As communicators, we are fairly savvy with tech tools that help us communicate, and we have become more so during the past year. However, I have noticed that we may need a reminder about a few things when preparing ourselves or our leadership to speak or present online. [Photo credit: Unsplash] Here are a few of my observations from watching many online conferences and events this past year: Background matters: If you are using a platform like Zoom, be wary of the digital bac

March is IABC Member Month. Join IABC or renew your membership through April 18 and save 20% on international dues by using the code IABC20 at checkout. Why IABC? Since 1970, IABC has provided communications professionals with the resources and support needed to grow and advance their careers. IABC has the resources, connections and learning opportunities you need to move your career forward: Chapter and region events Chapter and regional events provide virtual connection and

Dayna Park is the Executive Vice President of the IABC Maritime board this year. She is a dedicated and collaborative communicator with local, national, and international experience in healthcare communications and marketing. After spending several years working in one of Canada’s largest full-service communications agencies, Dayna recently made a shift to the non-profit sector to join the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation’s (DMRF) communications and marketing team where

(Photo credit: Twitter) Through February, Black History Month, the annual celebration of the important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, I committed to sitting with my daughters every available weekend night to watch movies that would help them strengthen their consciousness. I could not help but return to Hidden Figures, the movie that helped me to understand that the United States would not have successfully sent man to the moon were it not for the d