by Rosemary Ravinal | Jul 23, 2020 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Video Conferences
The average person working from home is spending 7 hours a day video conferencing with meetings lasting from 31 minutes to just under an hour. Here are five simple tricks to overcome Zoom burnout. Whether you use Zoom, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting or Google Meet, the...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Jul 23, 2020 | Executive Communications, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Don'ts, Public Speaking Tips, Storytelling, Video Conferences
Do you struggle to stand out in a Zoom meeting? Are your colleagues hogging the conversation? Do you think twice about turning on your video because you are not camera-ready? As video conferencing becomes an integral part of our daily work and social lives,...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Apr 28, 2020 | Crisis Communications, Public Speaking Don'ts, Public Speaking Tips, The Resonant Speaker
You may be tired of hearing the word “crisis.” I am, too. Hopefully, you are not seriously impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Times like these compel us to think more about preparedness and to take inventory of what we need to come out whole—or better—on the other...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Mar 30, 2020 | Crisis Communications, Public Speaking Tips, The Resonant Speaker
Poor crisis communications on display at the White House. Fantastic, tremendous, incredible, amazing, great, greatest, biggest ever are hallmarks of Donald Trump’s bad public speaking. They were on full display at the daily White House Coronavirus Briefing. ...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Mar 16, 2020 | Crisis Communications, Public Speaking Tips
Making Crisis Communication Lemonade During Times of Stress Communicate truthfully. This is the first in my Crisis Conversations Series: useful articles to help you navigate the coronavirus pandemic and manage critical conversations during turbulent times. Crisis...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Feb 23, 2020 | Presentation Skills, Public Speaking Tips, Storytelling
Storytelling is the best way to capture hearts and minds and bring people together around shared experiences. So, it’s no wonder that stories are the secret sauce of powerful speeches and presentations. Storytelling has permanently entered the marketing lexicon....
