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October 2007— Communication Partners wins 2007 "Excellence in Writing for Publication Award from The Association of Communication Consultants
February 2007— Communication Partners conducts "PowerPoint for Consultants " program at Thomson Corporation
January 2007— The book "Graphics and Visual Communication for Managers" published, co-authored by Communication Partners
December 2006— Communication Partners conducts "PowerPoint for Consultants " program at HSBC - North America
August 2006 — Communication Partners completes 200-page software user guide for ZS Associates, a leading firm in sales and marketing consulting
June 2006 — Communication Partners completes "High Impact Communication" program for engineers at the Medtronic Microelectronics Center
Novermber 2005 — Seminar "Communicating for Results" presented in the Bahrain for audience of Middle East entrepreneurs
August 2005 — Communication Partners delivers seminar at Northwestern University entitled "Planning and Delivering Effective Scientific Presentations"
February 2005 — Communication Partners works with the Vanderbilt-Northwestern-Texas-Harvard/MIT Engineering Research Center to help faculty improve instruction in graphical communication
February 2005 — Communication Partners to give course on Policies and Procedures at Institute for Professional Development
January 2005 — Two associates join Communication Partners
December 2004 — Communication Partners completes 500-page software user guide for ZS Associates, a leading firm in sales and marketing consulting
October 2004 — "Presenting Data Visually" seminar delivered at Institute for Professional Development
September 2004 — Communication Partners interviewed in Government Executive magazine
March 2004 — Communication Partners cited in Presentations magazine
May 2003 — Communication Partners delivers "Designing Information" presentation ot European conference of Association for Business Communication
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October
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"Graphics and Visual Communication for Managers" wins annual award from The Association of Professional Communication Consultants
Barbara Shwom and Karl Keller are the 2007 recipients of the "Excellence in Writing for Publication Award" from The Association of Professional Communication Consultant s (APCC) for Graphics and Visual Communication for Managers. The award committee said: "Well-designed and filled with useful examples, Graphics and Visual Communication for Managers is a valuable tool for both clients and communication consultants."
See the APPC web site for more details.

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February
2007 |
Communication Partners conducts "PowerPoint for Consultants " program at Thomson Corporation
Communication Partners delivered the PowerPoint for Consultants workshop for the Global Strategy group at Thomson Corporation. Thomson Corporation is a leading global provider of integrated information-based solutions to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare.
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January
2007 |
The book "Graphics and Visual Communication for Managers" published, co-authored by Communication Partners
Barbara Shwom and Karl Keller are co-authors of Graphics and Visual Communication for Managers, the 4th book is the 8-book Managerial Communication Series. The book presents the fundamentals of good graphics and visual communication. Robert P. Sedlack, of the University of Notre Dame, is also co-author and designed the book.

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December
2006 |
Communication Partners conducts "PowerPoint for Consultants " program at HSBC - North America
Communication Partners delivered a PowerPoint for Consultants workshop for the Strategy and Consumer Finance groups at HSBC - North America, part of the HSBC Holdlngs plc, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world.
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August
2006 |
Communication Partners completes User Guide and On-Line Help for critical software product
Communication Partners has just completed a 200-page user guide, along with an on-line help file, for a critical software product of ZS Associates. The software package, Prism(tm) Refinements, is a web-based package that allows sales managers to refine sales goals. The package is used by a number of major pharmaceutical companies.
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June
2006 |
Communication Partners completes "High Impact Communication" program for engineers at the Medtronic Microelectronics Center
Communication Partners has completed a program called High Impact Communication for engineers at the Medtronic Microelectronics Center, located in Tempe, Ariz. The program focused on using PowerPoint to communicate complex scientific/engineering information, employing best practices in data graphics, and conducting effective peer review. Medtronic, Inc. is a leader in the design of medical technology devices.
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November
2005 |
Seminar "Communicating for Results" presented in Bahrain for audience of Middle East entrepreneurs
Karl Keller, principal of Communication Partners, traveled to Manama, Bahrain, to conduct a seminar entitiled Communicating for Results as part of the
MIDDLE EAST ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING IN THE U.S. (MEET U.S.)
ALUMNI session.
MEET U.S. -- which funded by the U.S. Department of State Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)and managed by The Beyster Institute (link) -- is an innovative program that identifies, develops, and sustains a new core of business leaders from 17 countries and territories in the Middle East and North Africa region. Participants in the seminar came from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Kuwait, and Iraq, among other nations.
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August
2005 |
Communication Partners delivers seminar entitled Planning and Delivering Effective Scientific Presentations
Barbara Shwom and Penny Hirsch, principals, will be delivering a three-day seminar entitled Planning and Delivering Effective Scientific Presentations on August 1, 2, & 8 2005.
This seminar, presented at Northwestern University, will cover:
- creating a effective introduction to engage the audience in your story
- structuring a presentation to make it logical and coherent
- designing and presenting complicated, data-rich PowerPoint slides
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February
2005 |
Communication Partners working with the Vanderbilt-Northwestern-Texas-Harvard/MIT Engineering Research Center to help faculty improve instruction in graphical communication
Barbara Shwom and Penny Hirsch, principals, have been working with researchers at the National Science Foundation-funded VaNTH (Vanderbilt-Northwestern-Texas-Harvard/MIT) Engineering Research Center to help biomedical engineering faculty improve instruction in graphical communication. Barbara and Penny reported the results of some of their work in a talk for learning scientists and biomedical engineers at Northwestern University, entitled “Integrating Graphical Communication into a Science Course.” They are assessing students’ ability to recognize and implement best practices in graphical communication.
Find more information on VaNTH, click here
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February
2005 |
Course on Policies and Procedures at Society for Technical Communication
Karl Keller, principal, delivered a two-day course entitled Structuring Documentation: Processes, Procedures, and Policies on April 16 & 25 2005. This course is sponsored by the Institute of Professional Development of the Chicago chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. The course was also offered for credit at Northern Illinois University and will be delivered on the Naperville campus of Northern Illinois University.
Find more information on this course, click here
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January
2005 |
Two associates join Communication Partners
Judith Schwartz, a published author and corporate communications expert, and William Pullin, a talented and creative instructional designer, have joined Communication Partners.
Find more information, click here
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December 2004 |
Communication Partners completes User Guide and On-Line Help for flagship software product
Communication Partners has just completed a 700-page user guide, along with an on-line help file, for the flagship software product of ZS Associates. The software package, MAPS® 6, allows ZS Associates and its clients to graphically model, view, analyze, modify and optimize territory alignments, and to help create territories that increase sales, profits and productivity.
For more information on MAPS® 6, click here
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October
2004
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"Presenting Data Visually" seminar delivered at Society for Technical Communication
Karl Keller, principal, delivered a one-day seminar entitled Presenting Data Visually on October 30, 2004. This course was sponsored by the Institute of Professional Development of the Chicago chapter of the Society for Techncial Communication. The course covered best practices in creating graphs, tables, and diagrams to communicate technical data clearly and powerfully.
For a course description, click here
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September
2004 |
Communication Partners interviewed for article on PowerPoint in Government Executive magazine
Karl Keller, principal, was interviewed by Government Executive magazine on the use of PowerPoint in the US Government. The article "Missing the Point" explored the controversy surrounding PowerPoint, particulary the condemnation of the program from Edwart Tufte. Communication Partners provided a contrasting counterpoint.
For an on-line version of the article, click here.
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March
2004 |
Communication Partners cited in article on PowerPoint in Presentations magazine
Communication Partners provided expert commentary in an article entitled, "Does PowerPoint make you stupid?" published by Presentations magazine in its March 2004 issue.
For an online copy of the article, click here.
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May
2003 |
Designing Information: Communicating Complex Knowledge in Tables and Graphs
Barbara Shwom, principal, delivered this presentation at the European Conference of the Association of Business Communication (ABC) in Lugano, Switzerland. (For infomation on ABC, see http://www. businesscommunication.org). This presentation provides a brief overview of some of the difficult problems of information display -- along with both a theoretical and practical framework to solve them.
Download by clicking here
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