Our Next Lunch Meeting
Wednesday,
January 14
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Charlotte Regional Realtors
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Negotiating and
Communicating Your Way Out Of Toxic Disputes
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"You can do what I cannot do.
I can do what you cannot do.
Together we can do
great things"
Mother
Theresa |
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Sponsor a Luncheon
Contact Dianne Chase
for more information.
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Greetings!
Welcome to the first
edition of our monthly e-newsletter where we will
highlight news and events important to our members
and visitors. Look for it in your in-box the
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From the
President  Happy
2009!
I do hope you are off
to a great start of what will be a fantastic year.
At IABC/Charlotte we are excited about the launch
of our new email newsletter, which we hope you'll
find both valuable and interesting. Our goal is to
do all we can in the upcoming year to make IABC/C
an even greater resource for you and we are
dedicated to making this e-newsletter a tool
toward that end. A huge thank you goes to Beth
Griffiths of Smart Marketing Charlotte, Inc. for
being our newletter designer/editor. I encourage
you to send me your ideas, insights and feedback
so that we can make IABC/Charlotte the best it can
be!
And speaking of input- you can
Name the Newsletter! Put on
your creative thinking cap and enter a name for
our new IABC/Charlotte newsletter and you could
win a prize - free attendance to two
monthly meetings and an IABC/C logo item.
Send your ideas to me at chase@c4cs.com
We have a lot of great
things in store for you this year at IABC/C, THE
association for communications professionals.
Here's to a great year
and I look forward to seeing you at
IABC/Charlotte!
Best, Dianne Chase
Coming to your
inbox!
We are in the process of
revamping our annual IABC/C annual Crown Awards
event and we want and need your input. Keep an eye
out for a short electronic survey within the next
two weeks concerning plans to reinvent the Crown
Awards. We want to make this an outstanding
program recognizing communications professionals
and/or those who have made open and direct
communications an integral part of their business
practices. Please take a few minutes to take
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IABC/Charlotte: One on
One
An interview with
Raymond C. Jones, Director of
Public Relations for Carolinas Healthcare
System
What are
some of the most memorable IABC/Charlotte sessions
you've attended?
Ned Lundquist has appeared twice and is the
best speaker we've had in my opinion. Everyone
needs to hear his message about "the law of
unintended positive consequences," by which good
things ultimately happen to you if you take
advantage of every possible opportunity to help
others and expect nothing in
return.
What do you think is the
most valuable part of being a IABC/Charlotte
member?
Getting to
know a wide variety of people who can assist in
areas where I personally don't have a lot of
expertise. As a generalist, I can be called up on
to do any type of assignment on any given
day.
Also, attending meetings on all
topics, not just ones of personal interest, is a
good way to gain exposure to subject matter you
would never encounter in a pigeonholed office
setting. I depend on professional meetings to
learn about all the things I don't do on a
day-to-day basis.
What advice would you give
to a new or prospective
member?
· Please don't show up at a meeting
without business cards. If you want to be taken
seriously at a networking meeting, you need to be
prepared to network.
· Whenever
circumstances permit, sit down with somebody you
don't know. That's how you eventually get to know
everybody.
· Don't
sign up for meetings based on topic. The topic
that you may have the least interest in may be the
one that provides the knowledge you need to save
your butt on an unexpected assignment.
Has IABC/Charlotte
positively affected your career, personal or
professional development? If so, how?
IABC/Charlotte
has been a great way to make new friends and meet
people who can help me personally or
professionally in countless ways. Also, at one
time or another, most everyone has a career mishap
(bad boss, downsizing, etc.) or simply wants to
change gears. IABC/Charlotte offers a network
better positioned than most to step in and provide
a safety net and support system when that
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Gold Quill Awards.
Rewarding Excellence. Recognizing The
Best.
Deadline
to enter is February 3, 2009.
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