IABC Chicago

The Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators

IABC Chicago Holiday Event – Virtual Escape Game Challenge

Join IABC Chicago to celebrate the end of 2020 with a twist on virtual networking. Bring your problem-solving skills (and a cocktail or 2) and put your collaborative communications skills to good use in a virtual escape game. We’ll play in teams of 3 – 5 people on Zoom. You will use logical thinking, dexterity and observation to solve puzzles … [Read more...]

What’s Your Story? Defining Brand for Yourself and Your Organization

A lot has been written about “storytelling” and developing your “purpose.” Let’s simplify a bit to get more powerful. Customers, prospects, employees don’t want to hear about what you do as much as they want to hear about why you do it. Every organization has a great story to tell that is based on a powerful why. But maybe even more important to … [Read more...]

Webinar: Gallup Center on Black Voices

IABC Chicago introduces the Gallup Center on Black Voices Join IABC/Chicago and Gallup on Thursday, November 12, 2020 for an introductory session on Gallup’s Center on Black Voices program. In this session, we’ll hear from Gallup’s research experts who designed this program to study the experiences of more than 40 million Black Americans in the … [Read more...]

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I am a corporate communicator, a global internal communications guru is what I like to call myself. I love what I do. It’s a career that found its way to me. I was a Chicago public school teacher who was presented with a pink slip at the end of the school year. I was tired, burned out and ready for a change. After sharing the news of wanting a … [Read more...]

Webinar: The Path to Thriving in a Post-Pandemic World: Establishing a “New Normal”

Join IABC and Gagen MacDonald in for a webinar to discuss the actions we can take now to create a sense of strategic proactivity, build confidence, and generate a sense of momentum. Our hope is that this will provide practical guidance and concrete ideas as we go forward. Date: May 19, 2020 Time: 11:00 to 12:00 p.m. Location: Zoom Webinar … [Read more...]