View source for Submissions:2017/How good communication can help you talk to reporters, rule the world, and do other cool stuff: An introductory guide to public relations

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;[[Submissions#Presentation Types|Type of submission]]: <!-- Panel, workshop, or presentation -->
workshop

;Author: Samantha Lien; Gregory Varnum

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slien@wikimedia.org; gvarnum@wikimedia.org

;Username: [[m:User:SLien (WMF)|SLien (WMF)]], [[m:User:GVarnum-WMF|GVarnum-WMF]]

;Affiliation: <!-- Organization, company, Wikimedia affiliate, etc. --> Wikimedia Foundation 

;Abstract: <!-- At least 300 words to describe your proposal, can also link to any pages, slidedecks, etc. that you may have. -->
Have you ever had someone ask you how Wikipedia works, or why they cannot add an article about themselves? Have you ever wanted to tell the public about a project or invite people to join?  Have you tried to summarize the Wikimedia movement in 20 words or less? 

Communicating the Wikimedia movement can be hard, but it can also be AWESOME. We are here to talk about some practical ways to talk about Wikipedia, the Wikimedia projects, and the movement with journalists, the public, new volunteers, and anyone else who might be new (or even not so new!) to the movement. 

We will go over what kinds of things you can achieve with good communications and messaging, some practices that have worked well for us (the Wikimedia Foundation Communications department), challenges around how to communicate a global movement with every person in the world, and brainstorm how we might be able to do more together in the world of media and public relations.

We will also make a survey available beforehand so people thinking about attending this session can share their ideas and requests with us in advance.

;Length of presentation: <!-- 30-45 min. for panels, 30-75 min. for workshops, 15-30 min. for presentations --> 55 minutes

;Special requests: <!-- For example - technology requirements, can not present at specific times, etc. --> N/A

;Preferred room size: <!-- How many do you think will be in audience? e.g. 10, 25, 50, 100. We will try to match, but larger rooms have limited availability. --> 25 

;Wikimania submission?: <!-- Yes/No if your proposal was also submitted for Wikimania 2017's programming --> yes 

;Will you attend WikiConference North America if your submission is not accepted?: likely yes 

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