Gold Quill Awards Class of 2012: Take a bow! You represent the very best in communication and we look forward to celebrating with you at the Gold Quill gala at the 2012 World Conference this June.

Congratulations to the 2012 IABC Gold Quill Award Winners

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IABC’s annual Gold Quill Awards program honors the best of the best in business communication, offering professional and student communicators an opportunity to have…

The April issue of CW Bulletin looks at ways to engage a global audience via social media.

Social Media for a Global Audience

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Social media allow organizations to easily communicate with a global audience. But this also brings a host of new challenges in terms of effective global communication. Messages must still be tailored to local communication styles and language preferences. In this issue of CW…

Check our this podcast interview with IABC World Conference keynoter, Kevin Carroll, where he encourages people to embrace their spirit of play and creativity to maximize their human potential.

Podcast with World Conference Opening Speaker Kevin Carroll

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Kevin Carroll is the founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst/LLC and the author of three highly successful books published by ESPN, Disney Press and McGraw-Hill. Kevin is…

1) Try it on for size. 2) Be curious. 3) Tell your story with focus. IABC/Seattle member Angee Linsey's "Lessons Learned When Trying to Find a Career Path" on the IABC Student Connection blog.

IABC Students » Lessons Learned When Trying to Find a Career Path

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If you’re like many students who are looking forward to a career in the communication or marketing fields, the more…

Congratulations to our newest Fellows: Barbara Puffer and John Clemons! The Fellow Award is IABC's highest member honor and acknowledges outstanding leadership, professional accomplishment and service to IABC and the profession. Thank you for your years of dedication to IABC. We look forward to celebrating your award at the World Conference in Chicago.

Barbara Puffer, ABC and John Clemons, ABC Named 2012 IABC…

Have you registered for next week's FREE member webinar? "When bad things happen to good organizations" presented by Martha Muzychka, ABC, Praxis Communications. http://bit.ly/g5wfzb

Congratulations to Claire Watson and Mary Hills, recipients of IABC's 2012 Chairman's Award. "Both Claire and Mary are tireless leaders for IABC," says IABC Chair Adrian Cropley. "They have dedicated themselves to serving IABC at every opportunity and are brilliant communication professionals." We look forward to honoring you at the IABC World Conference in Chicago this June.

Claire Watson and Mary Hills Honored with IABC…

Get 20% off IABC's Social Media Summit, happening on 20 April onsite in Florida and virtually. Learn from speakers from MasterCard, Blue Cross Blue Shield, H&R Block, etc. Discount code: getsocialwithIABC12

IABC 2012 Corporate Communication and Social Media Conference

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20 April 2012 The Conference Center at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida

Check out the latest Student Connection blog post by IABC/San Francisco student member Cyrus Rivera, and be sure to follow 'IABCstudents' on Twitter for even more great content. http://students.iabc.com/2012/04/5as/

IABC Students » Liz Guthridge’s 5 A’s of Effective Communication Advisers

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If a career in communication is in your future, you would do well to follow the advice…

IABC Chair Adrian Cropley writes about the recently held Leadership Institute in Miami where he shared the 2012-2015 strategic plan for the association.

IABC Chair Adrian Cropley Shares Strategic Plan at Miami Leadership Institute

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Stormy nights and humid days in the internationally diverse and colorful city of Miami kept volunteer leaders of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) in shorts and…

Check out our new Facebook Timeline which includes milestones in IABC's history, dates that chapters were established, member photos, etc. Tell us what you think of the new look.

Are you heading to Chicago this June for the IABC's 2012 World Conference? Now you can connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and get the latest updates on the conference on the "World Conference Connections." Check out the content already on the site -- including more than 50 blog posts and 40 videos from last year's conference. More content is being added almost daily by IABC staff and Connections members.

Announcing World…

Check out Donna Papacosta's unsolicited career advice to PR students posted on the Student Connection blog!

IABC Students » Unsolicited career advice to PR students

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One side benefit of having been around the block a few times, as they say, is the opportunity to share some of my experience with students. When I attend IABC events, I usually encounter students and recent grads eager to…

A warm welcome to Blue Ribbon Panel judges from around the world, gathered at IABC's HQ in San Francisco this weekend to judge this year's Gold Quill Award entries. Photo credit: 2012 Gold Quill Award Chair, Dave Meyer

Are infographics just a new form of storytelling or are they the answer to the problem of too much information -- which we communicators have perhaps exacerbated? Check out this article in IABC's Communication World magazine by Tech Talk columnist Angelo Fernando.

Are infographics a new form of storytelling or the solution to information overload?

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Check out this article in the latest Communication World Magazine by…

New Cafe2Go podcast: Interview with Melanie Deardoff and Donna Schwartze from our Kansas City chapter about their recent Chapter Management Award wins.

IABC Cafe2Go podcast: Meet the Kansas City/IABC team

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Kansas City/IABC was recognized with multiple awards in IABC’s 2012 chapter management awards program. Chapter President Melanie Deardorff and Communications VP Donna Schwartze — who was named chapter leader…

In this CW Bulletin article, Nick Durutta, ABC, discusses the importance of goals for communication plans and projects. Regardless of how much money and resources are committed to a project, without a clear goal in mind, success is uncertain.

Ready, Set...Goal!

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No important endeavor involving the application of resources, time and energy should be undertaken without a clear goal in mind. It…

Robert Kennedy Jr. and Kevin Carroll to headline IABC’s 2012 World Conference, 24-27 June, Chicago. Each year, more than 1,000 business communication professionals from all over the world gather to learn and share best practices in the field and make connections to advance their careers. Will we see you there?

IABC 2012 World Conference, 24-27 June, Chicago

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Noted environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy is one of the…