The analytical skills that helped you progress in the first years of your career will not carry you through the rest of your career. Many mid-level actuaries struggle to find a way to participate in meaningful conversations, isolated to a technocratic role they don’t seem able to shake off. Communication can be a key stumbling block. Communication skills need to go deeper than the “communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences” line many young professionals all have on their resumes. Effective actuarial communication must translate analytical knowledge into business actions while forming trusting relationships with colleagues. At the conclusion of the session, you’ll be able to: · Understand key career-blocking struggles with communication skills and how to overcome them · Learn how to tailor communication based on the audience · Identify typical actuarial communication pitfalls and how to avoid them