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Executive Presence and Influential Presentation

Course Objectives: 

This seminar provides tools, practice and feedback that allow participants to acquire and project Executive Presence.  Specifically participants will learn how to:
  • Define Executive Presence
  • Influence through strategic crafting of an “on-target” message
  • Create a positive first impression
  • Get to the point
  • Maintain audience focus
  • Learn the four levels of persuasive communication and when to use each
  • Project confidence through verbals and non-verbals
  • Demonstrate ability to think quickly and strategically when handling difficulties
  • Use media appropriately
  • Create a memorable and results-oriented close
Course Design:

Executive Presence and Influential Presentations is an intense, highly interactive and rewarding two-day seminar.  Class size is limited to six individuals so each participant has an opportunity for personal feedback and coaching.  Each participant is videotaped eight times. Participants are assigned a “coaching” partner from their seminar peers, who will assist them in rehearsal and specific action steps.  Participants leave with an individualized folder consisting of feedback and a personalized Action Plan. 

Course Content:

As a result of attending Executive Presence and Influential Presentations participants will:
  • Learn a proven model for preparing content
  • Design openings to capture attention and assure audience focus
  • Anticipate audience needs and interests
  • Simplify complex content into understandable and audience applicable information
  • Enhance self-confidence
    Transform nervousness into dynamic, focused presentation flow
  • Learn the three keys of persuasion
  • Understand power words and minimizers
  • Anticipate and plan for challenging questions
  • Read the audience
  • As appropriate, uncover the unique requirements for Board and Investor meetings
  • Create cultures of voice versus silence
  • Achieve clear purpose by communicating with high impact
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