by Tara Mogan Blom, MMC, ABC | Dec 30, 2021 | Chapter Updates
During the January 2021 chapter board meeting the IABC DC Metro leadership team decided that the chapter needed a heavy dose of spring cleaning. Chapter documents, resources, and tools were outdated or didn’t exist. We discussed how we’ve all walked into jobs that...
by Tara Mogan Blom, MMC, ABC | Dec 28, 2021 | Volunteer
Are you ready to contribute as a member of the IABC DC Metro Board of Directors? We’re looking for a Vice President of Communications to serve January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. Interested? What does it take? As VP of Communications, you’ll serve an...
by Tara Mogan Blom, MMC, ABC | Oct 27, 2021 | Members
IABC and IABC DC Metro IABC serves professionals in the field of business communication, bringing together collective disciplines of the profession. IABC delivers the global standard in communication through educational offerings, certification, awards programs, an...
by Tara Mogan Blom, MMC, ABC | May 8, 2021 | Learn
After more than 25 years working in the communications field, I can’t tell you how many times I remind people about rule number one: know your audience. Although it may sound like an obvious prerequisite of successful communications, if I had a dollar for every time...
by Tara Mogan Blom, MMC, ABC | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Most professional communicators spend their days working with people vs. products. Sure, some of us write about products—the technical specifications, warranties, benefits, etc., but we must extract that information from living, breathing subject matter experts (SME)....