Abstract

Practical training is compulsory program for the students of Faculty of Communication

and Media Studies. I started my internship program on 14 December 2009 until 31 March
2010 in Ministry Of Transport (MOT), under Cooperate Communication Unit. I have put
into practice for what I have acquired in theory in classes such as PR Writing, Publicity
and Event Management, Corporate Communication and also Persuasive Communication.
Even though, Cooperate Communication unit of MOT is small but I think that the unit is
forefront of the organization as it is responsible to maintain the image and its reputation.
There were a lot of things that I have learned during my practical training period from
folding a letter to write speech for Minister. There were a lot of experiences that can be
obtained through the practical training program. I have mingled around with the
government’s staff, medias, learned a few about the government system, felt the reality of
PR practices, learned the difficulty of doing the task for the first time etc. Those
experiences are priceless and I know it can be a turning point for me to improve my PR
skills and expand my knowledge about administration of government system etc