by Rosemary Ravinal | Mar 9, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
The women I coach are smart, accomplished, and prepared. They are experts in their fields, care about their audiences, and want to add value. Yet even highly capable women sometimes unwittingly undermine their own authority when they speak. It rarely happens...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Mar 2, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
It arrives without warning. A question that diminishes you. A backhanded compliment. A comment that underestimates you. A remark designed, intentionally or not, to put you in your place. You have seconds to respond. In that moment, your words do more than answer. They...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Feb 16, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
If you’ve ever heard a speech that made you want to do something, change your habits, support a cause, or take a leap, you’ve likely experienced Monroe’s Motivated Sequence in action. You may not have known its name. But you felt its pull. Developed by speech...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Feb 9, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
How well do you speak the language of love? Valentine’s Day has become a significant cultural celebration of romance, love, and friendship in many regions of the world. But do you know how to communicate in ways that touch hearts and leave lasting impact?...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Feb 2, 2026 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
There’s a moment of dread professional women know too well: Asking questions in meetings. My client, Margaret, a mid-level project manager in fintech, is terrified to ask questions in a group setting. She’s in line for a huge promotion and fears that asking questions,...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Jan 12, 2026 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips
jump start your communication with clarity, vigor and heart. Yes, heart and emotion to set you apart from the AI tools that temptingly function as your second brain. I began crafting 26 actions in alphabetical order tailor-made for you: business leaders,...
