ABOUT US

The Society of Business Communicators was formed in 1980 as a cooperative venture between the School of Communication at the Queensland Institute of Technology - the forerunner of QUT - and industry professionals.

The founding President was QIT lecturer Rod Miller and meetings were originally held at the George Street campus. During the 80s boom time, meetings were moved to uptown locations and the Society arranged many social events for communication professionals.

In 1996, the events slowed down, enthusiasm waned and a review was needed. The Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) had started up, competing for the PR professionals in the SBCQ client base.

The SBCQ approached Patsy McCarthy and Caroline Hatcher from the Organisational Communication School at QUT for assistance. Patsy and Caroline saw an opportunity to revive the organisation. They redefined SBCQ with less emphasis on PR and more on internal communication and other aspects of organisational communication. They gathered a committee and relaunched SBCQ in 1996.

The revived organisation was successful in winning support from professional communicators in government and business seeking opportunities to network and improve their business skills.

Our Community

The Society of Business Communicators Queensland is a professional development and networking organization for people working in communication professions. Our members hold positions in:

Writing
Editing
Consulting
Corporate communications
Public relations
Graphic designs
Marketing communication
Advertising
Change managers
Training

Our Aim

We aim to provide stimulating activities, such as presentations, workshops, and social functions, which assist members to reach their professional goals, meet colleagues from various industries and exchange ideas, and promote the profession. Our society brings together people, from a variety of industries, who use or need communication skills to successfully perform in their business life. We particularly focus on organizational communication, having recognized a need in Brisbane market for these skills that are not specifically catered for by other professional organizations.

SBCQ's professional network serves our members in:

Providing knowledge and experience

Our members are people who bring a depth of knowledge and experience and a wealth of creativity, enthusiasm, ambition, and spirit to our organization. Our members have varying talents, gifts and dreams. Most are dynamic, innovative and successful respected professionals.

Giving you purpose

Our members regard communication as an integral part of their lifestyle, and seek to belong to a community of people who share similar values, ethics, beliefs, knowledge, and appreciation of communication principles. Our members pursue excellence, and are committed to learning and developing, while enjoying the warm and welcoming spirit of the organization.

Building your networks

SBCQ assist you in building/expanding your social networks through our members social functions, presentations and active programs.