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Executive Presence in Public Speaking

Name: Executive Presence in Public Speaking
Rating: 4.5 (300 reviews)

The principles and practice of being more powerful, memorable and respected when speaking in public

Role Play

Created byVasco Patrício

Last updated 11/2025

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What you'll learn

You'll learn how to be more powerful and respected when speaking in public
You'll learn techniques to increase your credibility, authority and likability as a public speaker
You'll learn how to leverage your subcommunication, body language and other elements to speak with power
You'll learn what types of behaviors make you be more respected and memorable when speaking in public - and which weaken you

Course content

7 sections • 44 lectures • 5h 36m total length

Course Intro2:40
Explore the fundamentals of executive presence and charisma, learn the nine pillars, and discover techniques to cultivate verbal, non-verbal, and behavioral traits for presence and impact.
Useful Information2:09
Overview of the 9 Principles7:18

Module Intro2:33
Verbal - Intro1:15
Explore the three verbal principles that shape presence and guide what you say: intellectual honesty, rigidity, and authenticity, to boost charisma through truthful, boundary-driven, and personally expressive communication.
Verbal - Intellectual Honesty10:30
Defend the truth under pressure to build presence and charisma by prioritizing facts over emotions. Practice intellectual honesty through adversary transparency, recognizing your biases, admitting mistakes, and seeking diverse perspectives.
Verbal - Rigidity13:40
Explore rigidity as a presence and charisma pillar, defined by specific rules, high standards, and personal boundaries that filter interactions and influence outcomes.
Verbal - Authenticity15:33
Nonverbal - Intro1:34
Nonverbal - Appearance11:09
Nonverbal - Harmony10:26
Explore harmony in public speaking by aligning internal and external cues to project congruence, comfort, and authenticity through posture, breaks, calm voice, and gratitude.
Nonverbal - Tension10:28
Leverage tension to boost presence and charisma through in-person intensity, selective minimalism, and strategic silences. Maintain eye contact, a stern voice, and emotional control to project power without escalation.
Behavioral - Intro1:31
Behavioral - Grace Under Fire12:00
Behavioral - Initiative11:35
Behavioral - Uniqueness9:47
Module Outro1:45
Role Play: Principles 2.0

Module Intro2:53
Explore seven verbal techniques to boost presence and charisma, including compliments, developing vision, emotional communication, listening with empathy, showmanship, storytelling, and clear summarization.
Compliments8:43
Master genuine, specific compliments that leverage shared traits and effort to boost presence and influence in sales, personal life, and leadership contexts.
Developing Vision9:23
Develop a unique, concrete vision of the world's future and cultivate it without censoring, using binary choices and modeling others to shape your principles and presence.
Emotional Communication11:17
Master emotional communication to attach emotion to your words and drive action by using pace, tonality, illustration, and empathy for compelling public speaking.
Listening and Empathy9:43
Showmanship9:32
Explore showmanship as a performative, entertaining public speaking approach, with a strong start, contrast, authentic delivery, expressive body language, and activation rituals to engage audiences.
Storytelling11:06
Summarisation12:24
Module Outro2:49
Role Play: Verbal Principles

Module Intro2:44
Advance executive presence by cultivating nonverbal communication through acceptance and non-resistance, calibrating body language and vocals, and refining clothing, grooming, mindfulness, and relaxation across five core skills.
Acceptance and Nonresistance12:30
Calibrating Body Language8:44
Calibrating Vocals12:03
Clothing, Grooming and Style7:30
Clothing, grooming, and style shape your presence by looking professional and slightly more formal than the setting. Cultivate a unique, well-fitting look and mind grooming details like breath and nails.
Mindfulness and Relaxation8:09
Module Outro2:20
Identify five techniques to boost nonverbal communication and presence: acceptance and nonresistance; calibrating body language; calibrating vocals; clothing, grooming, and style; and mindfulness and relaxation for confident public speaking.
Role Play: Nonverbal Principles

Module Intro2:39
Explore behavioral techniques that boost charisma and presence, including boundaries and standards, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, holding the tension, humor, and effective small talk.
Boundaries and Standards10:53
Conflict Resolution and Diplomacy9:10
Conversation and Small Talk7:56
Emotional Intelligence10:28
Develop emotional intelligence by identifying and changing emotions in yourself and others, using a 2x2 matrix and practical techniques for awareness, empathy, and rapport.
Holding the Tension12:17
Humor9:00
Universal Regard10:38
Practice universal regard by treating every person with equal respect, signaling abundance rather than scarcity. Apply forms of respect, including comfort, attention, and thoughtful language, while avoiding bias and gossip.
Module Outro2:27
Role Play: Behavioral Principles

Requirements

You don't need any prior knowledge (naturally, knowledge of communication/presentations will help, but is NOT required)

Description

PUBLIC SPEAKING, PRIVATE INSIGHTS

Being a powerful public speaker is not trivial.

Sure, you can know the techniques, and reduce your nervousness to a degree, but commanding a room is something entirely different.

In order to be memorable and powerful, you need to have what people call presence.

Being some that is noticed. That is respected. That others listen to.

While the "mechanics" of public speaking are covered in many different courses, presence itself isn't.

In this course, we will break presence down into nine key pillars.

And teach you how to leverage them to become a much more powerful speaker.

LET ME TELL YOU... EVERYTHING

Some people - including me - love to know what they're getting in a package.

And by this, I mean, EVERYTHING that is in the package.

So, here is a list of everything that this course covers:

What are the nine key pillars of executive presence, and the importance of each;
How to cultivate initiative. Why doing more, both on-stage and off-stage (both in terms of how dynamic you are when presenting, but also taking initiative meeting others and pitch more) improves your presence;
How to cultivate your appearance. Why the image you present, but also your credentials, your associations with others, and your behavior as a high-status person all make you more present;
How to cultivate salience and vision. Why both standing out from others makes you more memorable and unique, but also why having a stronger, more crystalized vision will let you sell and convince more easily;
How to cultivate transparency. Why sharing more details about yourself, your journey and personal elements will make you more authentic and likable, and how that makes you more presence;
How to cultivate harmony. Why both internal and external factors can "get in your head" and make you incongruent, and why achieving congruence of your inside and outside is crucial for presence;
How to cultivate grace under fire. Why not reacting when unpredictable events occur, continuing as if nothing happened makes you more present;
How to cultivate rigidity. Why demonstrating high standards, selectiveness and personal boundaries, both in terms of presenting but also when dealing with interruptions or untolerable behavior all contribute to presence;
How to cultivate intellectual honesty. Why sticking to the truth - whether it's in your favor or against you - consolidates a frame of a trusted advisor, an objective third-party that is listened to more easily;
How to cultivate tension and selectiveness. Why saying a few, important words and using a few, key gestures is much more powerful than rambling and "doing too much", and how that affects your presence;

MY INVITATION TO YOU

Remember that you always have a 30-day money-back guarantee, so there is no risk for you.

Also, I suggest you make use of the free preview videos to make sure the course really is a fit. I don't want you to waste your money.

If you think this course is a fit and can take your knowledge of how to protect yourself from manipulation to the next level... it would be a pleasure to have you as a student.

See on the other side!

Who this course is for:

You're any professional who's already a good communicator, but wants to take it to the next level
You're any professional who wants to be more respected and seem more credible when speaking in public
You're anyone who will need to speak in public soon and is having a mini panic attack about it

Executive Presence in Public Speaking

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Course content

Course Intro 2.03 lectures • 12min

Principles 2.015 lectures • 1hr 54min

Cultivating the Verbal 2.010 lectures • 1hr 18min

Cultivating the Nonverbal 2.08 lectures • 54min

Cultivating the Behavioral 2.010 lectures • 1hr 15min

Course Outro 2.01 lecture • 2min

Bonus Lecture1 lecture • 1min

Requirements

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