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The ABC List for July 2007
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onu-@iabc.com
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Jul 31, 2007 08:57 PDT
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The ABC List for July 2007
Welcome to the newest monthly edition of the ABC List. The ABC List
serves 655 professional communicators.
This newsletter is a forum for accredited communicators, but more
importantly, those communicators interested in learning more about
becoming accredited, the value of accreditation and the process to
attain accreditation. If you have a question, a topic for discussion or
something you’d like to see in the ABC List, e-mail onu-@iabc.com.
If your chapter is holding a workshop, fun shop, exam prep session, exam
date, pinning ceremony or the like, let me know and I’ll publicize your
event here in the ABC List.
IABC Accreditation: The Global Standard. A Personal Statement.
In this issue:
*** Congratulations to the New ABC’s in July
*** 2007 Heritage Region Conference Accreditation Activities:
- Accreditation Exam
- Accreditation Workshop
*** Upcoming Teleseminar: “Preparing for Your Accreditation Exam”
*** “It was Worth the Work”: Sonja Banic, ABC
*** Congratulations to the New ABC’s in July
- Tracy Gauson, ABC from IABC / Calgary
- Leanne Deighton, ABC from IABC / Calgary
- Mary Kuhn, ABC from IABC / San Francisco
- Rob Brittain, ABC from IABC / NC Triangle
- Christopher Hemrick, ABC from IABC / Washington
- Charlene Nelson, ABC from IABC / Washington
*** 2007 Heritage Region Conference Accreditation Activities
The Heritage Region is offering two accreditation activities at its 2007
Regional Conference. On Sunday, 14 October 2007, an accreditation exam
will be held at Northern Kentucky University from 7:30am – 12:30 pm. To
register for the exam, please contact Olivia Nucum, Accreditation and
Recognition Coordinator at onu-@iabc.com by Friday, 5 October 2007.
An Accreditation Workshop will also be held on Sunday, 14 October 2007
from 4:00 – 5:30pm at the Embassy Suites Cincinnati River-Center,
Covington, KY.
For more information regarding these activities, please visit:
http://www.iabcheritageregion.com/conference2007/accreditation.asp.
*** Upcoming Teleseminar: “Preparing for Your Accreditation Exam”
If you’re preparing to take the exam or are interested in pursuing
accreditation, then this teleseminar is for you! This session will be
led by Mark Estes, ABC and Jo Langham, ABC and will focus on providing
you with an in-depth understanding of how to prepare in order to
successfully complete the four-hour written and half-hour oral exam. It
is designed to take the mystery (and much of the anxiety) out of the
process and will provide insights into preparing for the exam, as well
as managing your time (and your mind!) during testing.
Details:
When: Thursday, 4 October 2007
Hours: 8 - 9 a.m. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME and 4 - 5 p.m. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT
TIME. You may select the 8 a.m. or 4 p.m. session when you register.
For further information regarding this event, please visit:
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=800cde79-862a-4df1-a197-e55e3b02885d.
*** “It was Worth the Work”: Sonja Banic, ABC
Having just completed the process of becoming an IABC accredited
communicator, I have not only honed my technical skills but opened the
door to a network that I can now tap into for advice and support.
I took advantage of the Accreditation College offered through the
Toronto Chapter, enlisted the support of a mentor, and worked through
the process with a co-worker. I found this support system really kept
me focused on my goal and helped me to the finish line.
As most communications professionals, I knew how to develop a
communication strategy, execute tactics, provide strategic advice to
clients, and coach staff but the accreditation process forced me to dig
deeper into the aspects of communication; to better understand business
needs and client goals first and then to develop a communication plan
that is truly strategic. Today, I can better demonstrate and explain the
value communications can bring to a corporation. It was definitely
worth the work.
I really would like to thank two Toronto Chapter ABCs in particular:
Brent Carey, ABC, former VP Accreditation & Standards, and Liz Leake,
ABC, my mentor; for keeping me motivated and providing on-going advice
and guidance throughout this process.
*** About the ABC List:
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those professional communicators who seek to be accredited and wish to
learn more about the process and the value of accreditation.
I invite candidates, prospective candidates and ABCs to send questions,
comments and observations to onu-@iabc.com.
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list, I encourage you to do so.
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The ABC List was created by Ned Lundquist, ABC. It is currently edited
and published by:
Olivia Nucum
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
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