IABC Wellington July newsletterUpcoming news and events from IABC Wellington In this issue:
BE HEARD July event - Your next jobThe communication job scene is changing in Wellington. After more than a year when the market was very tight, it has now picked up. There are more jobs coming vacant, and people are starting to move, with more contract and permanent opportunities available. What are these opportunities? How have employers’ expectations changed? And what should we expect in salaries? At this month’s Be Heard networking event, we will hear from one of our sponsors, PowerHouse People, about the new shape of recruitment in Wellington. Annabel McCallum and Dave Hollander are senior recruitment consultants who cover permanent and contract opportunities in the government and private sectors. They will offer some of the best advice you can get on where your next job might be, and how to get it – all free to IABC members. Email your questions to the IABC administrator and we’ll pass them onto Annabel and Dave. Cost: FREE for IABC members. $20 for non-members, who should pay at the door. Date: Wednesday 28 July, 2010
Communications measurement expert Angela Sinickas coming to New Zealand in AugustIABC is excited to announce international communications research consultant Angela Sinickas will be delivering a number of workshops in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch next month. IABC is delighted to be working in partnership with PRINZ and the Network of Public Sector Communicators (PS Network) to bring Angela to New Zealand, for the benefit of all our members. Registration for the events is only open to members of the IABC, PS Network and PRINZ. To register, email info@prinz.org.nz stating your IABC membership number, the workshop you want to attend and your contact details. The cost of each workshop is $395 + GST. Internationally and here in New Zealand, communications measurement and evaluation continues to be a hot topic. As valued business partners, all professional communicators need to be able to develop robust business cases and demonstrate value-add results for our 21st century clients – whether externally or in-house. Workshop details Auckland - Friday 6 August (two workshops)
Wellington - Wednesday 11 August (two workshops)
Christchurch - Thursday 12 August (one workshop)
About Angela Sinickas Angela Sinickas is President of Sinickas Communications Inc, an international consultancy focusing on communication research. She has been measuring the effectiveness of communication since 1981. Angela's prolific publications, and speaking engagements in 26 countries, have made her name synonymous with practical measurement of organisational communication. She is the author of the manual How to Measure Your Communication Programs, a regular columnist for the magazine Strategic Communication Management and on the editorial boards of two professional journals. Angela's work has been recognised with 17 Gold Quill awards from IABC, five of them for measurement and two of them for her website. Angela became a Fellow of IABC in 2008. For more information see http://www.sinicom.com/homepages/us.htm#angela
Learning from Telecom's XT crisisOur June event was a very informative and stimulating presentation from Telecom's Head of Internal Communications, Megan Wiltshire, on communicating during the recent XT network outage. Megan was an engaging and candid presenter and we received some excellent feedback in our regular event evaluation survey. Commenting on the event, attendee Iain MacLean said, "It was great to hear from someone who was an insider in a high profile event that was still fresh in our minds. Megan shared some of the key learnings she took from the crisis. These included:
"Megan also demonstrated the power of video in a crisis situation. One of the videos produced was a sophisticated pseudo-documentary that showed staff dealing with the situation. But equally powerful was a brief, unscripted and frank video done by Telecom CEO, Paul Reynolds, early in the crisis, which made a real impact on staff across Telecom."
Electronic communication methods most used for employee communicationEmail (83%) and intranet (75%) are reported as the most frequently used communication vehicles for engaging employees according to the 2010 IABC Research Foundation and Buck Consultants Employee Engagement survey. Social media tools have been gaining popularity with roughly 45 percent of respondents indicating that they currently communicate through Facebook, Twitter and instant messaging. There were nearly 900 respondents to the Research Foundation/Buck Consultants’ second survey, with 71% of respondents at a director or manager level or above. Compared with last year’s results, a higher percentage of participants have established external and internal social media policies. The complete study is available by download to all IABC members at no charge from the Research Foundation website.
Shelley Bird takes over as the 2010-2011 IABC Chair; Marilyn Keyes is 2010-2011 Research Foundation ChairShelley Bird, ABC, begins her term as the 2010–2011 chair of the IABC international executive board. The international executive board is the governing body of IABC, and develops the strategic plan and direction for the association under the guidance of bylaws approved by the IABC membership. Bird brings more than 20 years of international experience in communication, marketing and strategy to her role as executive vice president of public affairs at Cardinal Health. Prior to joining Cardinal Health, Bird was chief communications officer at NCR Corporation based in the US and vice president of marketing communications and public relations for Philips Consumer Communications based in the US and France. The Research Foundation serves as the research and development arm of IABC. Established in 1982, the Foundation funds and publishes research to advance the profession and demonstrate the value of communication in organisational effectiveness. The 2010-2011 Research Foundation board will be led by Marilyn Keyes. Keyes is a marketing and communication consultant with more than 35 years of experience, and has served as principal of her own marketing consulting firm, vice president of marketing at several high-tech firms, and director of research and strategy at JDG Communications, a Virginia-based marketing firm. Read more about the new board members on the IABC News Centre.
Highlights of the IABC 2010 World ConferenceMore than 1,400 communication professionals from around the world gathered in Toronto from 6–9 June to attend the IABC 2010 World Conference. This year’s presenters included Guy Kawasaki, who spoke about the Art of Innovation and Craig Kielburger who spoke about how employees can find meaning in today’s world. Kevin Warren, president, chairman and COO of Xerox Canada received this year’s EXCEL Award for communication leadership. IABC members William Briggs and Annette Martell, ABC, MC, received the IABC Fellow Awards and Sonja Tiscenko received the Chairman’s Award. See photos and read a roundup of blog posts about the World Conference on InSession.
Interested in speaking at an IABC Conference?IABC invites speaker proposals for its 2011 professional development events, including the 2011 World Conference in San Diego from 12–15 June. IABC makes speaker selections based on audience and content needs to reflect our membership demographics. See the call for presentations to get more information and submit your proposal. The deadline is 30 July 2010.
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12 July 2010
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