Speaker Handouts
Sunday, 24 June
Pre-Conference Workshop (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Winning the hearts and minds of busy people: The art of strategic business communication - PDF, 757 KB
Presenter / Jim Endicott / Oregon, USA
Pre-Conference Workshop and Katrina Bus Tour (11 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
Katrina: Lessons in leadership and communication - PDF, 1.42 MB
Presenter / Gerard Braud / Louisiana, USA
Conference Sessions S1 - S4 (1 - 3:45 p.m.)
S1 / Involvement: The communicator's most powerful weapon (Employee Communication) - PDF, 442 KB
Presenter / Jeremy Starling / United Kingdom
S2 / Is 'corporate' communication a thing of the past? (Skills Development)
Presenter / Steve Crescenzo / Illinois, USA
S3 / Measuring the success of your communication (Strategy & Counsel) - PDF, 1 MB
Presenter / Angela D. Sinickas. ABC / California, USA
S4 / Firing on all cylinders: Manage your energy to optimize your performance (Communication Leadership)
Presenter / Tony Schwartz / New York, USA
Monday, 25 June
Conference Sessions M1 - M8 (10:30 - 11:45 a.m.)
M1 / Sony Europe people strategy: Aligning talent and business (Strategy & Counsel)
Presenter / Roy White / United Kingdom
M2 / Managing communication as a business asset (Communication Leadership) - PDF, 328 KB
Presenter / Diane Gayeski, Ph.D / New York, USA
M3 / Gaining employee trust & buy-in during times of turbulent change (Change Management)
Presenters / Barbara Fagan-Smith / California, USA
Alison Ekizian / California, USA
M4 / New brand thinking – an African perspective on the challenge of emerging markets (Public Relations) - PDF, 2.82 MB
Presenter / Sean McCoy / South Africa
M5 / Building brands and community via e-marketing (Marketing & Brand) - PDF, 3.53 MB
Presenters / Ryan Buchanan / Oregon, USA
Kent Lewis / Oregon, USA
M6 / You are invited to a conversation… (Skills Development) - PDF, 361 KB
Facilitator / Lisa Heft / California, USA
M7 / Reaching employees in times of crisis (Employee Communication)
Facilitator / Paul M. Sanchez, ABC, APR / New York, USA
Panelists / Nadine Sudnick / Illinois, USA
Jim Simon / Ohio, USA
Warren Bell / Louisiana, USA
M8 / Dramatic results one step at a time (Communication Leadership)
Presenters / Ned Lundquist, ABC / District of Columbia, USA
Esta de Fossard / Maryland, USA
William N. Ryerson / Vermont, USA
Negussie Teffera, Ph.D. / Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Conference Sessions M9 - M12 (1:30 - 2:45 p.m.)
M9 / The power of co-creation engagement (Change Management)
Presenter / Jane Sparrow / United Kingdom
M10 / Quotes, misquotes, or missed opportunities: Improve your skills as both spokesperson and coach (Public Relations) - PDF, 2.28 MB
Presenters / Barbara Gibson, ABC / United Kingdom
Noreen Lovoi / California, USA
M11 / The blogging explosion and its impact on corporate reputation (Marketing & Brand)
Presenter / Alan C. Scott / New Jersey, USA
In-Depth Sessions M13 - M16 (1:30 - 3:45 p.m.)
M13 / The good, the bad and the potentially (un?)ethical (Strategy & Counsel) - PDF, 231 KB
Presenters / Eric Bergman, ABC, APR, MC / Ontario, Canada
Ivan Muzychka, ABC / Newfoundland, Canada
M14 / Leading with meaning (Communication Leadership)
Presenter / Alexandra Smith / United Kingdom
M15 / Ideaspotting: How to find your next great idea (Skills Development) - PDF, 90.4 KB
Presenter / Sam Harrison / Georgia, USA
M16 / Communicating organizational change: Using a discovery learning approach to generate the commitment and buy-in of employees (Employee Communication)
Presenter / Catherine Rezak / Florida, USA
Conference Sessions M17 - M20 (3 - 4:15 p.m.)
M17 / Creating transformation and growth through audience-centric communications (Change Management) - PowerPoint, 2.02 MB
Presenters / Gordon Rudow / California, USA
Shannon Carter / Colorado, USA
M19 / Building a communication function driven by business strategy (Strategy & Counsel) - PDF, 472 KB
Presenters / Alison Rice / North Carolina, USA
Michelle Mahony / Rhode Island, USA
M20 / Business genetics: Communicated in art (Marketing & Brand)
Presenter / Guy Martin / South Africa
Tuesday, 26 June
Business Breakfasts with Fellows 1 - 4 (7 - 8:15 a.m.)
Business Breakfast 2 / The impact of breaking through the gender barrier (Strategy & Counsel) - PowerPoint, 399 KB
Presenter / Leticia Narváez, ABC / Mexico
Business Breakfast 3 / Inside out and upside down (Communication Leadership) PDF - 51.1 KB
Presenter / Brad Whitworth, ABC / California, USA
General Session (8:30 - 9:30 a.m.)
The adaptive executive - PDF, 90.4 KB
Presenter / Jennifer James, Ph.D. / Washington, USA
Conference Sessions T1 - T8 (10 - 11:15 a.m.)
T1 / Setting up a new employee communication function in a global company (Communication Leadership) - PDF, 2.34 MB
Presenter / Paul Samuels / United Kingdom
T2 / Be the face of change: Effective communication is key to leading change (Change Management)
Presenter / Susan Quinn-Mullins, Ph.D. / Ontario, Canada
T3 / The in-house consultancy model: Supercharging your internal brand (Employee Communication) - PowerPoint, 1.75 MB
Presenter / Lorri F. Lennon / New South Wales, Australia
Alvin Wong / New South Wales, Australia
T4 / Branding and reputation: Tapping into the human element (Marketing & Brand) - PDF, 2.47 MB
Presenter / Michael Kolleth / Michigan, USA
T5 / The corporate strategy is to outsource. What’s yours? (Strategy & Counsel) - PDF, 148 KB
Presenter / Ava Maria Hakim / Illinois, USA
T6 / Taming the e-mail monster (Change Management) - PDF, 500 KB
Presenters / Tudor Williams, ABC / British Columbia, Canada
Ryan Williams / British Columbia, Canada
T7 / The impact of "new media" on professional communication (Public Relations)
Presenter / Christopher Barger / New York, USA
T8 / Financial statements: The CliffNotes version in five steps (Skills Development)
Presenter / James K. Gentry, Ph.D. / Kansas, USA
Research Foundation Luncheon & Seminar (11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
The power of corporate communication - PDF, 1.12 MB
Presenter / Paul A. Argenti / New Hampshire, USA
Conference Sessions T9 - T15 (1:15 - 2:30 p.m.)
T9 / Is the CEO brand bigger than the company brand? (Communication Leadership) - PDF, 1.61 MB
Presenter / Darren Briggs / United Kingdom
T10 / Best-practice communication departments: Achieving measurable results (Change Management) - PDF, 373 KB
Moderator / Lee Hornick / New York, USA
Presenters / Arthur E.F. Wiese, Jr. / Louisiana, USA
Anthony Carter / New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Klebe / Pennsylvania, USA
T11 / Avoiding costly mistakes in Asia's key markets (Strategy & Counsel) - PDF, 2.21 MB
Moderator / Anne Forrest / Hong Kong, China
Panelists / Tengku Marina Badlishah, APR / Malaysia
Darren Burns / Shanghai, China
Ruri Tomioka / Hong Kong, China
Peter Yorke / India
T12 / Hewlett Packard IPG ambassador program (Employee Communication) - PDF, 3.94 MB
Presenter / Caron Kushner / Washington, USA
Doug Vaughan / Washington, USA
Hari Gurunath / Singapore
T13 / Is it real or is it Photoshop®? (Marketing & Brand)
Presenters / Suzanne Salvo / Texas, USA
Keith Philpott / Kansas, USA
David Murray / Illinois, USA
Donna Collum / Texas, USA
T14 / Unleashing the power of PR: A contrarian's guide to marketing and communication (Public Relations)
Presenter / Mark Weiner / Connecticut, USA
T15 / A finger on the pulse: How to conduct employee focus groups (Skills Development) - PDF, 116 KB
Presenter / Michael Zimet / Pennsylvania, USA
All-Star Sessions AS.1 - AS.8 (2:45 - 4 p.m.)
AS.1 / From output to outcomes: Managing communication to change, not just about change (Change Management) - PDF, 126 KB
Presenter / Jim Shaffer / Maryland, USA
AS.2 / (Breaking through the) NOISE (Employee Communication) - PDF, 51.5 KB
Presenter / Mark Schumann / Texas, USA
AS.3 / Targeting your media audience: First, you have to find them! (Public Relations) - PDF, 14.3 KB
Presenter / Wilma Mathews, ABC / Arizona, USA
AS.4 / Navigating your way through the communication-technology channels (Skills Development) - PDF, 26.6 KB
Presenter / Donna Itzoe / Texas, USA,
AS.5 / Extreme makeover: Transforming the corporate communication function (Strategy & Counsel)
Presenter / David Moorcroft / Ontario, Canada
AS.6 / Become their top-of-mind choice (Marketing & Brand)
Presenter / Kare Anderson / California, USA
AS.7 / Take the 'numb' out of numbers: Making statistics more interesting and accessible (Skill Development) - PDF, 424 KB
Presenter / Ann Wylie / Missouri, USA
AS.8 / Think globally, talk locally (Employee Communications) - PDF, 3.90 MB
Presenter / Marc Wright / United Kingdom
Case Studies 1 - 4 (4:15 - 5:15 p.m.)
Case Study 1 / Mapping our future: Winner, 2007 Jake Wittmer Research Award and Gold Quill Award of Excellence (Strategy & Counsel) - PDF, 1.35 MB
Presenter / Hilary McMeekin / Alberta, Canada
Case Study 2 / Integrated marketing communication plan: Winner, Gold Quill Award of Excellence (Public Relations)
Presenter / Jennifer Benito / California, USA
Case Study 3 / The road to winning: Winner, Gold Quill Award of Excellence (Employee Communication) - PDF, 585 KB
Presenter / Peter Tosches / New Jersey, USA
Case Study 4 / Peel District School Board micro-web sites in 25 languages: Winner, 2007 Business Issue Award and Gold Quill Award of Excellence (Communication Leadership)
Presenter / Sylvia Link, APR / Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, 27 June
All-Star Sessions AS.9 - AS.15 (8 - 9:15 a.m.)
AS.9 / Edge content and the wisdom of crowds (Change Management )
Presenter / Shel Holtz, ABC / California, USA
AS.10 / Raising your game: Where you need to improve your internal communication (Employee Communication) - PDF, 1.04 MB
Presenter / Bill Quirke / United Kingdom
AS.11 / Putting the 'human’ back in HR: How web 2.0 and social media can transform traditional employee communication (Communication Leadership) - PDF, 950 KB
Presenter / Jerry Stevenson / Texas, USA
AS.12 / Strategic communication planning and management: Fundamentals for success (Strategy & Counsel) - PDF, 375 KB
Presenter / Tudor Williams, ABC / Maryland, USA
AS.13 / Inside Katrina (Public Relations) - PDF, 934 KB
Presenter / John Deveney, ABC, APR / Louisiana, USA
AS.14 / Selling the copy: How to write titles, captions and blurbs that grab readers (Skills Development) - PDF, 749 KB
Presenter / Don Ranly, Ph.D. / Missouri, USA,
Post-Conference Workshop (11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.) Gently down the stream: Four unforgettable keys to success in life and work - PDF, 1.31 MB
Presenter / Matt Weinstein / California, USA |
