The other day I was interviewed by a public relations major for a paper she was writing. The interview focused on what kind of skills, experience and education a successful public relations practitioner should have. It got me to thinking about the "fantasy" of public relations--that it's all about glad-handing, slapping backs, tipping cocktails on a private jet, while you are whisking to a New York City press conference to "spin" the media. While some of that happens every now and then (still waiting for it to happen to me BTW), it's not all that.
