Water cooler: Get the edge on being a top communicator

Body language, online social networking, public relations: All will be covered when the International Association of Business Communicators meets for its regional conference.

By Times staff
Published October 7, 2007

Get the edge on being a top communicator

Body language, online social networking, public relations: All will be covered when the International Association of Business Communicators meets for its regional conference. The conference, open to anyone in the communications field, is Oct. 18 to 20 at the Renaissance Tampa Hotel. Among the speakers: a Tampa International Airport rep will talk about integrating messages for a diverse population; a University of Florida rep who was once chief marketing officer of Segway LLC will talk about building UF's brand; and Dawna Stone, the Apprentice: Martha Stewart champ, will offer the perky-sounding workshop on "The Power of Positive Communication." Register online, by fax or by phone through Friday. After that, you must register at the door. For more information, visit www.iabcsrc2007.com.

Course helps you maximize R&D

SRI International Inc. of Menlo Park, Calif., is offering local companies a crash course in innovation Wednesday in St. Petersburg. The Tampa Bay Technology Forum is hosting a daylong workshop featuring SRI executives teaching the institute's disciplined approach to maximizing its return on research and development. SRI is building a campus in St. Petersburg with $30-million in public money. For more information or to register, visit tbtf.org.

It's all about women, diversity

It's a traveling jobs tour with a dose of girl power, and this week, it's stopping in Tampa. Women for Hire will hold a career expo at the Tampa Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. More info at www.womenforhire.com. And the Suncoast Human Resource Management Association on Wednesday hosts an early-morning program at the Radisson in St. Petersburg on "Diversity: Managing a Multi-generational Workforce." More info at www.suncoasthr.org.

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