2008 NEWS

• 18 November 2008
  Suzannah becomes a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) and the International Federation for Professional Speakers.

• 1 November 2008
  Global advertising agency DraftFCB engages Ideal Communications to help fulfil writing mandates for their expanding client base.

• 6 October 2008
  Ideal Communications has been re-hired to teach the Effective Public Speaking course at McGill University's Post-Graduate Student Society (PGSS) and MacDonald Campus Graduate Student Society (MCGSS) for the fall semester. This will be the sixth time teaching the course for the PGSS, and the second time teaching for the MCGSS.

• 10 September 2008
  Suzannah Baum, President of Ideal Communications, has been nominated for the ProMontreal Young Entrepreneur Award (The "Promies Award"), recognizing talented entrepreneurs who are driving successful, creative and innovative businesses in Montreal.

• 25 August 2008
  Suzannah Baum invited to lecture on the subject of Negotiation at the Schulich School of Business (MBA program), York University, on September 25, 2008.

• 14 August 2008
  Global advertising agency Sid Lee chooses Ideal Communications for marketing writing support.

• 16 July 2008
  Ideal Communications to write web and email promotional vehicles for Aeroplan, Canada's leading rewards program.

• 25 June 2008
  Ideal Communications re-engaged by Leadership Training Program at McGill University’s First Year Office to present Public Speaking 101 workshop on February 12, 2009.

• 5 May 2008
  Ideal Communications to present Essential Public Speaking Skills workshop at Jewish Employment Montreal (JEM) Networking Club on June 17, 2008. Open to the public.
  Register at 514 345-2625 ext. 0.

• 4 May 2008
  Ideal Communications engaged to give public speaking workshops and presentation coaching at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital.

• 1 March 2008
  Ideal Communications hired to present the Presentation and Public Speaking Skills workshop at the McGill Alumni Associations’ Backpack to Briefcase series on March 4, 2008.

• 17 February 2008
  Online jewelry retailer Ice.com chooses Ideal Communications for strategic marketing writing for www.ice.com and www.diamond.com websites.

• 16 February 2008
  ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation, a national non-profit literacy organization, re-launches website with copy revised and edited by Ideal Communications.

• 4 February 2008
  Verrecchia Group Communications, a PR and Marketing agency, chooses Ideal Communications for strategic website copy revision for software client’s website.

• 24 January 2008
  Youth Employment Services (YES) Montreal, a non-profit organization that provides English language support services to help Quebecers find employment and start businesses chooses Ideal Communications give a Public Speaking for Professionals workshop. Event will take place on Feb. 19, 2008.

• 10 December 2007
  Ideal Communications to present the Public Speaking for Students workshop for the Leadership Training Program at McGill University’s First Year Office on January 31, 2008.