We meet regularly to hear exciting speakers, share best practices, network and conduct business. These well-attended programs typically occur on the third Thursday of each month and are open to members, students and “future members” (non-members) alike!

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we canceled our in-person events. We will resume in-person events when it is safe to do so. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram for information about upcoming online events.

Upcoming Events:

February 18 – From Tallahassee to the White House: A reporter’s journey covering three sessions and three presidents

Tentative Program Dates for 2020-2021:

      • March 18, 2021
      • April 15, 2021
      • May 20, 2021
      • June 17, 2021
      • July 15, 2021
      • August 19, 2021

Past Events:

January 21, 2021 – Anthony Shop: People are the New Channel

November 19, 2020 – Dolly Parton: Crisis Communication CEO (Webinar)

October 15, 2020 – David Binkowski, Demystifying Data: How Great Marketers Sift Through Bad Information To Find The Truth (Webinar)

September 18, 2020 – Adrian Parker, Global Vice President of Marketing for Patrón Tequila (Webinar)

September 10, 2020 – Sean Greenwood: Ben & Jerry’s Sweet and Cool PR Strategies (Webinar)

August 28, 2020 – Capital Chapter Leadership Celebration/Installation of 2020-2021 Officers & Board, and Special Guest Dr. Jay Rayburn (Webinar)

July 23, 2020 – July 23 CapChat: Mental Health (Zoom)

July 16, 2020 – Taking a Stand: Before Speaking Out, Look Inward with Gabriel Sanchez (Webinar)

June 18, 2020 – Amplify Your Message with Multimedia with Nipa Eason (Webinar)

May 21, 2020 – Crisis Communication with Craig Fugate (Webinar)

May 12, 2020 – May 12 CapChat: Working Remotely (Zoom)

March 30, 2020 – Stay Strong: Breaking Through the Coronavirus Crisis with Quality, Caring, Consistent Communications with Ron Sachs

February 20, 2020 – The 2020 Image Awards: What’s Changed and How to Succeed

January 10, 2020 – “Covering the Capitol” Journalist Panel with LeadershipFPRA

Thursday, December 5, 2019 – DEEPember Social: Hoppy Holidays & Happy New Beer at DEEP Brewing

Thursday, November 14, 2019 – Protecting Your Client in the Digital Spotlight with Dontaye Carter, Carter Media Group

Friday, October 18, 2019 – Tools for the Frugal PR Pro with Headshot Fair

Thursday, September 19, 2019 – The Art of Digital Storytelling with Ritesh Gupta

Thursday, August 22, 2019 – Capital Chapter Leadership Celebration 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019 – ER for PR & To There and Back… A Hobbit’s Tale

Thursday, June 20, 2019 – F.U.N. Night at Deep Brewing Company

Thursday, May 16, 2019 – Florida’s Force – Telling Your Story in the Eye of the Storm

Thursday, April 25, 2019 – Recognizing Tallahassee’s Treasures

Thursday, March 28, 2019 – Audio vs. Visual: Reaching New Ears through Podcasting

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 – FPRA Capital Chapter & FAPL Movers & Shakers, Never Stirred Sunset Reception

Thursday, January 24, 2019 – The Secret Combination to Unlocking the Social Media Vault

Thursday, December 13, 2018 – Cocktails & Candy Canes

Thursday, November 8, 2018 – Revving PR: The Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon and Fast & Furious – Supercharged

Thursday, September 20, 2018 – From Cuisine to Clapbacks: The College Town Marketing Gurus Take Us Behind the Scenes

Thursday, August 30, 2018 – Capital Chapter Celebration at Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown

Thursday, July 19, 2018 – ER for PR & “Finding Your #FPRAbalance: A Little PR-spective”

Thursday, June 21, 2018 – What’s Your “Fake News” IQ? How to Discern the Truth.

Thursday, April 19, 2018 – Masquerade Ball & Image Awards Ceremony

Thursday, February 1, 2018 – Communicating History – Behind the Creation of Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission PR Strategy

Thursday, November 16, 2017 – Tips from a Political PR Pro – Mastering Legislative Session Without Losing Your Mind

Thursday, October 19, 2017 – The (Sensationalized) State of Journalism: How to Gain Valuable Media Coverage in a World of Fake News

Thursday, August 17, 2017 – Capital Chapter Leadership Celebration

Thursday, July 20, 2017 – Cross-Generational Communication with Roger Pynn

Thursday, June 15, 2017 – How to Practice PR Without Losing Your Soul

May 25, 2017 – Managing a Hack: A Communicator’s Guide to Responding to a Data Breach

April 13, 2017 – Innovative Communications: Using Electronic Tools to Reach your Audience

January 26, 2017 – Political Communications – The New Norm

December 12, 2016 – Nutcrackers and Networking Holiday Social

October 20, 2016 – You Went Viral! Now… What Do You Do?