Rachel Cossar - Virtual Sapiens, Inc.

AI Coaching – Personalized, but not Manipulative

Dr. Abbie Maroño, PhD and I discuss the fine line between using AI Coaching to empower self-possesed improvement and manipulating behaviors. Therefore, here are some takeaways: 💡 AI Coaching: Personalized, Not Robotic In fact, this allows professionals to receive feedback that reflects their communication style, avoiding everyone from becoming “robotic” and prescriptive with in their behaviors. 💡AI …

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Hybrid Work Policy Hot Topics – Evolving Workplaces

By Rachel Cossar

Dr. Abbie Maroño and I get real about hot topics related to today’s evolving workplaces. In this convo, we discuss: the ongoing debate around remote work, how companies can adapt to hybrid work models, and innovative ways to build relationships with colleagues and clients in a virtual environment. Key Discussion Points: Why “return to office” policies might not …

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The State of Business Communication – 2024

By Rachel Cossar

Every year, Grammarly and The Harris Poll join forces to conduct a comprehensive review of trends in workplace communication. Unsurprisingly, this year’s focus is on the impact of Gen AI as a tool to manage communication and information overload. In the full report, which you can download here, you will find some fascinating data on …

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Virtual Sapiens Named Cool HR Tech Startups 2024

By Rachel Cossar

The term ‘Future of Work’ is dynamic. Every day it seems new data enters the scene that supports new trends, updated work from home/the office policies, hiring and firing data and so on. One of the most constant trends from what we have seen and researched, is the need to ensure communication channels are open …

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Analyze what you say with Virtual Sapiens Content Analysis AI

By Rachel Cossar

To date, we have focused on developing the most nuanced and personalized feedback on nonverbal/visual and vocal elements of communication. As you likely noticed, the verbal side of AI analytics took the world by storm in the latter part of 2023. We are now in a position to adopt some of this new technology to support …

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The Consequences Of Poorly Run Video Meetings

By Rachel Cossar

The Wall Street Journal recently came out with an interesting article covering a study by Nature on the neurophysiological perspective of video conferencing in an academic environment. As always, it is imperative to go straight to the primary source when such articles come out. The article by Nature is fascinating and highlights a few key points we …

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SBF – An Analysis by Virtual Sapiens AI

By Rachel Cossar

One of the most powerful ways to learn and grow is through comparative analysis. Especially when it comes to improving your communication and presence, being able to analyze and measure the way you show up and communicate under different scenarios is a powerful tool in understanding yourself, and gaining control over the impression you are …

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How to Boost Trustworthiness and Build Rapport on Video

By Rachel Cossar

Episode 4 of Conversations in the Future of Work is LIVE! This week, we welcome renowned behavioral scientist and Director of Education at Social Engineer, Dr. Abbie Maroño, PhD. In this episode we discuss the concept of building trust and rapport in virtual environments as work transitions more towards a virtual atmosphere post pandemic. Dr. Abbie emphasizes …

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How to Set Yourself Up for Meaningful Conversations

By Rachel Cossar

Episode 3 of Conversations in the Future of Work is LIVE! This week, we welcome one of our favorite Europeans – Roberto Ferraro. Roberto was first exposed to Virtual Sapiens through our partners at IMD in Switzerland. In this episode we explore some of the creative ways Roberto has evolved his approach to establishing ‘meaningful …

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How to Avoid ‘Disfluency’ in our Virtual World

By Rachel Cossar

Episode 2 in our pilot series of Conversations in the Future of Work is live! This week, we welcome the inimitable Rosemary Ravinal a former international media executive and broadcaster who transitioned to her first love, public speaking and storytelling. Her work, while pervasive across industries, has a strong focus on Spanish speaking leaders, helping them build the confidence …

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