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CW Radio # 23: Managing your career, an interview with Angee Linsey What skills are organizations looking for in communication job candidates? In this interview with IABC’s Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson, Angee Linsey, managing director of Linsey Careers, offers advice about how communicators can best position themselves, and their skills, to potential employers. Learn more about how to manage your next career move in Linsey’s article in the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | FIR Interview: John Clemons, Interim Executive Director, IABC Leading a professional association that represents about 15,000 business communication professionals in over 80 countries is a challenging opportunity for a visionary leader. It’s a challenge that John Clemons, ABC, APR, has grasped with alacrity following his appointment as Interim Executive Director of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) in early January as the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #77 – IABC 2012 EXCEL Chair Priya Bates, ABC, MC The Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award, one of the highest honors IABC can bestow, recognizes a person who is not an IABC member but exhibits leadership in fostering excellent communication. IABC is currently seeking nominations for the 2012 Award. In this Cafe2Go interview, Priya Bates, ABC, MC, the 2012 EXCEL Award Chair, talks about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #22: Internal measurement for results – an interview with Angela Sinickas, ABC, IABC Fellow Measuring the results of your communication programs can help you figure out what’s working and what isn’t. But if your survey questions are flawed, or you’re misinterpreting the results, metrics can leave you confused about what to do next. In this inteview, Angela Sinickas, ABC, IABC Fellow, talks about the  benefits and limitations of using surveys to measure internal communication, gives tips on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #76 – IABC Gold Quill 2012 Chair Dave Meyer The early-bird deadline for submitting an IABC Gold Qull entry is around the corner — January 27 — and the final deadline isn’t far behind. In this Cafe2Go interview, the chair of the 2012 Gold Quill awards, Dave Meyer, talks about changes to the program, reasons to enter and how to improve your odds of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #75: Jennifer Wah, ABC, MC, Chair of the Accreditation Committee It is Accreditation Month at IABC – the best time to apply for accreditation, IABCs globally-recognized professional credential program. Anyone who applies between October 1 and November 15 will receive a US$20 gift certificate to the IABC Knowledge Centre and be entered in a drawing for special prizes selected to enhance the path to accreditation. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #21: Cause marketing – an interview with Kami Watson Huyse, APR It’s all the rage for companies these days to tie their marketing efforts to a social or environmental cause. After all, why not boost business and help out a cause at the same time? But cause-connected campaigns need to be carefully crafted in order to be meaningful and effective. Author Kami Watson Huyse, APR, talks with CW Executive [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Conversations with CEOs – Interview with Mark Price, Managing Director, Waitrose Researcher Merrill Shugoll talks with Mark Price of Waitrose supermarkets about the importance of communication as well as the three keys to effective communication: clarity, consistency and repetition. Price says that his company, like others, is challenges by giving more to customers, even as customers have less disposable income. He cites communication as a key [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #74: Mark Weiner on measurement and the upcoming Strategic Communications Conference IABC’s Global Strategic Communications Conference is set for November 2-4 in New York City, co-sponsored by PRIME Research and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. In this Cafe2Go interview, Shel Holtz, ABC, interviews Prime Research CEO Mark Weiner about the role of research in modern, socially-driven communication and a variety of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #20: Content curation – an interview with Shel Holtz, IABC Fellow As more and more content is produced and uploaded to the Web, people are finding it increasingly difficult to locate useful and credible information. CW Bulletin author Shel Holtz, ABC, IABC Fellow, contends that content curation, which involves finding, analyzing, vetting and presenting content, can help organizations become trusted guides for their audiences, pointing them to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #73: Russell Grossman, Chair of the World Conference Program Advisory Committee Helping you maximize your IABC conference experience is a primary objective of two key sessions at the World Conference next month – the conference orientation workshops on Sunday June 12 and Monday June 13 led by Russell Grossman and Karen Susman. If this is your first IABC conference experience, you will find either of these [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #19: Become an ethical adviser to leaders and help your company as well as your career, interview with Shannon Bowen, Ph.D. “We have numerous examples of what happens when we fail to consider ethics — everything from the Enrons to the Bernie Madoffs of the world,” notes Shannon Bowen, Ph.D., in this CW Radio interview. So how can communication professionals help their organizations navigate through tough ethical decisions? In her article in the May-June issue of CW, Bowen outlines how educating yourself about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #72: Young Communicators with Jeffrey Ory The interview explores the new skills and creative thinking that young communicators offer to organizations and the insights and opportunities that senior communicators can share with their rising stars. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #71: Michael Zimet on The Gift of Communication A unique opportunity awaits you if you plan to attend the IABC World Conference in San Diego. On the Saturday afternoon before the conference begins, representatives of San Diego-based nonprofits will team up with IABC volunteers to explore communication solutions these groups can”t address without expert counsel. In this pre-conference podcast interview, Michael Zimet explains [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #70: Conference Keynoter Sheryl WuDunn Sheryl WuDunn will deliver the keynote address at the 2011 World Conference in San Diego on Tuesday, June 14. WuDunn, the first Asian-American journalist to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize (for her reporting on Tianeman Square, will speak on “gendercide” and oppression of women, a harsh reality in many parts of the developing world. The [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #69: Francois Gossieaux on The Hyper-Social Organization To stay competitive, you need to stop marketing to consumers and start socializing with communities who know what they like and are not afraid to share it, says Francois Gossieaux, co-founder of Human 1.0: you need to understand the power of social media and use it to your best advantage. In this Cafe2Go podcast,  Gossieaux [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #68: Dan Millar and Larry Smith on Crisis Management and Communication The effects from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan that occurred on March 11, 2011, continue to dominate news agendas around the world. Indeed, those effects make up an ongoing news story that recounts tragedy and joy in equal measure, and analyses the significant challenges confronting Japan as it strives to emerge from the devastation. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #67: World Conference Keynoter Marshall Goldsmith on Whose Job It Is to Make Employees Happy Based on his newest book, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith discusses the new world of work and shows why mojo is more important than ever before. Dr. Goldsmith was named one of the fifteen most influential business thinkers in the world in a study conducted by Forbes and The (London) Times. His work has been recognized by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio # 18: The changing role of the communicator – an interview with Peter Schram Fallout from the financial crisis, globalization and the increased popularity of online social networks are just some of the factors affecting the role of today’s communicators. In this interview with Executive Editor Natasha Nicholson, CW Bulletin author Peter Schram discusses how prioritizing and adopting a measure of flexibility can help communicators not only survive, but [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #66: World Conference Keynoter Jonah Lehrer on How Humans Make Decisions Jonah Lehrer is a Contributing Editor at Wired and the author of How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist. A graduated of Columbia University and a Rhodes Scholar, Lehrer has written for The New Yorker, Nature, Seed, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. He is also a Contributing Editor at Scientific American Mind and National [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #17: Communicating to drive change – an interview with Jim Shaffer, IABC Fellow Traditionally, communication professionals have been asked to communicate about change. But they can communicate to change as well. In this episode of CW Radio, Executive Editor Natasha Nicholson talks with IABC Fellow Jim Shaffer about his article in the March-April CW, which looks at how the more strategic role of communicating to drive change can allow communication [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #16: Communicating to drive change – an interview with Jim Shaffer, IABC Fellow Traditionally, communication professionals have been asked to communicate about change. But they can communicate to change as well. In this episode of CW Radio, Executive Editor Natasha Nicholson talks with IABC Fellow Jim Shaffer about his article in the March-April CW, which looks at how the more strategic role of communicating to drive change can allow communication [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #65: Michelle Bernhart on Social Responsibility and ISO 26000 In this episode, IABC Social Responsibility Committee chair, Michelle Bernhart, talks to Cafe2Go host Neville Hobson, ABC, about ISO 26000, the international standard from the International Standards Organization (ISO) giving guidance on social responsibility. It is intended for use by organizations of all types, in both public and private sectors, in developed and developing countries, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #16: Helping managers “do engagement” – an interview with Ken Milloy Managers and front-line supervisors play a key role in keeping employees engaged. But they are stressed for time, concerned with meeting other demands, and often do not have a clear idea of what exactly engagement means or what they should be doing about it. In this interview with CW Executive Editor Natasha Nicholson, author and communication consultant Ken Milloy [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #64: Brad Whitworth, ABC, on the 2011 EXCEL Award IABC is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award. Each year, the award is given to an executive who is not an IABC member and who displays outstanding communication leadership while making significant contributions to his or her organization and profession. The award is typically given to a chief executive [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #15: Measuring influence in social media – an interview with Jason Falls How do you find the influencers in social media, and how do you measure your own influence? In episode #15 of CW Radio, CW Executive Editor Natasha Nicholson talks with digital marketing consultant and speaker Jason Falls about what communication professionals should know about available social media measurement tools – and how to hone your outreach efforts to influencers.  Look for his [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #14: When the Headline Is You, an interview with Jeff Ansell In episode #14 of CW Radio, CW Executive Editor Natasha Nicholson talks with Jeff Ansell, author of the new book When the Headline Is You: An Insider’s Guide to Handling the Media, published by Jossey-Bass in partnership with IABC.  Ansell is in the unique position to comment on both sides, having been an investigative journalist [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #63 – Interview with Melissa Dark, ABC It’’s Gold Quill Awards season again at IABC. The Call for Entries for the 2011 contest has been mailed to members and is also available online. With the early-bird deadline in January fast approaching, this is a great time to look at Gold Quill in detail. In this Cafe2Go interview, 2011 Gold Quill Awards Chair Melissa [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #13: Lessons learned from BP – interview with Gerard Braud In episode #13 of CW Radio, CW Executive Editor Natasha Nicholson talks with Gerard Braud about the lessons learned from the BP oil spill disaster.  Braud, a professional speaker, coach and communication expert specializing in crisis communication and media relations, talks about some of the mistakes BP made — from their selection of spokespeople to their social media tactics [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #62 – Accreditation Insights In recognition of Accreditation Month, Natasha Nicholson (executive editor of IABC’’s Communication World magazine and Vice President of Publishing and Recognition) moderates a conversation about IABC accredition between 2010-11 Chair Shelley Bird, ABC and President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #61 – Are business goals at odds with CSR? Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the subject of conversation between IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR and 2010-11 Chair Shelley Bird, ABC, Ph.D. IABC marketing/communications VP Paige Wesley hosts the discussion based on an article that questions whether for-profit companies can align their business goals with the goals of a CSR effort. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #60 – PepsiCo Global Communications VP Mary Viola on Employee Engagement Mary Viola, Global Communications VP for PepsiCo, talks about the connection between internal communications and employee engagement, the subject of her keynote address at the upcoming IABC Employee Communications conference. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #12: Employees and social networking – interview with Shel Holtz, ABC, IABC Fellow Nearly half of U.S. companies still block their employees from accessing social networking sites like Facebook, citing concerns about productivity, network security and threats to their reputation.  In his article for the September-October CW, Shel Holtz, ABC, IABC Fellow, argues that the benefits of allowing this kind of access can far outweigh the drawbacks. CW Executive Editor [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #59 – JetBlue Crisis Communications IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR and 2010-11 Chair Shelley Bird, ABC, Ph.D, discuss JetBlue”’’s handling of crisis communication in the wake of flight attendant Steven Slater”’’s well-publicized departure from his flight. IABC Marketing/Communications VP Paige Wesley moderates the discussion. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #58 – Interview with Robin McCasland The most common communication vehicles organizations use to engage employees and foster productivity are email (83 percent) and the intranet (75 percent) – two of the findings from the 2010 IABC Employee Engagement Survey, conducted and published in association with sponsors Buck Consultants. In this Cafe2Go interview, 2009-2010 IABC Research Foundation Chair Robin McCasland tells host [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #11: Crisis communication In her article for the July-August issue of CW, Caroline Sapriel asks why companies keep making the same mistakes when it comes to crisis communication, even after decades of research and practice. CW Executive Editor Natasha Nicholson talks with Sapriel about what those mistakes are, and what companies can do to avoid them. Sapriel is founder and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #57 – Adapting to foreign business practices IABC VP of Marketing and Communications, Page Wesley, hosts a conversation on communicators adapting to foreign business practices with President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR and 2010-11 Chair Shelley Bird, ABC, Ph.D. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CWRadio #10 – The power of podcasting In episode 10 of CW Radio, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson talks with Donna Papacosta of Trafalgar Communications about her article in the June issue of CW Bulletin: “The Power of Podcasting.” Papacosta, who created and hosts the Trafcom News podcast, talks about what makes podcasting such a vital and relevant medium, and how companies are using it to connect [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #56 – 2010-11 Chair Shelley Bird and President Julie Freeman IABC Communications Vice President Paige Wesley sat down during the 2010 World Conference with incoming Chair Shelley Bird, ABC, Ph.D. (left) and President Julie Freeman to discuss plans for the upcoming year and highlights of the conference, including the introduction of Discovery, a tool that provides member access to the wealth of IABC literature and documentation. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #55 – Mark Schumann and Julie Freeman Discuss Global Perspectives on Communication In his final podcast as IABC 2009-10 Chair, Mark Schumann, ABC joins IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR to discuss their observations about the state of communication based on their association travel around the world over the past year. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #9 Communicating Effectively with a Remote Workforce Cafe2Go presents episode 9 of CW Radio, a monthly podcast featuring interviews with authors from Communication World magazine and CW Bulletin e-newsletter. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson interviews Shonali Burke, ABC, who wrote an article in the May issue of CWB that looks at how to communicate effectively with a remote [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #54 – Interview with Ron Shewchuk Changing societal values, tough economic conditions, a new generation entering the workforce, and the emergence of social media – revolutionary trends, says Ron Shewchuck, ABC, MC, that have implications for how we communicate with today”’’s employees. In this Cafe2Go interview, Ron tells host Neville Hobson, ABC, how he sees the state of employee communication today and the reasons [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #53 – 2010 IABC World Conference IABC President, Julie Freeman, ABC, APR and 2009-10 Chairman Mark Schumann, ABC, discuss the highlights of the upcoming IABC World Conference, set for 6-9 June in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Among the conference features Julie and Mark examine are the keynote speeches, the formal networking sessions, the All-Star speakers and the Gold Quill banquet. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #52 – Guy Kawasaki Interview Listen to Shel Hotlz, ABC, interview Guy Kawasaki about his career, social media, and his presentation at the IABC 2010 World Conference, “The Art of Innovation.” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio#8: Building the High-Trust Organization – interview with Pam Shockley-Zalabak In her new book, Building the High-Trust Organization: Strategies for Supporting Five Key Dimensions of Trust, Pam Shockley-Zalabak and her co-authors say that trust is the main thing—the essential element of organizational success. In episode 8 of CW Radio, IABC Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson talks with Shockley-Zalabak about the breakthrough model for building [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #51: Interview with Craig Kielburger Craig Kielburger, one of the keynote speakers at the 2010 IABC World Conference, discusses the “Me to We” concept that will be the focus of his talk. Kielburger, along with his brother, Marc, founded Free The Children, an international development and youth empowerment organization that has built more than 500 schools in Asia, Africa and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #50 – Communications in Russia Sergei Trofimenko and Igor Mintusov, both senior communications professionals based in Moscow, took time out of their duties recently in San Francisco as Gold Quill Blue Ribbon Panel judges to talk about the state of PR and communications in Russia. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #49 – A look at crisis management in the wake of the Toyota crisis Toyota is in the midst of a classic public relations crisis — its reputation is on the line based both on its actions and the way the company communicates about the situation. In this episode of Cafe2Go, IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, 2009-10 IABC Chair Mark Schumann, ABC, and IABC Marketing & Communications VP [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CWRadio#7 – March 2010 – Marketing for small business owners How can small business owners develop effective and cost-efficient marketing techniques that allow them to thrive in good times and bad? In episode 7 of CW Radio, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson talks with Cathy-Anne O’Brien of Blue Sky Communications about the unique challenges small business owners face with marketing, and how they can [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #48 – Results of the IABC professional communicator survey What does it take for an association to be essential to a professional’s career? More than 2,500 business communication professionals from around the globe shared their views on this and other questions in a survey recently conducted by IABC. The results offer insight into business communicators’ perceptions, actions and interests, providing key lessons about how [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio #6, February 2010: Post-layoff communication After massive rounds of layoffs over the past two years, many internal communicators are faced with rebuilding the shattered morale of remaining employees. In episode 6 of CW Radio, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson talks with Wilma Mathews, ABC, IABC Fellow, about what organizations get wrong in communicating with layoff survivors, what those survivors need to help [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #47 – Interview with HAPPO Friday February 19, 2010, was a special day if you were job hunting and you connected online with HAPPO, the snappy acronym for Help a PR Pro Out. HAPPO is designed to help connect PR job seekers with employers looking for top talent. On Friday, February 19, PR bloggers, agency leaders, and PR professionals from across the USA [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #46 – Interview with Scott Kronick, President, Ogilvy PR Northern Asia Scott Kronick, president of Ogilvy PR, Northern Asia, has more than 20 years of experience with the company. He brings PR experience in the U.S., Taiwan and China to his job, where he leads some 500 employees throughout the region. As one of the two founding members of Ogilvy PR in China, he continues to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #45 – January 2010 in community What is the future of social media?  Is it the leader in communications or a tool among many.? Where will it take us?  In this first podcast of 2010, IABC president Julie Freeman and IABC board chair Mark Schuman take a leap in to the future and share their thoughts on the question, “What will [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #44 – December 2009 In this final episode of IABC Cafe2Go for 2009, IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR and 2009-10 Chair Mark Schumann, ABC, share and discuss their responses to “What was the communication story of 2009?”, a question Cafe2Go host Joseph Ugalde had posted on Twitter and in the IABC LinkedIn group. The question drew some terrific responses [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio Podcast #5 – November 2009 IABC’s Cafe2Go presents episode #5 of CW Radio, a monthly podcast featuring  interviews with  authors from IABC’s Communication World magazine and CW Bulletin e-newsletter. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson interviews Daria Steigman, who writes about business, entrepreneurship and social media in her “Independent Thinking” column in CW Bulletin. Steigman talks about what she’s learned from 20 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #43 – November 2009 The series of conferences hosted by IABC’s regions has come to an end, and IABC 2009-2010 Chairman Mark Schumann, ABC and President Julie Freeman, ABC, are back from attending these events and talking with members around the world. In this edition of IABC’s Cafe2Go podcast, IABC Communications VP Joseph Ugalde talks with Julie and Mark [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #42 – An interview with Glenda Holmes, ABC, 2010 EXCEL Award Chair The Excellence in Communication Leadership (EXCEL) Award, one of the highest honors IABC can bestow, recognizes a non-member who exhibits leadership in fostering excellent communication. This international award is often given to a CEO, managing director or president. Now approaching its 38th year, the annual programme is accepting nominations for the 2010 award. In this Cafe2Go Interview,  [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio Podcast #4 – October 2009 IABC’s Cafe2Go presents the fourth episode of CW Radio, a monthly podcast featuring  interviews with  authors from IABC’s Communication World magazine and e-newsletter, CW Bulletin. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson interviews Katie Delahaye Paine, whose article on social media marketing, “New School of Thought,” is featured in the November-December issue of CW. Paine talks about how social [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #41 – October 2009 The IABC eXchange service lets members create blogs that can be private or public. To date, some 200 or so blogs have been established. In this episode of Cafe2Go, IABC Communications VP Joseph Ugalde leads a discussion with President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2009-10 Chair Mark Schumann, ABC, about their favorite member blogs. Blogs discussed [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #40 – An interview with Gold Quill Chair Ezri Carlebach In this interview segment of Cafe2Go, Ezri Carlebach — the chair of the 2010 Gold Quill Awards program — discusses the awards process including the two tiers of judging, the benefits of entering, the value of winning, and some tips for producing an entry that captures the attention of the judges. For more information about [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #39 – September 2009 This month is IABC's Worldwide Membership Month where you can join IABC (or re-join if you're a lapsed member) and pay no application fee. To celebrate, IABC has launched the first IABC International Film Festival where individual members and Chapters are invited to create and submit a 2-minute video that tells their IABC story. In this episode [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #39 – September 2009 This month is IABC's Worldwide Membership Month where you can join IABC (or re-join if you're a lapsed member) and pay no application fee. To celebrate, IABC has launched the first IABC International Film Festival where individual members and Chapters are invited to create and submit a 2-minute video that tells their IABC story. In this episode [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio Podcast #3 – September 2009 IABC’s Cafe2Go presents the third episode of CW Radio, a monthly podcast featuring  interviews with  authors from IABC’s Communication World magazine and e-newsletter, CW Bulletin. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson interviews Shel Holtz, ABC, IABC Fellow, whose article “Next-Generation Press Releases” is featured in the September issue of CW Bulletin on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio Podcast #3 – September 2009 IABC’s Cafe2Go presents the third episode of CW Radio, a monthly podcast featuring  interviews with  authors from IABC’s Communication World magazine and e-newsletter, CW Bulletin. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson interviews Shel Holtz, ABC, IABC Fellow, whose article “Next-Generation Press Releases” is featured in the September issue of CW Bulletin on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #38 - The Cafe2Go Interview with Roger D’Aprix, ABC Roger D’Aprix, ABC, IABC Fellow, is an internationally-known communication consultant, lecturer and author of seven books. In 1998 IABC named him “one of the most influential thinkers in the communication profession in the last 25 years.” Among his many contributions to IABC is authorship of  The Face-to-Face Communication Toolkit: Creating an Engaged Workforce, the second edition [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #38 – The Cafe2Go Interview with Roger D’Aprix, ABC Roger D’Aprix, ABC, IABC Fellow, is an internationally-known communication consultant, lecturer and author of seven books. In 1998 IABC named him “one of the most influential thinkers in the communication profession in the last 25 years.” Among his many contributions to IABC is authorship of  The Face-to-Face Communication Toolkit: Creating an Engaged Workforce, the second edition [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #38 – The Cafe2Go Interview with Roger D’Aprix, ABC Roger D’Aprix, ABC, IABC Fellow, is an internationally-known communication consultant, lecturer and author of seven books. In 1998 IABC named him “one of the most influential thinkers in the communication profession in the last 25 years.”Among his many contributions to IABC is authorship of  The Face-to-Face Communication Toolkit: Creating an Engaged Workforce, the second edition [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio Podcast #2 - August 2009 IABC’s Cafe2Go presents the second episode of CW Radio, a monthly podcast featuring  interviews with  authors from IABC’s Communication World magazine and its online supplement, CW Bulletin. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson interviews Michelle Bernhart, whose article “The Rules of the Game” is featured in the upcoming September-October issue of CW on social responsibility communication. Bernhart talks about what [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio Podcast #2 – August 2009 IABC’s Cafe2Go presents the second episode of CW Radio, a monthly podcast featuring  interviews with  authors from IABC’s Communication World magazine and its online supplement, CW Bulletin. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson interviews Michelle Bernhart, whose article “The Rules of the Game” is featured in the upcoming September-October issue of CW on social responsibility communication. Bernhart talks about what [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio Podcast #2 – August 2009 IABC’s Cafe2Go presents the second episode of CW Radio, a monthly podcast featuring  interviews with  authors from IABC’s Communication World magazine and its online supplement, CW Bulletin. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson interviews Michelle Bernhart, whose article “The Rules of the Game” is featured in the upcoming September-October issue of CW on social responsibility communication. Bernhart talks about what [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #37: August 2009 Conversation on “Weapons of Influence” Host Joseph Ugalde is joined by IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR and 2009-10 Chair Mark Schumann, ABC. The six “weapons of influence” as defined by Robert Cialdini in his book, “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion,” is the focus of discussion. How do these six “weapons” apply to communications? To IABC? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #37: August 2009 Conversation on “Weapons of Influence” Host Joseph Ugalde is joined by IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR and 2009-10 Chair Mark Schumann, ABC. The six “weapons of influence” as defined by Robert Cialdini in his book, “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion,” is the focus of discussion. How do these six “weapons” apply to communications? To IABC? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #37: August 2009 Conversation on “Weapons of Influence” Host Joseph Ugalde is joined by IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR and 2009-10 Chair Mark Schumann, ABC. The six “weapons of influence” as defined by Robert Cialdini in his book, “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion,” is the focus of discussion. How do these six “weapons” apply to communications? To IABC? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #36 - July 2009 Interview on Social Responsibility Website IABC’s Social Responsibility Committee has launched a new website, SRLink, designed to serve as a resource on CSR and promote dialogue among those with an interest in the subject. In this Cafe2Go interview, three committee members — Carrie Mamantov, Michaela Hayes and Tom Keefe, ABC — discuss the goals for the site, the effort that [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #36 – July 2009 Interview on Social Responsibility Website IABC’s Social Responsibility Committee has launched a new website, SRLink, designed to serve as a resource on CSR and promote dialogue among those with an interest in the subject. In this Cafe2Go interview, three committee members — Carrie Mamantov, Michaela Hayes and Tom Keefe, ABC — discuss the goals for the site, the effort that [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #36 – July 2009 Interview on Social Responsibility Website IABC’s Social Responsibility Committee has launched a new website, SRLink, designed to serve as a resource on CSR and promote dialogue among those with an interest in the subject. In this Cafe2Go interview, three committee members — Carrie Mamantov, Michaela Hayes and Tom Keefe, ABC — discuss the goals for the site, the effort that [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio Podcast #1 - July 2009 IABC’s Cafe2Go presents the first episode of CW Radio. Each episode of this monthly podcast will feature an interview with an author from IABC’s Communication World magazine or CW Bulletin. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson, interviews Jeanne Mengis, co-author of the IABC Research Foundation study Preparing Messages for Information Overload Environments. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio Podcast #1 – July 2009 IABC’s Cafe2Go presents the first episode of CW Radio. Each episode of this monthly podcast will feature an interview with an author from IABC’s Communication World magazine or CW Bulletin. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson, interviews Jeanne Mengis, co-author of the IABC Research Foundation study Preparing Messages for Information Overload Environments. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | CW Radio Podcast #1 – July 2009 IABC’s Cafe2Go presents the first episode of CW Radio. Each episode of this monthly podcast will feature an interview with an author from IABC’s Communication World magazine or CW Bulletin. In this episode, Vice President of Publishing Natasha Nicholson, interviews Jeanne Mengis, co-author of the IABC Research Foundation study Preparing Messages for Information Overload Environments. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #35 - July 2009 A recent IABC pulse poll reported two out of three communication professionals don’t think Twitter’s popularity will last. Anchored by Joseph Ugalde, IABC’s Vice President of Marketing and Communication, 2009-2010 IABC Chair Mark Schumann, ABC and IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, discuss the poll’s findings and the need for communicators to understand and use social [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #35 – July 2009 A recent IABC pulse poll reported two out of three communication professionals don’t think Twitter’s popularity will last. Anchored by Joseph Ugalde, IABC’s Vice President of Marketing and Communication, 2009-2010 IABC Chair Mark Schumann, ABC and IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, discuss the poll’s findings and the need for communicators to understand and use social [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #35 – July 2009 A recent IABC pulse poll reported two out of three communication professionals don’t think Twitter’s popularity will last.Anchored by Joseph Ugalde, IABC’s Vice President of Marketing and Communication, 2009-2010 IABC Chair Mark Schumann, ABC and IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, discuss the poll’s findings and the need for communicators to understand and use social [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Café2Go #34 - The IABC Café2Go Interview with Robin McCasland The relaunch of Café2Go continues as we present our first edition of “The Café2Go Interview.” Our monthly chat with a guest communication expert will now be separate from the regular Café2Go podcast, which features the IABC chair and president. This month, co-host Neville Hobson, ABC, talks to Robin McCasland, 2009-2010 chair of the IABC Research [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Café2Go #34 – The IABC Café2Go Interview with Robin McCasland The relaunch of Café2Go continues as we present our first edition of “The Café2Go Interview.” Our monthly chat with a guest communication expert will now be separate from the regular Café2Go podcast, which features the IABC chair and president. This month, co-host Neville Hobson, ABC, talks to Robin McCasland, 2009-2010 chair of the IABC Research [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Café2Go #34 – The IABC Café2Go Interview with Robin McCasland The relaunch of Café2Go continues as we present our first edition of “The Café2Go Interview.” Our monthly chat with aguest communication expert will now be separate from the regular Café2Go podcast, which features the IABC chair and president.This month, co-host Neville Hobson, ABC, talks to Robin McCasland, 2009-2010 chair of the IABC Research [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #33 - June 18, 2009: New Chair, Mark Schumann, ABC Episode #33 of the IABC podcast, Cafe2Go, ushers in a new format. Rather than a single episode containing a chat between President Julie Freeman, ABC, and Chair Mark Schumann, ABC, along with an interview, IABC will produce multiple shorter episodes during the month, each containing one feature along with a brief update of IABC activities. In [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go #33 – June 18, 2009: New Chair, Mark Schumann, ABC Episode #33 of the IABC podcast, Cafe2Go, ushers in a new format. Rather than a single episode containing a chat between President Julie Freeman, ABC, and Chair Mark Schumann, ABC, along with an interview, IABC will produce multiple shorter episodes during the month, each containing one feature along with a brief update of IABC activities.In [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #32 - May 2009 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, talks with 2008-09 Chair Barbara Gibson, ABC, about her year as chair, which wraps up next month. Barbara re-examines the “Four I’’s” she introduced when her term began and the progress that has been toward her goals. Joseph Ugalde runs down upcoming IABC activities. Neville Hobson, ABC, interviews member [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #32 – May 2009 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, talks with 2008-09 Chair Barbara Gibson, ABC, about her year as chair, which wraps up next month. Barbara re-examines the “Four I’’s” she introduced when her term began and the progress that has been toward her goals. Joseph Ugalde runs down upcoming IABC activities. Neville Hobson, ABC, interviews member [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #31 - April 2009 IABC President, Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2008-09 Chair Barbara Gibson, ABC, explore the impact of social media on crisis communication with a look at three examples, including the recent Dominos Pizza controversy; Chris Grossgart and Joseph Ugalde, from IABC staff, discuss the upcoming world conference in San Francisco; Joseph Ugalde provides a program update; [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #31 – April 2009 IABC President, Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2008-09 Chair Barbara Gibson, ABC, explore the impact of social media on crisis communication with a look at three examples, including the recent Dominos Pizza controversy; Chris Grossgart and Joseph Ugalde, from IABC staff, discuss the upcoming world conference in San Francisco; Joseph Ugalde provides a program update; [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #21 - May 2008 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2007-08 Chair Todd Hattori, ABC, discuss the results of the new IABC Research Foundation study, “The Human Element: Employee Communication in Small and Medium-sized Businesses.” Joseph Ugalde, VP of Marketing Communication at IABC headquarters, reports with updates on IABC programs and events in the coming months. Plus an interview with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #20 - April 2008 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2007-08 Chair Todd Hattori, ABC, discuss the IABC eXchange. Julie and Todd look at the development of this newest IABC member benefit, some of its features, ways in which members can use the eXchange, and highlight examples of some members’ new blogs. Joseph Ugalde, VP of Marketing Communication at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #19 - March 2008 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2007-08 Chair Todd Hattori, ABC, discuss Generation Y: considering, understanding and managing generational differences in the workplace. Plus an interview with James K. Gentry, Ph.D, former dean and a current professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas, on IABC’s Financial Communication Conferences [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #18 - February 2008 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR and 2007-08 Chairman Todd Hattori, ABC, examine a survey that offers insight into how members perceive the value of their accreditation. Shel Holtz, ABC, interviews Brian Solis, principal of FutureWorks Public Relations and an original member of the Social Media Release (SMR) working group. IABC is assuming a leadership [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #17 - January 2008 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2007-08 Chair Todd Hattori, ABC, discuss the broad topic of key skills for communication professionals, addressing themes that include identifying different skills requirements, skills self assessment, professional development and some of the available opportunities, and IABC’s accreditation programme. Plus an interview with Jan Graves, member of IABC’s Social Responsibility [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #16 - December 2007 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2007-08 Chair Todd Hattori, ABC, discuss charitable giving and volunteer activities undertaken by companies and their employees to give back to communities, with examples of what companies are doing this holiday season and a look at IABC’s initiatives in employee volunteerism. Plus an interview with Jay Coleman, ABC, 2008 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #15 - November 2007 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2007-08 Chair Todd Hattori, ABC, discuss listening as a communication skill. Then, 2008 IABC Gold Quill Chair Jeffrey Ory, ABC, APR, digs into this year’s competition. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #14 - October 2007 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR joins 2007-08 Chair Todd Hattori, ABC, for an examination of the issue of “green” business and the communication to support it. Past Chair David Kistle, ABC, looks ahead to the upcoming IABC/Cision Research and Measurement Conference. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #13 - September 2007 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2007-08 Chair Todd Hattori, ABC, discuss a survey commissioned from the Milestone Group to understand the Latin American market, outlining the key findings and how IABC plans to use them in its expansion strategy. Plus an interview with Tamara Gillis, ABC, that goes beyond the numbers and analyzes the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Cafe2Go Podcast #12 - August 2007 IABC President Julie Freeman, ABC, APR, and 2007-08 Chair Todd Hattori, ABC, discuss the IABC Research Foundation-commissioned study by ResearchWorks on salaries and job satisfaction in the communication industry. Then, an interview with Stacy Smulowitz, ABC, co-author of IABC’s latest publication, Core Communication: A Guide to Organizational Assessment, Planning and Improvement (available now from the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |