IABC Chicago

The Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators

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...]

Top 10 Trends in Internal Coms – Trish Nicolas: January 23, Noon Webinar

Let’s face it: Communicators struggle with breaking through the noise to drive meaningful audience engagement. Why? Companies are struggling with rampant worker disengagement while audiences are suffering from information inundation, not to mention the pile-on effect of multiple, layered crises and issues over the past four years. And they are … [Read more...]