UpSkill Webinar - Strengthening Your IABC Gold Quill Awards Entry

By Meghan Thomson 

Let’s go for gold! The time of year to submit entries for the Gold Quill Awards is upon us. 

While a submission may seem daunting to many, IABC Waterloo is here to help with our UpSkill series compilation video. 

For those new to the world of awards, the Gold Quill Awards is the IABC’s premier awards program and widely regarded as the highest achievement for professional communicators worldwide. While the standards are high and the submission process is quite rigorous, do not let that deter you from being able enhance your work’s visibility and gain valuable insight from experienced evaluators. 

To help you in approaching what may seem like an overwhelming task, this UpSkill series video we have put together can help you navigate the process. A word of caution, or better yet, advice would be to break up the video into 5 sections as listed below, as opposed to attempting to digest it all in one sitting.

Video sections:

  1. 0:01- 18:15 Introduction & UpSkill1: Business Need and Communication Opportunity 

  2. 18:19 - 42:12 UpSkill 2: Stakeholder Analysis 

  3. 42:13 - 1:16:55 UpSkill 3: Setting Goals and Objectives 

  4. 1:16:56 - 1:51:26 UpSkill 4: Solution Overview, Implementation and Challenges

  5. 1:51:27 - 2:16:01 UpSkill 5: Measurement and Evaluation

 

Whether you end up sending your application through, or just watching the series of videos, we think the journey in simply submitting the Gold Quill Awards entry provides its own professional development experience. 

Best of luck to all applicants! 

IABC Waterloo