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November 2012 Program Meeting

Women in Leadership featuring Connie Wharton, Business Consultant, Author, Speaker and Coach Connie Wharton is one of the pioneer women who led the way into the highest levels of the corporate world. Beginning as a contract security guard for a Fortune 500 company, Ms. Wharton seized every opportunity to be successful in a male-dominated culture. She is now sharing her experiences, insights and knowledge with other women. She is also asking the difficult questions of the corporate world about why there are still so few women in executive positions today. Her recently published book, Liberty...

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Connect with AWC Lubbock

Find us on your favorite social media outlet and help us build our online community of communicators! Like our Facebook page. Follow us on Twitter. Browse our photos on Flickr. Watch our videos on YouTube.

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October 2012 E-xpresso eNewsletter

Below are links to the articles from the October 2012 E-xpresso eNewsletter created by the Lubbock Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications. 2-Minute 2 Cents: Spooky Errors Member and President-Elect Kaley Daniel discusses the format of the new e-newsletter and kicks off the first digital issue. Member Spotlight: From the Sunshine State to the Lone Star State Meet Lauren Hays, public relations coordinator for Betenbough Homes. New Members: January – August 2012 Seven new members have joined between January and August 2012. Check out the list and see who you’ve yet to...

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2-Minute 2 Cents: Spooky Errors

By: Kaley Daniel

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October 2012 Member Stand Outs

By: Melissa Wofford Photo via @ElvisMoyaTTU Kaley Daniel presented “Case Study. Going Mobile with QR Codes to Engage an Audience” at the Social Media 201 conference. Jamie Engler has accepted a position with ScentAir, a Disney Company. Ashley Harder has accepted a new position as Division Director for the March of Dimes. Photo via @LinHumphrey Lisa Low presented “Ten Social Media Tools to Make Your Life Easier” at the Social Media 201 conference. She is also presenting “Transparent is the New Black” at CASE District IV 2013 conference in Fort Worth. Emily...

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Don’t be a Scaredy Cat – Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

By: Kendall Wheeler Your pencil is sharpened, a blank page is blinding you, and you have a bottle of water ready in case a coughing attack hits you in the middle of the interview. Everything is set, but why is it so hard to dial the number of your interviewee? Danette Baker, associate director/development and “Pulse” editor for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, says her scariest career moments are picking up the phone to make an interview call. “I’ve learned the worst thing they can do is say no,” Danette, an AWC member since 1996 said. “A ‘no’ is really not that bad, though....

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