by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 12, 2010 | Membership
by Christina Vara AWC Austin’s Leader Lunch with Kat Jones of Milkshake Media taught me several things. Since we all love roundups, here are Kat’s four rules: Show up Pay attention Tell the truth Don’t get attached to the outcome Showing up is...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 8, 2010 | Membership
by Dara Quackenbush Ever thought about joining AWC Austin but just weren’t sure? Below are the top 10 reasons to join (apologies to David Letterman). 10. You get to meet cool women like Lisa Maxwell. 9. You can serve as a mentor to young professionals. 8. As an...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 5, 2010 | Get Smart
By Michele Schwartz, VP of professional development and co-creator of this year’s Get Smart Conference The evaluations are done. The final thank you notes have been written. Even the election and Matthew Dowd’s commentary on national news is over. Yet, the...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 4, 2010 | Membership
by Samantha Furry This month, I sat down with Ilene Haddad(aka ileenieweenie), owner of Ilene Haddad Graphic Design. She’s a regular at AWC Austin luncheons and can be spotted co-working around town or causing a ruckus (just kidding!) at #BATHH. Sit back and...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Nov 2, 2010 | Student Chapter
Next April, AWC Austin will award two, $3,500.00 scholarships to deserving undergraduates studying communications in Central Texas. The scholarship recipients will be recognized during AWC Austin’s annual Banner Brunch event. Since 1989, AWC Austin has presented at...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 28, 2010 | uncategorized
We didn’t plan a regular luncheon this month because we had an exciting professional development conference. Did you hear about Get Smart? Better yet, did you ATTEND? I’ll post a recap in the next few days and in a few weeks, I’ll post pictures of...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 23, 2010 | Membership
by Sharon Reynolds I’ve always been a “glass half full” kind of person and discovered early on that this is a good thing. It’s what helps me get through the challenges in my life. For eleven years, I’ve been a half-time freelance writer and half-time volunteer with my...
by Women Communicators of Austin | Oct 15, 2010 | Membership
At AWC Austin, we love our members. But with a group of almost 200 dynamic, go-getting women, being new might be a little overwhelming. This is why we’ve started semi-annual new member orientations/mixers. The first was Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Carmelo’s Ristorante....