Are you interested in taking on a new role in 2021? WPC may have the opportunity you’ve been looking for. WPC is forming a social media committee and we need your help to grow our presence in that arena. If you are interested, please contact Dawn Moore, WPC vice president, at 316-213-4048, or through her LinkedIn page. WPC’s scholarship committee is also accepting additional members to work on the annual process of awarding a $2,000 Read more…
Nominations are being sought for Kansas Professional Communicators’ highest professional award, its annual Communicator of Achievement. Nominees are judged on professional achievement (50%), community service (20%), and affiliate service to KPC and National Federation of Press Women (30%). The recipient of the KPC COA award goes on to compete for the NFPW COA award. Several WPC members have been selected as KPC’s COA in the past, including Jill Miller, Wilma Moore-Black, Becky Funke, Cheryl Miller, Read more…
It was Mark Twain who once said, “Write what you know.” Well, “what I know” has been quarantine, off and on for the last few weeks. I don’t have it in me to write an otherwise cheery column when life isn’t cheery at the moment. I thought we had been cautious, but it wasn’t enough. Covid-19 hit home as the New Year was ushered in. Keeping my family separated was one of the hardest things Read more…
I honestly can’t tell you how many posts I’ve come across on social media asking me to “copy and paste” some urgent message. There have been too many to count, and usually I roll my eyes and scroll on. But recently I stopped scrolling after reading a post on LinkedIn asking readers to copy, paste and share in their own words. And I did just that (gasp!). Why? Because it was an opportunity to lift Read more…
Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 scholarship awarded by Wichita Professional Communicators. Our dynamic professionals work in advertising, digital media, editing, graphic design, journalism, marketing, photography, public relations, public speaking, writing and more. WPC offers an annual $2,000 scholarship to students pursuing degrees in these fields of study at Wichita area colleges and universities. Besides the monetary award, the scholarship recipient will receive a one-year membership in WPC and its affiliated state and Read more…
The WPC Holiday Silent Auction is a year-end tradition that helps support our scholarships for promising Wichita-area communications students. This year, because of COVID-19, our auction has moved online, with a wonderful array of gift items and packages valued at $25-$150. Bidding starts at noon Sunday, Nov. 29, and ends at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2. View the great gift packages and place your bid now at https://www.32auctions.com/WichitaProComm. Winners will be notified by email and Read more…
It’s time to usher the year 2020 out the door. Much has been learned personally, about politics and a disease that has attacked our world. Feelings and relationships have escalated or deteriorated beyond our imaginations. With challenges faced during these unprecedented times, it’s important to just stop and reflect on the old before moving on to the new. Some of the frightening experiences that I had during January to November were health-related and almost unbelievable. Read more…
Get recognized for the great work you do and enter the Kansas Professional Communicators 2021 communications contest. Entries are being accepted now; all work entered must have been produced in calendar year 2020. Entries received after the early bird deadline of Jan. 27, through the contest’s final closing date of Feb. 10, 2021, will be assessed an additional $25 fee. There are a variety of categories for journalists, content writers, editors, authors, photographers, graphic designers, Read more…
This year has been a historic and humbling experience for me. It is a tall order to serve as president of the Wichita Professional Communicators (WPC) after you did it 11 years ago. But it was my time to take on leadership of an organization that offers many benefits and is a group worth bragging on. WPC has been and continues to be the right fit; here are three key reasons. First, the WPC board Read more…
By Wilma Moore-Black After its conference was canceled due to the COVID pandemic, Nebraska Press Women (NPW) finally hosted its annual conference Saturday, Oct. 17. It was an untraditional, historic conference — virtually via Zoom — from 9:15 to 11:30 a.m. sharp. I saw the NPW invitation and decided to join in. Ruth Brown and Sherry Thompson, conference co-organizers, kicked off the event with some tips on how to log in, unmute yourself, converse in Read more…