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Course Details
Course Name: Improving Your Public Communication Skills
Course Code: ER0102WA23
Date of Most Recent Offering: January 11 & 12, 2023
Course Overview
This class is part of the NJ Recycling Certification Series.
It is a fact – no matter how good your message is, it won’t work if people are not exposed to it. In this course, you will analyze audiences to design public relations and marketing campaigns that will be heard! Part of the second day will be devoted to real-world case studies, put before the attendees so they can apply and demonstrate what they have learned.
Featured Topics
- Effective Writing
- Use of Graphic Design
- Media Purchasing (print, television, radio, cable)
- Applications for Social Media
- Public Relations Techniques
Who Should Attend?
If you are completing the NJ Recycling Certification Program in order to become a Certified Recycling Professional, you must take this course.
Meet Your Instructor
Bill Jamison

Bill Jamison is a communications consultant and an accomplished public speaker who has been teaching courses through Rutgers University since 2002. He is certified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as a Crisis Emergency Risk Communications trainer and has decades of experience as a communications specialist with the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH).
Student Reviews
Most useful aspect of the course: “Different ideas for community engagement and using social media and other platforms to improve recycling. The best class so far and very relevant to what a lot of us do on a daily basis.”
– Past Participant
Most useful part of the course: “The break out group where we used what we learned and worked together.”
– Past Participant
“[I learned] How to get the community involved in recycling, including asking recycling questions on Facebook and posting recycling tips on Facebook.”
– Past Participant
Continuing Education Credits
The most recent offering of Improving Your Public Communication Skills was approved for 1.2 Rutgers CEUs, as well as the following credits from professional organizations. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course runs, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.
New Jersey
NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 10 Management Contact Hours
NJ Certified Recycling Professionals (CRP): 12 Classroom Recertification Credits
Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!
If you have any questions about Improving Your Public Communication Skills, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Assistant Director: Carol Broccoli
848-932-7207
carolbr@njaes.rutgers.edu

Administrative Assistant: Claudine Oleskin
848-932-7204
coleskin@njaes.rutgers.edu
For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.