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How can you take a playful approach to planning and practicing for your next gig? If you are going it alone without a public speaking coach, here are six steps from veteran PR pro Rosemary Ravinal you can take on your own to prepare for your presentation through playtime.

Several radio industry professionals known across the U.S. have just wrapped up a two-day event full of discussions and insight on the future of radio, and of audio. With an in-person and virtual option, Radiodays Europe concluded its postponed event five months after its originally scheduled date on Monday in Lisbon, Portugal.

Public speaking is a vital skill to have if you want to make a difference in the world, says "Zoom" expert and veteran public relations executive Rosemary Ravinal But what about private speaking? "This is the kind of speaking you need to be a better parent, to have great relationships, to be a real friend or simply be someone who makes people stop and listen," she says.

PQ Media has released its ninth annual "Global Consumer Spending on Media Forecast." The latest edition, which covers trends for 2021-2025, takes a deep dive on digital and traditional media content and technology with respect to consumer spending. What are the key takeaways from this study?

How young consumers relate to long-form content, user-generated content and even eSports means a lot to today's broadcast and cable TV programming, sales and leadership teams. Thus, this Horowitz Research study is a must-read, as it seeks to tell advertisers what they should consider when looking to engage "these politically aware digital natives" — Gen Z watchers — in a big year for political dollars.

For African-Americans and other communities of color, this year represents both challenges and opportunities from a business ownership perspective, say the President/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association and the President/CEO of NABOB. In particular, they write in a co-authored column, "for Black-owned media businesses there is a growing sense of resilience even in the face of continued profound racial disparities and societal inequities."

The installed base for internet-connected video devices is on course to rise at a 2.3% compound annual growth rate from 2021 through 2026 in the U.S. according to new S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis. As such, it places just slightly behind high-speed broadband household growth.

At a women’s mentoring conference, veteran PR professional Rosemary Ravinal was paired with a young high-performing sales executive who voiced a litany of doubts about her abilities and accomplishments. She wasn’t alone. But, overcoming feelings of inadequacy can be accomplished, Ravinal shares in this column.

The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Chemistry Cultura have released a jointly-commissioned research study of 1,427 U.S. Hispanic adults, from a wide swath across country-of-origin, age, acculturation level and language preference.

Local news has repeatedly been cited as a key magnetizer for broadcast TV. Stations are adding newscasts to their daily programming schedules, both locally produced and nationally distributed. Yet, a newly released study from Pew Research Center finds that Americans "are following the news less closely than they were a few years ago."

GenAI and game engines are transforming content creation and production in the TV industry, Yet, activism is also growing in the media sector, with the industry facing pressure from activist shareholders and writers’ strikes protesting streaming royalties and new technologies. These are some of the key findings in Arthur D. Little’s State Of The Media Market 2024 report, an annual analysis of the global trends impacting the media, sports, and entertainment sectors.