IABC Southern Region
We strive to #CreateCommunity for our 23 chapters and more than 1,200 members, including members-at-large, across 13 U.S. states and the Caribbean.
We are one of the largest and most diverse regions—truly representing the “International”—in the global association of communication professionals that is the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

2021–22 Call for Regional Volunteers is Open!
THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2021-22 IABC SOUTHERN REGION BOARD, DIRECTORS, AND COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS TERM IS NOW OPEN!
The Region is established as a resource for chapter leaders and provides professional development and connection opportunities for both chapter members and members-at-large including the annual regional conference.
If you’re looking for your next IABC leadership gig, we have a job for you!
Around the Region
FINDING GOLD AT THE
INTERSECTION OF
COMMUNICATION AND SALES
WITH TOWANDA LONG, APR
IABC Charlotte | Virtual Event
Wed., Mar. 3 | 12–1 p.m. Eastern
Members: Free | Guests: $10
Take-aways will include real-world examples of communications and sales working together, best practice suggestions to implement right away, and a list of terms that can encourage participation across departments.
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
FORUM: TOOLS & RESOURCES
TO CONNECT WITH YOUR
TEAMMATES
IABC Topeka | Virtual Event
Thu., Mar. 4 | 12–1 p.m. Central
Members: Free | Guests: $10
How do your communications and department keep team members informed about projects, benefits, COVID-19, training, and more? This will be an interactive discussion with the first 15 minutes dedicated to networking.
#IABCLI Supplement Series:
Succession Planning
& Volunteerism
IABC Southern Region | Virtual Event
Wed., Apr. 7 | 3–4 p.m. Central
Chapter Leaders By Invitation Only
One of the most important tasks a chapter leader has is to help find their successor. VP, Leadership Development Jordan Nagel will lead a discussion with chapter leaders and region board members at our next IABC Southern Region #IABCLI Supplement Series session.
Questions: leaderdev@iabcsouthern.com
professional development
connect2comms sessions: now available on-demand!
IABC Southern Region is excited to bring you phenomenal online professional development content opportunities at extremely reasonable rates! You will be able to choose amongst four conference session tracks as on-demand recorded packages. Learn more…
Keynotes
- Banish Your Inner Critic
Transform self-talk
to elevate performance
Denise Jacobs - Diversity, Equ(al)ity & Inclusion:
Another New Normal?
The 2020 effect,
the communication opportunity,
and personal growth
Neil Griffiths, ABC,
Chart.PR, IABC Fellow - What Message Leaders Do
They know the right things to share,
they set the right example,
and they show others how
to be more effective
Jim Karrh, PhD
Communication Skills
- Why Having a 365-day
Content Plan is Critical
in an Ever-changing
Communication Landscape - Defining the Dot Dot Dot (…):
Aligning Your Organization
with Clarity - Five Simple Things
You Can Do To Improve
Your Website’s SEO - Ten Marketing Communications
Strategies to Navigate
a Post-Pandemic World - Storytelling in a Digital World:
The Art of Audio Tales - Managing Your Company’s
Reputation in the Time of COVID
Employee & Stakeholder Engagement
- Marketing to Employees
Like They Were Your Customers - “Let Me Get This Straight:”
When Identity Politics
Becomes Identity Language - How to Transform a Culture,
Create a Movement,
Grow a Tribe - Ambassador or Influencer?
Making the Most of Your Internal
Network in Times of Change - What Your Employees
Think of Your Digital Communication - Going Local: Using Country
Culture to Tailor Messaging
Leadership & Strategy
- The RECIPE for Influence
- Take the Mystery Out
of Creating & Cloning
High Performing Teams - Cognitive Biases: Overcoming
Warped Perceptions & Irrational
Emotions that Impair Human
Decision Making - Communicating Up:
Presenting Yourself as a
Strategic Partner to Leadership - Communicating During
Uncertain Times: How to be a
Compassionate Communicator - The Communicators Role
in Unlocking the Conversation
on Cybersecurity
Southern Region resources
What are you looking for?
We have something for everyone!