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

After completing the course, you will be able to write journalistic texts and develop and implement a contemporary 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: Practical project work with final presentations
  • 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 press relations (approx. 1 day)

Introduction to corporate communications

Internal and external communication

Basics of press relations

Corporate design

Instruments of public relations

Measuring PR success in controlling


The power of PR (approx. 2 days)

Classification of press relations in the overall PR context

Differentiation between PR/advertising

Conveying opinions with the media

Limits of media work

Golden principle (bad news is good news)


Strategic basis (approx. 1 day)

Analysis of the status quo

Identification of target groups and goals

Potential of elaborated messages

Public relations planning

Best practice examples


Press and media relations materials (approx. 1 day)

Structure and content of press releases

Background papers and factsheets

Photos and graphics

Whitepapers

Footage and other videos

Contemporary press kit

Options for distributing materials


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Press relations tools (contacts) (approx. 1 day)

press conference

Background discussion

Editorial visit

Trade fair and event planning

Press trip

Planning the use of instruments


Online trends (approx. 1 day)

Use of the Internet

Virtual press offices

Best practice examples

E-newsletters in connection with press relations

Influence of social media on press relations (online PR)


Dealing with media representatives (approx. 1 day)

Perspective of companies and the media

Interest and disinterest of the media

Function of editorial offices

Selecting and maintaining press contacts

Large distribution lists and the "inner circle"

Etiquette for dealing with press contacts


What is interesting for editorial offices? (approx. 1 day)

Hanger

Topic identification


Success control media resonance analysis (approx. 2 days)

Success control

Providers and their offer

Clippings and media equivalence values

Use of media response to improve press relations

Placing clippings on the Internet


Excursus: Crisis PR (approx. 1 day)

Preparing for crises, optimizing structures

Professional communication in a crisis


Copywriting for PR and corporate communications (approx. 3 days)

Success factors in journalistic writing

Target group and strategy

Texts and their special features

Digital communication

Content marketing work

Writing and editing exercises


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

Summarizing articles, videos and podcasts

Supplementary AI tools for research


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

Decision and to-do organization

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


Communication using AI (approx. 0.5 days)

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 and media editing e.g. object and background removal, video editing

Supplementary AI tools for media editing e.g. PDF Sensei, automatic image indexing, face pixelation


Professional presentation using AI (approx. 0.5 days)

Structure, layout and impact analysis

Supplementary AI tools for the perfect presentation, e.g. creation of presentations, implementation as video presentations, translation


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Prompting

AI classification and basics (approx. 1 day)

Definition and differentiation of artificial intelligence (AI)

Generative AI and its applications

Overview of AI tools and the latest developments (e.g. large language models)


AI methods and applications (approx. 1 day)

Data acquisition and data management

Introduction to machine learning and natural language processing

Audiovisual data analysis


Prompt Engineering (approx. 2 days)

Strategies and types of prompts

Prompting toolkit: The six key components for effective prompts

Role assignment and contextualization

Prompting Excellence: Methods for optimizing AI outputs


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 have the basic skills to write journalistic texts. You will be able to develop and implement a contemporary PR strategy and know the most important press relations tools. You will be able to structure press relations strategically and both develop and implement exciting PR topics. You also know which press contacts are important for you, know the interests of your target groups and attract new customers to your website with search engine optimized texts.

In addition, you have basic knowledge of the possible applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the professional environment. You know how to research, organize and communicate efficiently with AI. 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 will use AI tools efficiently for a wide range of tasks.

The course is aimed at employees from corporate communications, marketing, advertising 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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