IABC Chicago

The Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators

Join Us in June for IABC World Conference – June 23 – 26, 2024

We are so excited that the annual IABC World Conference is coming to our city this summer! Hope you can join us! Early Bird Registration Deadline ends April 15. Please register today! And while you are here, please be sure to register for Gift of Communications which takes place on Sunday, June 23. Join this long-standing tradition to give … [Read more...]

Chapter Leader Guides Members in Pursuit of GCCC Certification

Arek Gazda serves on the board of IABC/Chicago as Director of Certification. In this specialized role, he is responsible for guiding members (including himself) through the GCCC certification process. One of his initiatives for 2024 was to start a study group, which he went about in three phases: Phase one was to promote awareness of the … [Read more...]

From Chaos to Calm: 8 Traits of Credibility with Jenni Field – Tues., March 19, NoonCT POSTPONED from Feb 27

Every leader wants people who will follow them and seamlessly perform the necessary tasks needed to succeed. But no matter how hard they try, most leaders struggle to get their teams to do what they want. They work on being more empathetic. They work on their communication style. They work on being “authentic.” But those issues are rarely the root … [Read more...]

Make Your Ideas Stick with Dr. Grace Lemmon, DePaul – Thurs., March 14, Noon Webinar

You want your peers and managers to immediately understand your ideas and, ideally, to agree to them. Yet communication often goes wrong when conversations or arguments are ineffective and/or delivered in the wrong way. Learn how to avoid these pitfalls and how to improve your communications so they are memorable and more likely to persuade others … [Read more...]

We see you! Show off your comms expertise on social media this year!

Happy New Year! We are looking forward to another exciting year together, especially with World Conference being hosted in Chicago this June. We wanted to kick off the year with exclusive digital assets you can use on social media to promote your membership and highlight how you are investing in your professional development in the communications … [Read more...]