Let's Talk PR & More Show #98: Timothy Penning, Grand Valley State University, on putting PR theory into practice

Sherry Goldman's guest is Timothy Penning, professor in the school of communications at Grand Valley State University and author of "Public Relations Theory in Practice: Strategic Applications for Professionals." Sherry and Tim discuss how the messaging, strategies, and tactics that public relations, and all communications, professionals  do today are actually built on foundations of theory and how understanding specific theories (discussed in a non-complicated and non-school-like manner) can make us more effective PR practitioners and communicators.

Let’s Talk PR & More!, hosted by Sherry Goldman, president of the award-winning Goldman Communications Group, is an in-depth conversation on a topic or issue related to public relations and/or a discipline or issue that intersects with PR. Episodes of Let’s Talk PR & More! have covered campaigns run by organizations and companies; profiles of PR, marketing, and media professionals; industry trends; analysis of how PR managed key situations; the media and changing media landscape; digital communications and marketing; strategy; the growing influence of AI, and more. The show airs weekly on WRHU-FM and is also available as a podcast. To comment on the show and/or for more information on the show and/or Sherry Goldman, visit www.goldmanpr.net.