[October 29, 2008] Leadership Workshop for Communicators Offered by IABC/Pittsburgh Tweet PITTSBURGH, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- "Recipe for Success ... Ingredients for Successful Leadership," a workshop for professional communicators led by Cornelia Hostetler will be offered by IABC/Pittsburgh on Friday, November 14. This highly interactive hands-on workshop will teach and encourage communicators to be the best leader possible no matter where they are in their careers. Topics for the half-day workshop include the characteristics of an effective leader, six steps to succession planning, leadership strategies and others. Attendees will learn new leadership styles, creative ways to build relationships, and advice on how to motivate others. Hostetler is an internal communication team member at Honda of America Mfg. where she is responsible for Honda News Network (a closed circuit TV communication channel) and writing for Honda's internal magazine and intranet Web site. She has earned IABC Silver and Bronze Quill Awards of Excellence in event planning and communications. Reservations for the November 14 workshop are due by November 10, and may be made at http://www.iabcpittsburgh.com/. The program will be presented at the Engineer's Society of Western Pennsylvania at 337 Fourth Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. Cost is $99 for IABC members, $149 for non-members and $69 for students. Networking will begin at 8 a.m. and the workshop will follow from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. IABC/Pittsburgh is the regional chapter of IABC, the International Association of Business Communicators. Locally, the organization sponsors the Golden Triangle Awards program and the Business Communicator of the Year, an annual competition to recognize excellence in communications management, skills and creativity in the western Pennsylvania region. The chapter also sponsors programs targeted to the interests and development of professional communicators. IABC, the International Association of Business Communicators, is a not-for-profit international network of professionals committed to improving the effectiveness of organizations through strategic interactive and integrated business communication management. It is the leading resource for effective communication practice, providing products, services, activities and networking opportunities to help people and organizations achieve excellence in public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, public affairs and other forms of communication. PR Newswire is the official newswire of IABC/Pittsburgh. IABC/Pittsburgh CONTACT: Leah Gally, +1-412-951-1824, [email protected], or Pam Thompson,+1-888-776-8563, x. 4, [email protected], both of IABC/Pittsburgh Web site: http://www.iabcpittsburgh.com/ [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]