Writing for specific assignments
Writing for PR
1. Writing for PR Class video presentation (13:50 mins)
Video presentation for students prepared by Dr Shashi Nallaya. Covers purpose and content of media releases, targeting and structure. Includes information on evidence, language, and format.
This presentation can be shown to students as a video, or as an interactive online presentation, which can be controlled by the student. The students watch the presentation on 'players' which allow them to move forward or back through the slides, progress at their own speed, annotate or highlight individual slides, and search the text. (See more information).
Watch the video in the Panopto viewer (It will open in a new browser window, and you may need to log in with your UniSA login details).
Give this link to a class to watch individually (more information): https://unisa.au.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=9959cb5d-589b-4b56-ab38-aa7a001ebe78 You can also download the presentation (44 MB) as a video file from this link (more information).
Download the slides (you can ajdust to suit your class) ( 215 KB)
Give students an interactive online presentation (you can adjust to suit your class) (12.6 MB) (See more information)
2. How to write a professional brief Presentation for students
PowerPoint slides for a class presentation on developing a briefing paper, with accompanying student handout and template. Includes information on definition and components of a briefing paper, points to consider before writing, style and structure.
Download the slides (311 KB)
Download the student handout for 'Developing a briefing paper' (43 KB)
Download the student template for a briefing paper (222 KB)
3. How to write briefing notes Student handout
Handout for students on the public sector writing practices for briefing notes. Focus on style and content, using an example scenario.
Download the pdf file (32 KB)
4. Writing a media backgrounder Presentation for students
PowerPoint slides for a class presentation on the process of writing a media backgrounder. Includes definition and purpose, writing steps, and an example.
Download the slides (476 KB)
