Public Relations Manager, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the professional environment and prompting

The course provides comprehensive knowledge on how to develop, publish and evaluate a modern PR strategy using the necessary tools. You will also learn the basics of artificial intelligence as well as practical use cases and how to optimize AI outputs.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Public Relations Manager"
    Certificate "Artificial intelligence (AI) in the professional environment"
    Prompting" certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 6 Weeks

Public Relations Manager

Basics of public relations (approx. 1 day)

Job description, professional ethics

Corporate communications, PR, media

relations


PR and journalism (approx. 2 days)

Legal conditions, ethics and limits

Strategic communication: omnichannel, multi-channel, PESO

Relationship management: stakeholder groups and multipliers

Identification of goals (SMART)

KPIs/metrics for measuring success

Target groups and persona model


Communicative positioning (approx. 1 day)

Key messaging, corporate and brand wording, message houses

AI and PR storytelling

Conceptualization: schedules, timings and budgeting


PR channels (approx. 2 days)

Dynamics, mechanics, channel selection social media and PR

Work processes, monitoring

Digital channels: Web and press site, blogs, SEO

Offline, analog and online: Print, radio, audiovisual media, augmented reality


PR measures (approx. 2 days)

Editorial offices, press offices, press conferences

Background discussions and interviews

Editorial visits, press trips

Events, trade fairs and speaking opportunities (podcasts, TV and radio reports, etc.)

PR tools: press releases and announcements


Content in press and media relations (approx. 5 days)

Topic plans and story/PR calendar

Storytelling: text and images for PR

Characteristics of journalistic writing

Press releases (structure, structure, basic principles)

Speaker guidelines and media training

Image and video conception: storyboards, dramaturgy and briefings


Evaluation and reporting (approx. 1 day)

Data-based performance measurement

Tools: Selection and costs

Dashboards and reporting

Media resonance analysis


Trends and AI in PR (approx. 1 day)

Crisis communication

PR prompting

Trends in PR


Project work (approx. 5 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the final results

Artificial intelligence (AI) in the professional environment

Basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) (approx. 1 day)

What is artificial intelligence?

Explanation of basic terminology

Types of artificial intelligence (AI/AI)

Classification of machine learning and neural networks

Overview of various AI-based applications


Successful searches using AI (approx. 0.5 days)

Research agents

ChatGPT and Copilot Chat

Summarizing articles, videos and podcasts


Organizing and making decisions using AI (approx. 0.5 days)

To-do organization

Supplementary AI tools for organization e.g. NFC automatisms, voice commands


Communication using AI (approx. 0.5 days)

Prompting for text, image and video generation

Communication and efficiency tools

Supplementary AI tools to optimize communication, e.g. translation, correction, chatbots


Texting using AI (approx. 0.5 days)

Text generation and text customization

Supplementary AI tools for text generation e.g. GPT, dictation, autoscan


Creating and editing media using AI (approx. 0.5 days)

Image generation, object and background removal, video editing

Creating AI agents, CustomGPTs and digital helpers


Professional presentation using AI (approx. 0.5 days)

Structure, layout and impact analysis

Gamma

Presentation and video presentation


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Prompting

AI classification and basics (approx. 1 day)

Large Language Models, Generative AI, Machine Learning


Data acquisition, data management & processing (approx. 0.5 days)

Introduction to machine learning and natural language processing


Prompt engineering (approx. 1 day)

Strategies and types of prompting

Prompting toolkit: The six key components for effective prompting

Prompting in text generation vs. prompting in image and video generation

Prompting in research, text generation and with AI agents


Opportunities, risks and ethical issues (approx. 0.5 days)

What to look out for when prompting in a professional context


Prompting Excellence (approx. 1 day)

Templates and use cases for everyday work

Methods for optimizing AI output

Prompt Generator, CustomGPTs, Custom Instructions, Continuous Problem Solving System (CPSS)


Project work (approx. 1 day)

Practice-oriented consolidation based on best practices and exercises

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After completing the course, you will be able to develop and implement a modern PR strategy and be familiar with the most important channels and public relations measures. You will have mastered the most important press relations tools such as swat.io and will be able to strategically develop, publish and monitor content. You are also familiar with the interfaces and boundaries to other areas of marketing, social media and communication.

You also know how to research, organize and communicate efficiently with AI such as ChatGPT and Copilot Chat. You can create texts with AI, edit media and optimize presentations.

You can also create effective prompts, optimize AI outputs and apply strategies for better human-AI interaction. You can use AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot Chat efficiently for various tasks.

The course is aimed at employees from corporate communications, marketing, advertising, social media and product management as well as anyone who is responsible for PR and wants to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills.

As a public relations manager, you could consider working as a PR consultant in an agency or as a PR manager for a specific company or association. Marketing departments are also interesting for you.

Specialists who can use AI as a tool to improve efficiency, decision-making and innovation in companies are also in demand in all sectors.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.