Five Professional Communication Organizations-

1. The National Communication Association-(NCA) -http://www.natcom.org
The National Communication Association is a non-profit organization that is the largest national organization that promotes communication scholarship and education. NCA promotes free and ethical communication, the appreciation of the importance of communication in public and private life, the application of competent communication to improve the quality of human life and relationships, and the use of knowledge about communication to solve human problems.

2. The Association of Professional Communication Consultants (APCC)- http://www.consultingsuccess.org
APCC is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1982. APCC is dedicated to assisting new consultants entering into the communication consulting profession and helping experienced consultants to enhance and grow their businesses. Members include consultants, trainers, facilitators, executive coaches, writers, editors, corporate communication specialists, educators, and technical communicators.

3. The International Association of Business Communicators(IABC)- http://www.iabc.com
The International Association of Business Communicators was founded in 1970 and it provides a professional network of about 15,000 business communication professionals in over 80 countries. Members hold positions in the fields of: Public Relations/Media relations, corporate communications, public affairs, investor relations, government relations, market relations, community relations, writing, editing, training, advertising, photography and video production, teaching and human resources. The IABC has a lot of great resources including a great job listing on their website.

4. The Association for Business Communication (ABC)- http://www.businesscommunication.org
The Association for Business Communication is an international, interdisciplinary organization committed to advancing business communication research, education, and practice. ABC seeks to become the foremost authority in the field of business communication by promoting excellence in teaching, increasing knowledge within the discipline, enriching business communication classes to better prepare students, and improving the quality of communication in the workplace. Members hold positions in the fields of: management, marketing, English, speech communication, linguistics, information systems, to name only a few.

5. The Association for Women in Communications (AWC)- http://www.womcom.org
The purpose for the Association for women in Communications is to be a professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communications disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leadership and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving communications era. Members hold positions in the fields of: print and broadcast journalism, television and radio production, film, advertising, public relations, marketing, graphic design, multi-media design and photography.

I had no idea there were so many interesting professional communication organizations. I learned so many things from researching the organizations. I found several organizations I am very interested in joining or interested in learning more about, such as the IABC and ABC organizations. I am very interested in the field of business, so I feel that those two organizations would help to further my career.