by Rosemary Ravinal | Jun 22, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
Many speakers spend hours preparing their presentation and only seconds thinking about the question-and-answer period. That’s a mistake. In my experience coaching executives, entrepreneurs, physicians, attorneys, and corporate leaders, the greatest anxiety often...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Jun 15, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
Most speakers make the same mistake. They assume that if they say something, people will remember most of it. They won’t. But there’s a management concept that can dramatically improve audience recall of your presentations, speeches, meetings, and conversations:...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Jun 1, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
Have we forgotten how to talk to strangers? A recent Wall Street Journal article reported something both surprising and concerning: Americans are talking to each other significantly less than they did two decades ago. Drawing on research that analyzed recordings from...
by Rosemary Ravinal | May 18, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
When most people watch high-level diplomatic meetings, they focus on the heads of state. But communication professionals notice someone else: the interpreters. During media coverage of the recent high-level U.S.–China summit in Beijing, I noticed the poised...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Apr 27, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
Have you convinced yourself that storytelling is a skill you simply don’t possess? That you’re a competent public speaker, but telling true stories is beyond your grasp? You’re in a meeting, a presentation, or introducing yourself to someone new, and you notice that...
by Rosemary Ravinal | Apr 20, 2026 | Executive Communications, Video Conferences, Video Meeting Management
It started, as many profound lessons do, with something small: A toppled glass of milk at the dinner table, an angry glance, and then the familiar response: “I didn’t do it.” Followed by: “Why are you always blaming me?” And just like that, my grandson flipped the...
