Communication World articles from April 1998

Communication World archives from April 1998

Use IABC's network - it's full of possibilities. (International Association of Business Communicators)
April 1, 1998... When most people want to arrange a trip to a foreign land, they call a travel agency. I called IABC - for a network, not a reservation. My plan for sabbatical leave from Webster University was to experience cross-cultural communication, not...

Report from the president for the 1996-97 fiscal year. (International Association of Business Communicators)(includes related letter from the chairwoman of IABC's Research Foundation)
April 1, 1998... We moved into the second year of our business plan and the first year of our marketing plan in fiscal year 1996-97, using both to provide focus and direction for the association in service to the profession. We maintained our three priorities...

What works for the military can work for business (and vice versa).
April 1, 1998... The waning moments of this second millennium have brought with it incredible economic, social and organizational change. These radical shifts are obviously forcing business, industry and government leaders to think and plan more seriously now for...

Harassment: it's still a problem. (how management can deal with sexual harassment)
April 1, 1998... How Management Can Deal with It Many businesses are scrambling to spell out guidelines for proper behaviour of men and women in the work place. Indeed, learning to manage sexuality on the job can be crucial to career survival and success. The...

Plane Talk. (airline industry communications)
April 1, 1998... The term "micro" is fascinating. It includes microbreweries, microclimates and microscopes. For the last couple of years, learning about communication issues in a microcivilization, that of the world's airlines, has been interesting. Think about...

Wanted: media trainer, experienced....(includes related article on mass media relations)
April 1, 1998... Media training has become an increasingly popular product for public relations companies and independent consultants. In our new multi-channel, multi-media universe, clients recognize that positive editorial news coverage translates into goodwill...

The fen-phen summer: weight loss brings unexpected results. (weight-loss drugs fenfluramine-phentermine)
April 1, 1998... Mayo Rochester Cardiologist Michael McGoon had called a few days earlier to let me know that he was going to send me a manuscript with the potential to attract a lot of media attention. It was a series of case reports that concluded there may be...

Writer's block? What writer's block?
April 1, 1998... Eight ways to prime your creative pump and get to work Can't come up with a lead for that employee annual report? Groping after a catchy angle for that press release? Stuck in the middle of that novel you're working on at home? As Anne...

Flash your style. (tips for creating a company style guide)
April 1, 1998... Six Steps to a Company Style Guide In the. U.S. movie "The Paper," actor Clint Howard plays a newspaper copy editor who, in his first appearance on screen, calls out, "What's the plural of 'ultimatum'?" Even if you don't work for a...