Communication World articles from August 2000

Communication World archives from August 2000

A LOOK IN.(salaries of men and women)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Part II of IABC's Profile, a demographic and salary survey of IABC and PRSA members, is included with this issue. Considering the findings of the current survey, somehow the cartoon below caught my eye as being appropriate (well, almost). Even...

Letters to the Editor.
August 1, 2000... A Wake-up Call Linda Pophal's article in the April/May issue of Communication World, "Ten Tips for Effective Leadership," really hit home. Everything I do in my job, or propose to do, is always with the benefit to my employer in mind,...

IABC Research Foundation Unveils New Study on Trust.(International Association of Business Communicators)
August 1, 2000... Highlights from 'Measuring Organizational Trust: A Diagnostic Survey and International Indicator' Organizational trust is related to profits, innovation, successful international business, organizational survival and a variety of crucial...

And Away We Go!(International Association of Business Communicators Conference)
August 1, 2000... IABC International Conference Leads Charge Into 21st Century Okay, so maybe you've heard that "new century" stuff a few too many times this year already, but not after IABC's first international conference of the century (that is, as long...

Customer vs. Audience: When Worlds Collide.(organizational communication)
August 1, 2000... Sarah hung up the phone smiling. Another positive call about the new product article. She could not believe her good fortune. Her communication department seemed to be winning audience acclaim, mainly for their publication, "The Company Line."...

The Care and Feeding of an Internet Site.
August 1, 2000... In which a paper-trained communicator turns to the Internet for fame and fortune, and from a land not her own. Will she succeed? It would be ludicrous to say that in the developed world, there's anyone older than eight who has never heard...

PROFILE 2000 A SURVEY OF THE PROFESSION.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2000... PART II: COMPENSATION SURVEY The benchmark collaborative study conducted in 1999 by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), and in cooperation with the IABC...

Is Your Company Ready to Go Global?
August 1, 2000... Globalization is reshaping corporate business strategy and with it communication. This is the thesis of a recently completed, two-part report by Best Practices in Corporate Communication, in conjunction with CARMA International [*]. The report...

New Media Open New Doors for Communicators.
August 1, 2000... Welcome to the world of the new media, and hold on tight if you're past age 35! There is culture shock no matter how communicators make the shift from traditional workspace to cyberspace. Sharon WoodsonBryant is a consummate professional...

The Human Side of High Tech: Lessons from the Technology Frontier.(Review)
August 1, 2000... By Carol Kinsey Goman John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Over the years my book reviews frequently cited an author's lack of thorough research or dearth of specific case study examples. This is not the case with "The Human Side of High Tech," a...

HR's Herd-thinner Has Your Pop Quiz Ready, but Maybe He's Only Fad Surfing.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Remember the dreaded pop quiz? Merriam Webster's 10th Collegiate says the label -- born in the sixties -- identifies "an unscheduled or unannounced quiz." Eroder of the cherished grade-point average, it remains to this day a land mine in the...

Capturing Feelings on Film: Natural Gestures Work Best.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Simple hand gestures can speak volumes about personal feelings. Photography can freeze such feelings forever on film, creating images that effectively document human emotions. Editorial photography is often based on such documentation....

Coming to a Desktop Near You -- the CEO.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Talking heads on the television screen may not be the most interesting TV around, but it's a news and information delivery style we've come to expect. And since the computer screen looks like a television screen and works like a television...