The IABC NSW Chapter has established a dedicated group based in the Hunter and Coastal area, to enable regional communicators to meet, connect, network and achieve their career goals. 

We’re excited to announce the addition of the Hunter and Coastal IABC NSW group, providing greater opportunities for regional communications professionals to come together, connect and achieve their career goals.

Mastermind Circles is a new initiative to enable individuals to network in their own time and advance their professional development, at their own pace, with peers at a similar career stage. Hear what fellow IABC NSW members have to say about their experiences so far.

For our first live event for 2022, we deep dived into data and analytics and what this means for us as communicators, best practice and how you can harness the power of data and analytics to strengthen your communications. Click the link below to read an event recap from IABC NSW Vice-President Anthea Cudworth.

Meet IABC NSW member, Anne Molloy. Anne is currently an Internal Communication Specialist at Woolworths and has been working in the communications field for over 15 years. She tells us how the IABC has had a big impact on her personally and professionally. (She even told us it helped to get her current job!), and why her IABC Superpower is “grit”.

To kick off our 2022 theme of inspiration, IABC NSW invited esteemed communications leader, Executive Director of NSW Health Strategic Communications and Engagement, Suzanna White, to share her insights and reflections over the past two years of the pandemic.

Meet IABC member Megan Thomas, president of the IABC New South Wales (NSW) chapter! With more than 20 years of experience in the field, Megan is currently a change and communication lead in financial services, and director at Buzz Communications. Here, Megan shares how she loves giving a voice to an organization’s people. Plus, she recommends a few of her favorite career-related podcasts.

We are pleased to give you a look at how our 2022 events calendar is starting to shape up.

At the 14th December IABC NSW AGM the President’s report by Kieran McCann was presented and accepted - it is replicated in its entirety below

Following its Annual General Meeting, the NSW Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators announces Megan Thomas as its new President.

The Annual General Meeting of the NSW Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators will be held 5.30pm, Tuesday 14 December 2021. This includes election of our Board Members for 2022.

We love to celebrate award-winning work by IABC members, and this event was no exception, giving members the opportunity to hear about impressive projects from three leading public sector communicators and to find out what it’s really like to work for the government.

The Mastermind Circles program is a FREE (member only) program designed to enrich your IABC NSW member experience by giving you more of what you’ve told us you value most: peer-to-peer networking and learning.

Written by Jen Black, Associate Director Strategic Communication, NSW Public Service Commission. This article is based on a presentation given at the 2021 Strategic Communication Leadership in Government Conference.

Amanda Blesing FARPI holds one of the top 1% LinkedIn viewed profiles globally. Here at IABC NSW we were delighted to host Amanda for two exclusive events; how to amplify executive brands via LinkedIn and 7 critical elements of subtly powerful self-promotion. Our board members Patrick Armstrong and Megan Thomas share their key insights.

Takeaways from the IABC World Conference Keynote with Pfizer’s Sally Susman on making the impossible, possible. Written by Andrew Barclay, Senior Communications Manager at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and IABC NSW member.

The fourth annual Business of Media summit took place on 9 June, hosting senior leaders from across the media and entertainment sector. The topics were wide, but the themes were consistent - Give them what they want, the 9.01 firing squad, watch your audience, an equitable playground, and what keeps you awake at night.

IABC NSW is thrilled to advise that we will be hosting a Global Communication Certification Council (GCCC®) exam in Sydney on Friday 27th August.

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