in childhood. Everyone in my group shared stories and examples of how the blue personality type fit them perfectly. Next, all our groups composed symbols and logos that represented our personality type. For the blue group, we decired to focus on how we are emotional and caring for people. We long to be symathetic to others need, and are compassionate in every aspect of life. The blue team composed a cloud with symbolic raindrops falling into an umbrella. The umbrella held the rain as we hold on to others obstacles and try our best to help them through it. Some of the water missed the umbrella and went on the ground where flowers grew. The flowers symboled how we are rooted in our ways and stand tall for our selves and for people around us.
All the colors in the room, presented their personalities to the other groups and discussd how all our personlities were different. I found out that a green person is very analytical, logical, a perfectionist, and hypathetical which is the complete opposite of a blue person. Though blue and green personalities can clash, they need to be dynamic in group settings for everyone in the team to suceed. This excercise made everyone realize that we all have differences in how we work and feel but we can all work together and be a driven force. I thought of my peers in PRSSA and our different personality colors. Knowing how these personalities are catagoriezd helped me understand my peers and how we can overcome a lot as a group if we distinguish the best ways our indivisual personalities can work together.
Yeah I definitely like the "personality activity." Even though I sort of had an idea of my personality type, it was nice to be in a group to talk about our strengths and weaknesses. As COMM majors, I think it is especially important to be in touch with our personality, because it alters the way in which we communicate. Example, a "blue" would communicate with more emotional responses, while a green would skip all that and try to just get to the point. Knowing the way which we communicate can also help us tailor our personality in different situations. Green might be a little more effective in a business setting since it is crucial for things to get done.
ReplyDeleteLet's do this during a PRSSA meeting sometime :)