by Rosemary Ravinal | Oct 19, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
I’ve wanted to write this blog for a long time because I’m tired of sitting through conference presentations by brilliant people who make little effort to help their audience understand them. They pile on technical details, toss around acronyms, and miss the mark...
by Rosemary Support | Oct 19, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
It’s my birthday this week, and as I reflect on a long and wonderfully varied career, I’ve been thinking about the things I wish I’d known when I was younger. I’ve spent much of my life in communications. First as a public relations executive...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Oct 12, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
You might think a public speaking coach recommending AI-powered speech apps is inviting her own replacement. Yet here I am, making peace with technology and recognizing where it belongs. There is a place for both live coaching and AI-assisted practice. The...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Oct 5, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
With so much at stake in the November midterm elections in the U.S., I feel compelled to write about the messages asking for your vote. My purpose is to encourage you to sort fact from fiction, truth from lies, and evidence from emotional appeals. During election...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Sep 21, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
Do not start a presentation with your name. Start with a preview, a promise, and a plan for what’s in it for them. Let me explain. The first words of a presentation carry an unfair amount of weight. In the opening minute, your audience decides whether you are...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Sep 7, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
What can Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem teach us about communication? One built a career with a guitar, 3,000 songs, rhinestones, big hair, and an unmistakable Tennessee drawl. The other became one of the most recognizable voices of the women’s movement through...
