Description: Announcement of the ARC Graduate Student winners from the 2010 conference at Simon Fraser University.

Description: Interviewing Techniques by Pauline Reimer from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, October 2004, Issue No. 16.

Description: In the midst of the activity and glitter of Times Square, one group of actuaries devoted an entire SOA meeting one morning to developing their communication knowledge and skills. The workshop titled, “Actuaries can Communicate,” was designed to identify ways to communicate more effectively as an actuary, to develop individual communication competence and to practice communication skills central to the work of an actuary. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: This article provides public speaking guidelines.

Description: The author encourages planning ahead, setting the stage, facilitating effectively and time management as steps in creating meetings that are extremely valuable and and informative.

Description: Article is about a new course developed in actuarial science taught at Columbia University. Course covers traditional health actuarial projects but is expanded to cover issues for a health insurance company executive (e.g., CEO, CFO, etc.). The course also includes studying of other international healthcare systems plus healthcare reform (PPACA). Students were involved in research projects, including healthcare reform and international health systems. Students also had to teach a course as part of their final exam.

Description: The International Section Council in conjunction with the Actuaries without Borders section of the IAA and the Azerbaijan Actuarial Association recently sponsored a three-day seminar focused on retirement benefits in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Description: What author learned from Toastmasters

Description: This article discusses communication skills and some pointers for actuaries looking to refine the way that they communicate model results.