Stars of Communication Award
May 21, 2008
Heidi asked me about the Stars of Communication award that I mentioned in my previous blog and thought it would be nice to write about it…
I used to work for Saint-Gobain Group and each year the the Group celebrates excellence in communication, awarding Communication Stars for the very highest calibre of performance. The winners were announced in Paris following fierce competition between 224 submissions from 32 countries. I earned the award for “Buzz” – BPB Gypsum’s (now known as Gyproc) internal publication – for the best corporate magazine. The award recognised the publication’s success at overcoming communication challenges which included using pictures and basic English to communicate to the company where 11 languages are spoken. (South Africa has 11 official languages).
It’s a pity that the company in South Africa didn’t appreciate me, as I did enjoy my job, but felt I needed to move on. My husband still works there (we meet at work).
Entry Filed under: memories. Tags: Add new tag, communication, languages, Paris, Saint-Gobain, South Africa.
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