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Cultivating Executive Presence

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Cultivating Executive Presence

This course is part of Women in Leadership:Intensive Learning for Emerging Leaders Specialization

Instructor: Martine Abboud

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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No prior experience required

3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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No prior experience required

3 hours to complete

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Learn at your own pace

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The CREO Cultivating Executive Presence Course supports professionals in developing the skills required to communicate with clarity, confidence, and credibility in senior and high-stakes environments. The course focuses on executive presence as a practical capability that influences how ideas are received, decisions are shaped, and leadership potential is perceived.

Participants explore the core elements of executive presence, including communication style, confidence, composure, and influence. Through applied frameworks and structured practice, learners develop techniques to speak with intention, present ideas with authority, and adapt their presence to different professional contexts. The course also examines how non-verbal communication, mindset, and situational awareness contribute to perceived leadership effectiveness. By emphasising clarity, alignment, and authenticity, the course enables learners to strengthen their impact in meetings, presentations, and decision-making forums without relying on performative or inauthentic behaviours. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Identify the key components of executive presence - Demonstrate confident and purposeful communication in professional settings - Apply techniques to influence discussions and decision-making - Adapt communication style and presence to different leadership contexts - Evaluate and refine personal presence based on feedback Prerequisites: - No prior leadership or executive experience is required. The course is suitable for professionals, emerging leaders, and individuals seeking to strengthen their professional presence and influence.

Module details

This module helps learners develop the mindset, behaviours, and communication skills that form a strong and credible executive presence. Participants begin by understanding what executive presence truly means beyond appearance or confidence and explore why it plays a critical role in leadership impact, influence, and career progression. Through practical examples and reflective activities, learners uncover how perceptions are formed and how presence shapes trust, authority, and decision-making. The module introduces actionable strategies for building executive presence, including strengthening clarity of communication, enhancing gravitas, and demonstrating consistent and composed leadership behaviour. Learners analyse the key behaviours exhibited by leaders with strong presence and assess how to apply these behaviours in their own professional contexts. Practical tools and case studies guide learners in identifying their strengths and development areas, enabling them to cultivate authenticity while enhancing how they show up in high-stakes situations. Participants also explore the benefits of executive presence training and learn tips to maintain presence under pressure, adapt their influence to different audiences, and communicate with confidence and intention.

What's included

6 plugins

This module offers a practical, bite-sized approach to developing and strengthening executive presence through real-world questions answered in short, focused microvideos. Each video provides actionable insights that help learners understand the behaviours, mindsets, and communication patterns that shape how others perceive their leadership. Participants explore essential elements of executive presence credibility, clarity, confidence, and composure and learn how to apply them in everyday professional scenarios. The module addresses a wide range of challenges, from managing presence in conflict situations and remote environments to overcoming passiveness, introversion, or self-doubt. Learners also gain strategies to project confidence in new environments, handle non-constructive feedback, avoid micromanagement, and support their team while maintaining authority.

What's included

15 videos1 discussion prompt

15 videosTotal 49 minutes

What is the best way to identify who knows what, or is best suited to help with a task?3 minutes
I think a lot about the impacts of my decision on others.3 minutes
What is executive presence, and why is it essential?2 minutes
What are the key elements and skills involved in executive presence?2 minutes
What is the most effective way(s) to continuously develop my "executive presence”?4 minutes
How to stay professional and project executive presence in conflict situations?4 minutes
How to manage executive presence effectively in remote working environments?4 minutes
‘I have the right to be here!’3 minutes
How to manage executive presence in a new environment?4 minutes
I've been told I am too passive.4 minutes
I am introverted. So how do I build myself to a place of boldness?2 minutes
How to refrain from micromanaging your team while keeping your presence?3 minutes
I have the tendency to “play dumb”.5 minutes
What should one do if they receive non-constructive feedback?3 minutes
How do you recommend finding good training or a good coach?2 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 5 minutes

Personalised Needs Assessment5 minutes

This module includes the summary reading of the course and the final course assignment, which assesses learners’ ability to apply the concepts and skills developed throughout the course.