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Is Public Relations a Good Major?

Do you have a knack for communicating clearly and persuasively? Are you great at thinking on your feet and solving challenges? Perhaps a career in public relations (PR) could be a good fit for you.Is…

Posted on October 24, 2024

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What Is a Communications Degree?

If you are interested in a degree that provides skills which transfer to just about any field, consider majoring in communications. A communications degree helps improve your verbal and written...
Posted on March 30, 2020

How Long Does it Take to Earn a Communications Degree?

Communication is the foundation of interpersonal and organizational relationships. If you are interested in pursuing your career in a field such as human resources, media relations, law or journalism...
Posted on February 24, 2020

Considering Your Career Choices: Types of Editor Positions

Do you appreciate the details of a well-written sentence? Does the sight of a poorly-constructed paragraph make you feel compelled to correct it? Consider pursuing a professional editing position. Any...
Posted on January 27, 2020

How To Improve Learning in Your Spanish Class

Every day, teachers work to change lives. Successful Spanish teachers are not necessarily the ones who can teach their students the most vocabulary words. Successful Spanish teachers work to cultivate...
Posted on December 16, 2019

8 Qualities of a Successful Professional Writer

When you picture a writer, the typical aesthetics can come to mind: handwriting in notebooks, drinking coffee all morning, spending hours on a Word document in a coffee shop, reading, buying too many...
Posted on August 26, 2019

Ten Tips to Make Public Speaking a Breeze

Some people are born to perform, while others prefer to stay out of the spotlight. In many careers, public speaking is a requirement. When you are good at what you do, people want to know your secrets...
Posted on June 17, 2019

Recommended Readings for Every English Major

A professor once told me that to be a great writer, you need to read, read and read. However, when looking at the great sea of writers, the amount of literature can seem very overwhelming. Everyone...
Posted on February 04, 2019

Core Values and Ethics in Journalism

In the public’s eye, journalists hold a position of trust. They are expected to report the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But the truth might not always be black and white and...
Posted on November 24, 2018

A Method to the Madness: Why Hamlet’s Themes are Relevant to College Students

Nearly four hundred years ago, William Shakespeare wrote what are now considered to be the greatest plays in the English language. Although they are still studied widely by students today, including...
Posted on November 12, 2018
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About Letters and Voices

Letters and Voices is a blog that explores the impact of communications and language in our daily lives. The choices we make in the communication messages we send and receive structure the nature of our relationships, drive our motivations and values in career and community, as well as create positive solutions to address current problems. We hope that you will find these blog entries engaging and thought-provoking as you reflect on the impact your own communication choices have in your life and the lives of those around you.

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