Introduction to Strategic Communication and Public Relations

Terry Gipson has over 25 years of experience in communications, public relations, government affairs, marketing, mass media, and experiential design, and he is a former New York State Senator. In addition to teaching for the Harvard Division of Continuing Education, he is a full-time faculty member in the Harvard College Writing Program where he teaches public speaking. Gipson serves as a speaking advisor for Our Narratives at the Kennedy School Institute of Politics, and has conducted communication workshops for the Harvard Medical School. He previously served as a director for MTV Networks where he collaborated with producers to develop live shows and promotional events for MTV and Nickelodeon. Gipson is a regular commentator on the WAMC Public Radio Roundtable. Before coming to Harvard, he taught public speaking and communications as a lecturer at the State University of New York at New Paltz and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His interest in using art museums as communication teaching tools has been featured on The Academic Minute and published in Communication Teacher. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the National Communication Association. Gipson has an MFA in theater arts from Pennsylvania State University and a BFA in theater arts from Texas Tech University.