by Rosemary Ravinal | Jan 8, 2024 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
How will AI affect the ability of people to communicate on a human level? A future-outlook article in Forbes cites the soft skills of communication and interpersonal networking among the 10 most in-demand skills in 2024. The reason? Organizations need humans...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Dec 11, 2023 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
In this edition of the Master Communicator Blog, I offer you a potpourri of numbers about oral communication. Some of them are just fun facts, others underscore just how important public speaking is to humanity. Sort through this assortment and see where you can put...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Dec 4, 2023 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
In the midst of AI-infused reality, “authentic” was selected as the 2023 word of the year by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the leading on-line source for word meaning lookups. Authentic landed at the top of the most searched words in the...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Nov 27, 2023 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
Holiday time is here as we count down to the end of 2023. Office parties and gatherings come with many opportunities for leaders to deliver the appropriate words to set the celebratory mood, unite everyone and build momentum for the year ahead. Holiday speeches and...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Oct 2, 2023 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
Imagine you’re watching a captivating movie or reading a gripping novel. What keeps you entranced from start to finish? It’s the throughline, the central thread that ties the story together. Just as stories need a throughline, so do speeches and...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Sep 12, 2023 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
You delivered a speech but felt flat. You internalize your disappointment and talk yourself into believing you failed without proof. That’s the post-presentation blues. Pro and novice speakers experience it. Your ability to redirect your thoughts towards the positive...
