Description: This 1981 session concerned Actuaries and the Media. Topics included: 1. How do the media decide what is newsworthy? 2. What makes news, and how is it defined, both for the general public and a specific industry? 3. What makes news from the actuarial profession? 4. Why is a story news today but not news tomorrow? 5. What variables are involved in making news, and how do these change from day to day and from publication to publication? 6. How do the media cover public issues? 7. What do the media look for in interviews and background information? From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 2.

Description: This session from the 1984 SOA Atlanta Meeting covers how to effectively give a presentation. It covers ideas for overcoming nervousness such as eye contact and preparing the presentation, audience analysis, visual aids and the question/answer session.

Description: Discussion of effective communication. Topics included: 1. Characteristics of an effective communicator 2. How to make a presentation or write a report

Description: This panel discussion session is about current activites with respect to Public Relations, Current Academy Activities, Restructuring of Examinations and Division of the Society by Special Interest.

Description: This is a teaching session focusing on effective communication skills including the importance of listening, effective speech delivery, and effective writing skills. From Record of Society of Actuaries 1981, Vol. 7, No. 1.

Description: Discusses the SOA's jobs board.

Description: Presented at June 1985 Spring Meeting. This session discussed techniques in oral and written communications.

Description: Article Actuaries And Communication by Delgadillo in The Actuary, April 1979, Volume 13, Number 4.

Description: This presentation focused on how actuaries communicate with the public. Topics include: l. Characteristics of an effective communicator a. How to get over nervousness b. Understanding your listener c. When to use actuarial jargon 2. How to make a presentation a. Organizing your presentation b. Techniques for answering questions c. How and when to use visuals 3. The use of graphics, including computer From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 7, No. 3.

Description: This article provides a summary of responses to a questionnaire regarding how members felt about The Actuary.