I won't bother with all the usual platitudes about 'crazy times' and 'unprecedented events'. As all communicators know, sh*t got real very quickly and aside from the fabulous medical professionals, who did the rest of the world turn to make sense of it all? That's right, communicators. We are lucky to be in a position to make a real difference to people in this difficult time. We just need to do it quickly. Lucky for us in Australia we are a few weeks behind from a communicati..... Read more »

Here in Canberra, we have a huge number of skilled, passionate, communication professionals with energy and desire to enhance their skills and networks. But. Many of us are part of a culture that devolves responsibility for career development to our employers. Ask a colleague to attend an event, and you might get: 'I’ll see what the boss thinks,' or 'I’ll see if there are funds available.' While it’s true that we do need the partnership of our employer in growing our..... Read more »

During February, IABC Canberra was awarded a Chapter Management Award for our 2019 Corporate Rebels event! More than 250 people attended the talk at the National Gallery of Australia to learn about shaking up our workplaces and the way we work. It was our biggest event of the year. https://twitter.com/IABCCanberra/status/1230672748311203841 IABC Canberra President, Amanda Dennett, attended the awards presentation in Austin, Texas. It was a 70s themed event, to celebrate the 50th anniver..... Read more »

By now most of us are back at work in the capital after what has been an unprecedented summer of disaster and stress. That is, if you weren't called back to work to assist with the immediate crisis response—many communicators at some of our largest government departments were involved in the initial crisis response.  Each of us were either directly or indirectly touched in some way by the events of the last two months, and all of us were robbed of the holiday break or downtime we were..... Read more »

Communicators from government agencies, businesses and volunteer organisations have played an essential role throughout the bushfire crisis, ensuring the public and media have been kept up to date with relevant, timely information and providing reassurance and critical public safety messages. We acknowledge the work of IABC members who are involved in the response in both professional and voluntary capacities. IABC Canberra member Danielle Bevins-Sundvall from KPMG is a Public Affairs..... Read more »

One of the greatest challenges for the modern communicator is how to keep it simple and authentic without getting distracted by the shiny objects of digital media. In 2020, we can expect to see an expanding divide between organisations and leaders who communicate simply, strategically and sustainably, and those who take a scattergun approach for equally patchy returns. Platforms, be it TikTok, YouTube or Facebook, will continue to be important to reach defined audiences. However, the ..... Read more »