*School Assignment*

The Public Relations Society of America is an organization I have researched in the past for another Communications class. It is an organization that is focused on giving the ‘ground rules’ for what it means to be a Public Relations member, rules for ethics in that regard, it carries weight to be a member as someone in the Public Relations field, and provides opportunity for professional advancement through networking. As we learned earlier in this class about LinkedIn, imagine the same kind of organization but with other people only in your field of Public Relations. I believe this organization to be the most advantageous to be a member of, since the field of Public Relations can be a very broad field that any company needs some representation from. To be able to put that on a resume would go a long way to show your expertise in this field.

The National Association of Social Workers is an organization that gathers together all social workers to be a hub of their members. As I have researched in this class as a potential career avenue, social work covers many areas of opportunity and advancement. To be a general and non-specialized organization of all social work, to be a member here would be another opportunity to not only network but find other areas of social work people and organizations are looking for that may appear to any worker or organization.

The National Communication Organization is an organization that seems intentionally broad in its definition, as being a forum for advancement of all communication. The appeal of this organization is that everyone and every thing seemingly communicates, so to be a member here is to be in agreement that communications is a very important field. Although non-specialized, it is a great starting point for all forms of communication.

The Association for Women in Communications is an organization that seeks to promote women and their interests in the communications field. As a white male, there will never be an organization set up to just forward their interests, however until women make the same living wage as men an organization like this will be needed. This is a great jumping off point for women in communication who seeks to network and be promoted among their peers are leaders in communication.

The Professional Speakers Guild is an organization of all professional speakers to organize and be heard among their peers and other potential interested parties. I personally love public speaking and would consider this guild to be a great organization to be a part of if I did public speaking professionally. Whether a motivational speaker, guest speaker, or anyone who uses a public or private forum to speak to other people professionally, this is a great organization to be a apart of and to network within.

References:
www.prsa.org
www.socialworkers.org
http://www.natcom.org
www.womcom.org
http://professionalspeakersguild.com