The Secret to Engaging Employees: How to Bridge the Great Divide and get your employees' buy-in (evening seminar) |
Never before has there been such a diverse workforce driving business. Each generation in your workplace is hearing your message through its own generational filter. Each generation has different issues that are important and people want to hear the message in their own way – text, video, email, phone call or face-to-face. Add in weak management practices and the reluctance of the C-suite to be more forthcoming, and you have difficulties that intensify during times of change and turmoil.
What is the solution? IABC/Toronto presents an in-depth look at different perspectives of communicating with employees and how organizations can build and maintain a loyal, motivated and focused work force that will survive good and bad times.
- Laurie Smith of CNW Group will discuss how to prepare your leadership team and direct them on how to communicate during times of challenge and change.
- Leah Reynolds will present the business rationale for adapting communication practices to be in line with changing generational perspectives and discuss what communicators need to do in order to stay in step with changing times.
- Donna Papacosta of Trafalgar Communications will take you on a quick tour of Web 2.0 and show you how it is transforming employee communications.
Register for this event now if you want and need to win the politics of employee communication. Effective communication is the foundation for an effective organization.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
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Registration and networking start time: 6 to 6:45 p.m.
Food service: 6:15 p.m.
Presentation(s): 6:45 p.m.
Q&A: 7:45 pm
Completion time: 8:15 p.m.
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Sutton Place Hotel, 955 Bay Street, Toronto
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$45: Regular member Early Bird (ends January 14, 2010)
$25: Student/Transitional member
$50: Regular member
$65: Non-member |
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NEW!
How to Win an OVATION Award Workshop (conference call workshop) |
Do you want to be recognized for communications excellence with an OVATION Award? Are you unsure of what it takes to win? If you answered yes to either question, then this workshop is for you!
This conference call workshop is for independent, agency, corporate or not-for-profit communicators, who are considering entering a program(s) in the 2010 OVATION Awards.
This workshop will cover:
- Why you should submit your work for an Award
- Firsthand experience on what the judges look for
- Tips for preparing your Work Plan
This workshop will consist of a 40-minute presentation (including a PowerPoint available to registrants) and an opportunity to ask the presenters questions.
The presentation will feature OVATION winner Janet Wile, ABC, APR, MC, FCPRS. With more than 20 years of experience in the communications field, she has won more than 30 awards from professional organizations, including IABC OVATION, Silver Leaf and Gold Quill awards. She has been a judge for local, national and international awards programs, including OVATION, and has served on the Gold Quill Blue Ribbon panel. Also on the call will be a senior member of the judging team and Trell Huether, Awards VP.
To download the 2010 OVATION call for entries visit http://toronto.iabc.com/awards/ovation/
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
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Call-in Time: 5:30 p.m.
(A link to download the slide presentation will be sent to registrants, as well as an unique call-in password the day prior to the event.)
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Only one registration per phone number calling-in is necessary. Therefore, if multiple people in the same office are planning to call-in from the same phone number, only the main contact person for the call need to register. Conference call details and materials will be sent to the main contact person for sharing with his/her team for the call. By doing this, attendees are welcome to have a large group in the same place listening in the call.
$12: IABC member (per phone number dialing in)
$14: Non-member (per phone number dialing in) |
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IABC/Toronto is now accepting OVATION entries! |
The OVATION Awards is celebrating its 25th year of honouring communications excellence and the Call for Entries is now available for download: http://toronto.iabc.com/awards/ovation/. This is your best opportunity to let the communications community know who you are and get the recognition you deserve for your tremendous work!
Entries have started to be accepted (enter by Friday, February 5, 2010 to receive the early bird discount) and entries will be accepted until Friday, February 26, 2010. The OVATION Awards program is open to all GTA communication practitioners, including non-members.
2010 OVATION Key Dates and Deadlines
- OVATION Awards Workshop – January 26, 2010
- OVATION Early Bird Entry Date February 5, 2010
- OVATION On-Time Entry Date February 19, 2010
- OVATION Last-Minute Entry Date February 26, 2010
- Judging of 2010 OVATION Awards March 2010
- Notification of 2010 OVATION Winners March 31, 2010
- OVATION Awards Gala May 6, 2010
Questions/Comments about IABC/Toronto's OVATION Awards Call for Entries? Please send them to our VP, Awards at toronto-awards@iabc.com. All inquiries are kept confidential. |
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Benchmarking your salary? Evaluating a job offer? Negotiating a raise? |
Participate in the IABC-Leger Marketing salary survey to help identify and understand current salary trends by experience and sector. This is your opportunity to provide valuable input to help understand salary trends. The survey is open until January 31, 2010 to all communicators including non-IABC members.
The key data will include an overview of salary and total compensation. The top-line results will be presented in spring 2010.
Note all individual responses will be kept confidential and only reported in an aggregate form. Thanks in advance for your valuable input.
Click onto https://legerweb.com/IABC2009SalarySurvey/ to participate!
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IABC/Toronto’s CareerLine Job Board – Are you hiring? Are you Job-Searching? |
The results are in! In 2009, more than 200 companies used IABC/Toronto’s CareerLine when recruiting new talent in the communications profession. Feedback from employers has been overwhelmingly positive about the quality and number of applicants received from the service.
Looking to hire? CareerLine is a job advertising service targeted to all IABC members in Ontario. Opportunities can include jobs in public relations, corporate/employee communications, investor/stakeholder relations, government relations, web content development, writing and editing, etc. Information on how to post a job position and pricing can be found by going to https://toronto.iabc.com/career/postajob.asp
Are you job-searching? IABC/Toronto members can sign up for the e-job notification service FOR FREE. Members subscribed will automatically receive e-mail about job listings shortly after they are placed on CareerLine. The sooner you know, the sooner you can apply. Be in the loop; subscribe to the e-job notification service. To protect your privacy, we need your permission to subscribe—just click on e-job notification subscription and indicate your name and what e-mail address you would like to have e-job notifications sent to (each IABC/Toronto member can subscribe one e-mail address to the service).
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NEW!
AIP presents: Successful independent practitioners 101, how they got to where they are now |
Start the New Year with our panelists as they share insights and tips on how they achieved their financial goals.
You will learn:
- How to market yourself to attract the clients you want
- How to grow your business to achieve your financial goals
- How to avoid pitfalls standing in the way of your success
Included in registration fee: Access to event and light refreshments (sandwiches, coffee, tea, pop and juice)
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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Registration and networking start time: 6 p.m.
Presentation/Workshop and Q&A: 6:30 to 8:15 p.m.
Networking: 8:15 to 8:55 p.m.
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The Assembly Hall, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive (Kipling Avenue & Lakeshore Boulevard West) |
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- Paul Lima, Freelance writer and author of “Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments.”
- Diana Degan Robinson, President of Diana Robinson & Associates and winner of IABC/Toronto's 2009 Award of Distinction for Independent and Small Agency of the Year
- Ken Cherney ABC, MC, APR. Award-winning, senior communications practitioner at Ken Cherney and Associates Inc.
- Annette Martell ABC, MC. Award-winning, Independent Consulting Associate, TWI Surveys Inc. Guest speaker at IABC International conferences
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$25: IABC member
$35: Non-member |
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Be Heard – Exciting IABC Research Project |
IABC is conducting comprehensive research with communicators globally to better understand what’s most essential to careers in our profession. This includes reaching out to current, past and non-members as well as academics, students and members of other professional groups. With insights gained from the survey, IABC will then talk in live forums with communicators around the world. The result will be a comprehensive and compelling view of how to prepare for change as our profession continues to evolve.
January 15 is the deadline for participating in the online survey, which should take 15-20 minutes to complete. http://research.zarca.com/k/SsSSWSsQPQsPsPsP
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Show Your Love for the Planet! (Munch 'n' Mingle) |
This Valentine's Day, you're invited to show your love for our fabulous planet at IABC/AIP's sustainable Munch 'n' Mingle event on February 11. Learn about sustainable approaches to communications while you network with other members and enjoy healthy and delicious food. Participate in our green footprint icebreaker and have a chance to win eco-friendly door prizes. More details to come
Registration includes access to the event, a drink voucher and a sampling of hors d'oeuvres.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
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Registration and networking start time: 6 p.m.
Food service: 6:30 p.m.
Presentation: 7 p.m. casual words of welcome
Completion time: 8:30 p.m.
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Haworth Toronto Showroom, 55 University Avenue, Toronto |
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$25: Student/Transitional member
$30: Regular member
$40: Non-member
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Of Special Interest
Are your Communications Flat lately?
Shake things up with leading communicator Steve Crescenzo |
Leading corporate communications speaker, blogger, and podcaster Steve Crescenzo is bringing a special one-day seminar, Creative Communications to Toronto IABC members on February 26, 2010 at the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Toronto.
This new one-day seminar features dozens of fresh, practical, real-life case studies from the best communicators in the business. It covers everything from social media and executive communications to print publications and multimedia communications—with a focus on content: five things you can do to turn your intranets and web sites from electronic wastelands to powerhouse communication tools; how to revamp your print vehicles—and turn them into the powerhouse communication vehicles they need to be; how to get management buy-in for doing things a different way. And much, much more!
All IABC members are eligible to receive $100 off and see Steve for just $495! That’s almost half the cost of what it costs to normally see him in a one-day seminar! Simply enter your discount code when registering: TORIABC10. [Note: this code is for IABC/Toronto members only]
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