Communicating Across Cultures in a Virtual World - Rosemary Ravinal

This episode of "Conversations in the Future of Work" features bilingual executive speaker coach and author, Rosemary Ravinal, as she discusses the evolution of communication in the workplace with host and Co-Founder/CEO of Virtual Sapiens, Rachel Cossar. Ravinal starts by discussing her journey from a corporate communications leader and spokesperson to an executive coach aiming to improve others' communication. She notes the increasing significance of communication skills, including fluency and the ability to adapt to different modes of communication, in the modern work environment. She also stresses the importance of recognizing and respecting the purpose of each communication tool. As the conversation moves towards the changes and disruptions in the workforce, Ravinal observes a gap in moving the needle towards the profit, productivity, and retention of employees due to complacency in using communication tools. She cites the necessity for different approaches when communicating with virtual, hybrid, and in-person audiences which brings out one of the main takeaways from this conversations - communication fluency across channels.