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The ABC List for July 2008
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onu-@iabc.com
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Jul 31, 2008 16:03 PDT
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The ABC List for July 2008
Welcome to the newest monthly edition of the ABC List. The ABC List
serves 740 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 ABCs in June and July
*** Get Ready for Accreditation Month
*** IABC Accreditation Readiness Quiz
*** Upcoming Accreditation Teleseminar: “Developing your Accreditation
Portfolio”
*** Congratulations to the New ABCs in June and July
June ABCs:
- Shannon Holms, ABC from IABC / BC
- Annette Tait, ABC from IABC / Great Plains
- Cynthia Schmieg, ABC from IABC / Minnesota
July ABC:
- Elizabeth Simon, ABC from IABC / San Francisco
*** Get Ready for Accreditation Month
Keep your eyes peered for information on Accreditation Month and take on
the ABC challenge. Accreditation is an IABC professional development
program. It offers communicators a way of demonstrating their ability to
think and plan strategically and to successfully manage those skills
essential to effective organizational communication. Submit your
accreditation application and fee during 1 October – 15 November and
your name will be entered for great prizes such as a free registration
to IABC’s 2009 World Conference in San Francisco.
Those who refer an applicant during this promotional event will also
receive a $20 gift certificate to IABC’s Knowledge Centre.
Please watch for more information on: www.iabc.com/abc.
*** IABC Accreditation Readiness Quiz
Are you ready to become an ABC? Take this short quiz to find out.
1. Are you a professional communicator with the following years of
education and experience?
- Nine years full-time communication experience and no post-secondary
education
- Eight years full-time communication experience and one year of
post-secondary education
- Seven years full-time communication experience and an Associates of
Arts degree / two years
- Six years full-time communication experience and three years of
post-secondary education
- Five years full-time communication experience and a bachelor’s degree
or higher
2. Have you completed a body of work (portfolio samples) which displays
quality and diversity?
3. Have you conducted projects which demonstrate your ability to manage
the communication function?
4. Has your experience in organizational communication been varied?
5. Do you abide by the principles of accuracy, truthfulness, sensitivity
and IABC’s Code of Ethics for Professional Communicators?
(Please visit www.iabc.com/about/code.htm to view IABC’s Code of
Ethics.)
6. Are you ready to commit a few hours a month to furthering your career
as a professional communicator?
If you’ve answered yes to the above questions, please contact the
Accreditation department at ab-@iabc.com or 415-544-4721 to begin the
accreditation process.
*** Upcoming Accreditation Teleseminar: “Developing your Accreditation
Portfolio”
If you’re interested in obtaining your ABC then this teleseminar is a
must! It’s designed for anyone who is an accreditation candidate and is
still working on their portfolio, as well as for anyone considering
accreditation - especially those who have won awards (2008 Gold Quill
winners only need to submit one portfolio piece).
Nick Durutta, ABC, and Amy Santoro, ABC, will provide an in-depth review
of what makes a good portfolio, with a focus on writing a workplan that
meets the portfolio-grading criteria. You'll learn from presenters who
have not only been there, but who regularly review and grade portfolios.
For more information, please visit:
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=2dcc37d7-7173-4f05-8988-acda5689a830
*** About the ABC List:
This list is a forum for accredited communicators, but more importantly
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.
You can read the back issues on the Web.
Visit http://www.topica.com/lists/ABCList/read. If you are new to this
list, I encourage you to do so.
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blank e-mail to JOTW-su-@topica.com. There are more than 10,000
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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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