Women in PR's 50th Anniversary Year Gets Off to a Great Start With an Inspirational Speech From Lorraine Heggessey

Women in PR's 50th Anniversary Year Gets Off to a Great Start With an Inspirational Speech From Lorraine Heggessey

LONDON, January 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



Leading women's networking organisation, Women in PR (WPR) started their 50th
Anniversary Year with a media lunch at Scott's restaurant in Mayfair.



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Guest speaker at the event was Lorraine Heggessey, one of Britain's leading
broadcasters and producers, who became the first ever woman to hold the post of Controller
of BBC One. With a career that has encompassed some of the most prestigious posts in
broadcasting, including Chief Executive of Talkback Thames and several key jobs at the
BBC, Lorraine was able to provide some fascinating insights into her career and the role
of women in senior positions. She is currently Executive Chair of Boom Pictures.



Lorraine shared some of her enlightening moments, together with some of the lessons
learnt along the way. She also highlighted the differences between the sexes in the
business world: "I believe women still hold themselves back - generally men move into more
senior roles two years before they should and women two years after they should."



"As women in the workplace we still tend to be good at putting ourselves down and not
seizing opportunities. Networking is good because you can learn by talking to people and
discover outside influences." Her thoughts certainly resonated with the audience of senior
women PR practitioners at the lunch.



Working outside your comfort zone is something that Lorraine also firmly advocated:
"It can prove to be extremely rewarding and by not giving up and going with your gut
instinct you start to get noticed." And on the plus side: "Women have an advantage over
men who usually have to wear suits, we can be the image of what we represent and live our
brand."



"Women need to follow their dreams and passions and you will probably do well, but you
must enjoy what you do."



For information on WPR and the events planned for 2013 please go to
http://www.womeninpr.org.uk



For further press information please contact WPR Joint Presidents Sue Hardwick on
+44(0)7710-260743 or Angela Oakes on +44(0)7860-492914






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