Events:
Past Events: Event List
June 2010
Tackling Tough Conversations
Speaker:
Kevin Brimhall, JFD Performance Solutions
Presentation slides (PDF format, 156k)
May 2010
Everything You Need To Know About IABC Accreditation
Speakers:
Jane Albright, NC State
Rob Brittain, Golden Corral Corporation
Dawn Stewart, Wordspring Communications
April 2010
Crisis Communications: When Your Worst-Case Scenario Becomes a Reality
Speakers:
Dianne Chase, senior partner of CSC4
Bob Fesmire, media relations manager of ABB
Slide presentation
Crisis communications preparedness questionnaire
Crisis communication laws handout
March 2010
Preparing Messages for
Information Overload Environments
Speaker:
Julie Freeman, president of IABC
February 2010
The Secret Life of a P.R. Professional in 2010:
What’s Changed and What Hasn’t
Speakers:
Roger Friedensen and Ray Hornak
Forge Communications
January 2010
Active Listening
Speaker:
Jim Morgan, TeamTrainers Consulting
December 2009
How to Make Dynamic Presentations
with Minimal Time and Effort
Speaker:
Sidd Chopra, SpeedSpeak.com
November 2009
Winning Communication Practices of High Performing Organizations
& How You Can Bring Them to Life Where You Work
Speaker:
Ron Hess, Motiv8 Communications
October 2009
Fear of the Unknown:
Managing Employee Concerns & Maintaining Morale During Times of Uncertainty and Change
Speaker:
Stef Mendell, GSK
September 2009
Social Media at SAS Institute
Speaker:
David B. Thomas and Becky Graebe, SAS
June 2009
How to Develop Strategic Brand Positioning
Speaker:
Mervyn Rozet, Daintree Marketing
May 2009
How to Design Effective Market Research for Sound Business Decision
Making
Speaker:
David F. Harris, Insight & Measurement, LLC
April 2009
Protect Your Brand's Reputation
Speaker:
Brandon Bryce, Largemouth Communications
March 2009
Big Picture Networking – 70 Years Later
Speaker:
Dan Galloway
February 2009
How to Build a Sustainable Word of Mouth Movement
Speaker:
Geno Church, Brains on Fire
January 2009
Loco for Local Media
Speakers:
David Chatham, Capstrat
Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer
December 2008
Going Solo:
The Joys and Hazards of Working for Yourself
Speakers:
Maria J. Mauriello, Write to the Point
Jo Ann O'Connell, morethanmarketing, LLC
Claire Doyle Ragin, Red Beret Design
November 2008
Creative That Works
Speakers:
Scott Goudy
Cofounder of MedThink
Sean Frederick
Associate Creative Director of MedThink
October 2008
How Professional Communicators Can Work in Social Media
Speaker:
Jim Tobin
Founder and president of Ignite Social Media
September 2008
How RTI Communicates — A Model to Develop, Monitor and Measure
Communication
Speaker:
Patrick Gibbons
Senior director of external relations, RTI International
June 2008
Leveraging Employee Networks to Foster Communication and Employee Engagement
Speakers:
Sheila Callaham, Reecie Dolan and Robert Sutton
GlaxoSmithKline
May 2008
Mastering Today's Technology to Connect With and Keep Your Audience
Speaker:
Dan Solomon
CEO of Virilion
April 2008
Communications and Change in Times of Crisis:
Progress Energy's Communications Campaign following the Death of the CEO
Speaker:
Woody Dicus
Manager of corporate community relations, Progress Energy
March 2008
Bridging the Generational Divide:
Communication Strategies for the Workplace
Speaker:
Ron Hess
Motiv8 Communications
February 2008
Taking Ownership of Your Career
Speaker:
Stefanie Zizzo, author of The Journey From Comfort to Possibility:
A Workbook of Self Discovery and Personal Transformation
January 2008
Freelancer, Consultant, Business Owner:
Thinking Beyond "Employee"
Speakers:
Ellen Bradley, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government
Mari Mansfield, Quintiles Transnational Corp
Greg Norton, R+M Agency
November 2007
Developing the Value and Personality of a Brand
Speakers: Michele Benton, GlaxoSmithKline
Reid Overcash, Strategic Insights
Tami Wiggs, RBC Centura Bank
October 2007
The Network is the Platform:
The Revolution of Rich Media on the Network
Speaker: C.O. Little
Gulf Stream Communications and Cisco Systems
September 2007
Counting on the Triangle:
the State of Health and Human Services in the Region
Speaker: Mary Williams Stover
Triangle United Way
May 2007
How Body Language Impacts Interpersonal Communication Skills and People's
Impressions
Speaker: Tim Moore
Dancing Elephants Achievement Group
http://www.dancingelephants.net/
April 2007
Marketing to Women in Business
Speaker: Slee Arnold
CEO and Publisher
Women's Edge Magazine
http://womensedgemagazine.com
March 2007
Insider's Guide to Working with the National Media:
Dispelling the Big Network Mystique
Speaker: Stephanie Hirsh Cousins
Stefanie Cousins
Capstrat
www.capstrat.com
February 2007
Crisis Communications:
How to Prepare for and Deal with Emergencies
Speaker: Patrick Gibbons
Communications Director
RTI International
January 2007
How to Grow Your Career Network
Speaker: Michael C. Thomas
Career Development Coach and Founder of the Life/Career Institute
www.LifeCareerInstitute.com
December 2006
The "Interaction" Between Marketing and Interactive:
Building More ROI
Speaker: William Cross
President and founder of Cross + Associates
November 2006
The Corporate Brochure:
An Award-Winning Case Study
Speaker: Carolyn Rhinebarger
"Chief Brainstormer"
www.strategicguru.com
October 2006
Communicating Change: Proactively Managing the Message Around Organizational
Changes
Speakers:
Panel leader:
Pamela Meek, Director of External Communications, SAS
Panel members:
Karen Lee, Director of Internal Communications, SAS
Jenn Mann, Human Resources Manager
Diane Lennox, Senior Corporate Communications Specialist/PR Services
September 2006
The New "Information Age" Marketing Model
Speaker: Peter Nyberg
President of "Ingage"
June 2006
Rev Up Your Career:
Join IABC/Triangle for a Super-Networking Event
May 2006
Interactive Campaigns: Communicate Messages that Drive Action and Build
Lasting Relationships
Speaker: Dan Solomon
CEO of Mindshare Interactive Campaigns
April 2006
Challenges of Writing in a Team Setting:
We're All in This Together — and We Hate It!
Speakers: Margot Carmichael, writing coach
Steve Peha, founder of Teaching That Makes Sense
March 2006
It's a Blog, Blog World
Speaker: Andy Beal
Co-founder, president and CEO of Fortune Interactive
February 2006
An Introduction to Siemens Medical:
Building a Corporate Brand
Speakers: Jim Greaney, VP of Service Marketing
Tony Abunassar, Director of Marketing Communications
Siemens, Inc.
January 2006
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words:
Improving Your Visual Communication
Speaker: Suzanne Salvo
Author of the monthly "Visually Speaking" column in IABC's CW
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