Best Practices for Communicating with Gen Y with Debra Pozega Osburn
Date: February 14, 2012
Time: 12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Location: Characters Restaurant, 10257 105 Street
To register: Click here
Half-Day Workshop
Part 1: Communication Programs — Driving Impact Through Great Research with Ryan Williams
Part 2: Best Practices in Communications with local Gold Quill winners
Date: April 5, 2012
Time: 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Royal Glenora Club, 11160 River Valley Road NW
Registration: Coming soon!
Corporate Storytelling with Todd Babiak
Date: May 3, 2012
Time: 12 p.m. to 1: 15 p.m.
Location: Royal Glenora Club, 11160 River Valley Road NW
Registration: Coming soon!
Senior professional communicators shared their wisdom with 30 Edmonton-area communications students at IABC Edmonton’s annual mentoring event on Nov. 30 at MacEwan’s School of Communications located at the University’s Centre for the Arts and Communications.
This year, the event was in a panel format and our panelists represented a cross-section of sectors. Three of the panelists were graduates from MacEwan University’s Public Relations diploma, and one was a former CBC broadcast journalist.
The panelists began the evening by telling us about their career trajectories, followed by fielding a number of questions from the audience. The students asked about internships, the job and career prospects in Edmonton, and the skills employers are looking for. Here are some of the evening’s insights:
Kate Lister, president, IABC Edmonton, and internal communication consultant, Capital Power Corporation
On Jan 12, IABC presented a webinar on a new social media platform that, according to one expert, could revolutionize the way business communicators tell their stories. Shel Holtz, a seasoned business communicator with a robust social media presence, clearly laid out over a 90-minute presentation why Google+ can be a boon to business communicators through, for instance, aggregation of information and segregation of audiences.
The platform is a social network, an “identity service” according to Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt, which has services bundles that includes all of the Google apps. Instead of “friends” it uses “circles” (the default circles are friends, family, acquaintances and following, but creating and naming a new circle is as simple as dragging and dropping a contact into the new space). Those circles help manage content.
Several features of Google+ lend itself to communicators:
The benefits of having a Google+ business page are significant, says Holtz: customer segmentation allows for managed content distribution; team collaboration is simplified through hangouts; there’s potential for “branded” sparks and there are also “branded pages” that are available. The search engine optimization and analytics should be very popular aspects for business communicators; they’re easily reviewed and compiled, and allow for a clear view of who’s viewing what on the Google+ page.
To learn more about Google+ for business, check out the webinar recording at http://bit.ly/yMAssq (member login required).
For more information about managing social media for business communication, check out Holtz’s blog at holtz.com or podcast at www.forimmediaterelease.biz.
IABC has two upcoming webinars for students – free of charge!
How to Create an A+ Resume
18 January 2012, 12 p.m. MST
How to Build and Maintain Your Personal Brand
7 March 2012, 12 p.m. MST
The Student Gold Quill Awards competition recognizes excellence in communication at the undergraduate and graduate school levels. Entries are judged against the work of peers by a panel of IABC senior communicators. Judges evaluate students’ critical thinking and tactical skills in identifying a communication need, creating and implementing a solution, and assessing results.
Both members and non-members can enter the 2012 Gold Quill Awards: Student Division. All student entrants are considered for the Sharon Berzok Student Award, which includes a US$500 scholarship for education or professional development.
View the Call for Entries to learn more. The final deadline is February 10, 2012.
Join IABC Edmonton for our first social event of 2012! The evening will feature an international wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, prizes and more! Wine doesn’t tempt your palate? Enjoy the first drink of your choice on us.
Date: Thursday, January 26, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Sabor Divino Lounge, 10220 103 Street
Please RSVP no later than January 24. Space is limited, so purchase early. Click here for tickets.
Thank you to our generous event sponsors, Sabor Divino and Aminah Syed Photography.
If you want to get more involved and meet some amazing people, then you should volunteer with IABC Edmonton.
We are currently looking for 10-15 volunteers who are current members or considering joining IABC Edmonton to assist with our special event, professional development and communications portfolios. If you are interested in any of the volunteer positions we have available, please email Naomi Mison, Director of Volunteers.
Special Events
We need up to five dedicated special events volunteers to assist with IABC special events, including our Welcome Back and New Year’s Mixers, as well as the Capital Awards Gala. Volunteers will assist at with the:
Communications
In order to be the choice for communication professionals, IABC Edmonton relies on a team of volunteers to communicate with its members. We are looking for three dedicated volunteers for positions including:
We are looking for one volunteer to fill the position of Jobline Coordinator. The job requirements include:
We are looking for two volunteers to fill the position of FYI Writer. These volunteers must be willing to commit several hours per month. The job requirements include:
IABC Edmonton wants to be the professional association of choice for northern Alberta’s best business communicators. Read our 2011/2012 Strategic Plan for more details about our goals and strategies for providing value to our members.
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Features of the IABC/Canada Program include extremely competitive prices, expert advice, broad coverage with higher limits, low deductible and prompt claim service.
You are invited to participate in the IABC Program. For more information, please visit the IABC Canada site.
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