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Editorial One to Blood into ABCA Way Inject C. Wilkinson Dorothy The of Alabama University To increase interest in conducted the business to see if there was (and ABCA, membership) meeting form a state in state! a interest in a state After a organization your Through forming organization. state can ABCA enthusiasm we decided to call ourselves the organization you inject lively discussion, stories. At Alabama Association for Business Communications by sharing ideas, problems, experiences, state even the most timid member feels and or officers. to not have dues meetings (AABC), Instead, free to As look around be sur- the in of asks one speak. you you’ll person year’s meeting (at charge at how are involved in business and act the for volunteers to a prised many people end) program plan communication in state. have not And with the cost of as host for the next So far we your meeting. national and even wanted for volunteers. attending regional meetings going and the state can still be in line Since that first we have up up, meeting, meetings (organizational) with a modest at had Auburn, Southern, budget. meetings Birmingham At least the describes the we and in and preceding experience Tuscaloosa, (last October) Montgomery at the of Alabama had back These names have in now have a list of 210 names. University October, when we ABCA had our first been sent to Professor Doris D. 1977, organizational meeting Engerrand, at Tuscaloosa have Frank E. of them (Dr. Ryerson, Chairman). vice-president-Southeast~nd many We started the work first the ABCA. Next October we meet at Marion. ground by finding joined names of all the 59 schools business com- Besides other interested in busi- teaching meeting people munication in Alabama. meth- the ACTS ness we have shared Then, using communication, ideas, bibli- Centrex we called class calendars (Alabama Telephone System), ods, papers, (course outlines), each school and found out the names of the tea- and We have found people ographies, problems. chers involved. Often we to talk to one of the a of under the term got teaching great variety things teachers at the school in call. this first &dquo;communication&dquo;: remedial English, reading, speak- this took but and techni- all the staff in. and Yes, time, dictation, memo, letter, report pitched ing, deal to lean Our calls turned 143 business cal And we all have a up great people teaching writing. and of these our ABCA from the of others. communication, directory experiences showed that 16 want to new blood into were members of ABCA. if ABCA, only So, you get state It can be teachers wanted to come to our start for a Thirty-two working organization. fun, organi- as zational and our Dutch-treat lunch. and a worthwhile experience. But, meeting enjoy inexpensive, Dr. W. charter member of in all it takes some dedicated people Clyde Wilkinson, organizations, If ABCA and senior author of the who are to shoulder some textbook Commu- willing responsibility. Letters and administrators are like will addressed nicating Through Reports, your ours, you get the this at least some at first Dr. some favorable reaction and group organizational thereby meeting. of business &dquo;brownie Ryerson, professor communication, points.&dquo; ttt
ABCA Bulletin – SAGE
Published: Jun 1, 1982
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