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I didn’t know I was going to have to give a speech

11.06.08Posted by Margie in All posts, DC, Public relations4 CommentsTags: Hall Strategies road trip, Nashville PR, National Press Club, PR News PR People Awards, PRNews, trophy!, Washington DC

It was truly an honor to be in the company of such talented PR pros at today’s PR News PR People Awards(PDF) luncheon in Washington D.C. We arrived to the National Press Club a little early and I was totally soaking in the moment.

I was doing fine until they told us we’d have “no more than 17 seconds” to give thanks. I’m not really sure what I said once I got up there, but Abby, Kriste, Dave and Mom agreed I’d not said anything patently offensive. So that’s good.

At any rate, I’m so honored to be a part of this group of young professionals and I only hope I can keep improving and honing my craft.

I’m very blessed to have found my true calling and profession at such a young age. I’m also very lucky to work at a firm that has never thought of me as a 29-year-old PR pro; rather, they see me as a PR pro who just happens to be 29.

A young professional really thrives in that sort of inclusive environment and I’m truly grateful to have experienced it.

OH! And I’ve never had a real grown up trophy of my own before and I must say that I’m really excited about that.

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