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BUCC PR Rules

Published: at 02:05 AM

Welcome to the PRESS RELEASE and PUBLICATIONS Department of BRAC University Computer Club. There are some basic Rules for PR Writing/Editing. Please check those out before writing a PR.

Guidelines For BUCC PR

Basic Rules

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  1. Platform: We will use Google Docs
  2. Font: The font type for the main text should always be Open Sans and the font size is 12 pt. for main text and 18 pt. for headline.
  3. Alignment: The alignment should be Center align for Headline and Justify for main text.

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  1. Line Spacing: The line spacing should be 1.15 both for the headline and the main text.
  2. Format of Headline: The headline should be brief and to the point. It should be bolded and underlined as well. There will be a One line gap between the Headline and the starting of the main text.

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  1. Format of Main Text: Unless Specified Reasons, neither the paragraph will be bolded nor underlined.

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  1. Paragraph size and subject: Each paragraph should not be more than 5-6 lines at most and each Paragraph should focus on only a single topic as to ensure that the readers are able to easily read and understand the information.

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  2. Length: The text of the PR should not exceed 1.5 pages and the total PR (including the picture) should not exceed 2 pages.

Summary Table

HeadingMain Text
Font TypeOpen SansOpen Sans
Font Size18 pt.12 pt.
AlignmentCenter-alignJustify
Line Spacing1.151.15

General Writing Style

Bolding

BRAC University Computer Club, time, date, venue, event name, name of important speakers should be bolded only when encountered for the first time.

Example:

The BUCC (BRAC University Computer Club) holds an excellent record when it comes to organizing a wide range of highly effective workshops under the supervision of the Directors of Event Management, Humayan Kabir and Md. Monirujjaman Moon.

One of the best examples would be the workshop that was held on understanding the usage of Google Local Guides, title “Google Map Up”, which was held on the 6th of July, 2017 at UB40302.

The event was inaugurated at 5:00 PM by Md. Monirujjaman Moon with an inspiring speech and the distribution of goodies from Google.

Type of Photo

When it comes to adding pictures to a PR, the most important thing to keep in mind is to crop out any unnecessary distractions. The photo should only show the participants of the event and the logo/banner of the event if possible.

Alternatively, if there are not group photos, then a good picture of one of the main speaker would suffice.

Placement of Photos

Regardless of the type of the picture, the placement should always be at the beginning of the PR. However, the placement will vary slightly based on whether it is a group photo or a photo of the speaker.

Volunteer List

A paragraph thanking the volunteers of the event should always be kept at the end of the PR. All of the names are to be bolded. The list of Volunteers should be collected from the members of HR and if possible. The names are to be included in separate lists in the last paragraph such as:

Special thanks goes to the senior executives “Farhan Ahmed, Jamius Siam” for “Writing everything”, also “Jamius Alim, Sardar Motaleb Haque” are to be thanked for “Helping others”.

Additional tips

The Process

Since we are consistently trying to ensure that everything inside the PR department is being carried out in a systematic and efficient way, the following course of action is to be followed by anyone who might be supervising the PR of any given event.

Samples

All samples can be found here.

Credits

This website is created and being maintained by Sanjib Kumar Sen, Director, Department of PR, BUCC.

The old and original PR Rules can be found here.