I was recently in New York for a week at a Model UN competition with the team from Georgia Southern University. We stayed at the Marriott on Times Square – right in the middle of everything!! It was beautiful and I had a great experience.
Examples of innovative Public Relations techniques were everywhere. In the picture below, you can see huge screens that constantly flash advertisements on Times Square. Nothing like a 5 story moving screen to get your attention! There were even TVs in the taxis, with GPS to show you where you were going and Regis and Kelly explaining all the available features.
The competition was a mock United Nations conference. Georgia Southern represented the Republic of South Africa. We were split into committees and worked together to write resolutions on which we voted at the end.
I used a lot of things I have learned in Intro. to Public Relations, especially in my interactions with others. It was a competition, so everyone wanted to be recognized by the dias (chair) for exceptional work. However, we also had to work together and get support for our papers. Therefore, there was a lot of persuasion and “selling” our ideas to each other. Overall, it was a really great experience. It was my first time in New York and I would love to go back again. Maybe I’ll even get an internship there………preferably a paying one. 
