In senior roles, presence is not what you intend. It is what others experience. This Executive Masterclass helps leaders understand how they are perceived in high-stakes moments and how that perception shapes trust, credibility and influence. Participants refine the signals they send under pressure, align personal brand with purpose and role and strengthen their impact in boardrooms, stakeholder forums and moments that matter most.
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Description
These masterclasses are designed for senior leaders whose decisions shape culture, performance and organisational direction. They are not skills programmes in the traditional sense. They are strategic interventions for people who already carry consequence.
Each masterclass creates space to think beyond the urgent, to confront the realities of leadership at scale and to sharpen judgement in the areas that matter most. They operate at the intersection of culture, strategy and human behaviour. The intent is not to add another tool, but to strengthen how leaders see, think and choose when the stakes are high and the path is unclear.
Course Objectives
By the end of this masterclass, participants will be able to:
- Describe how executive presence is formed and experienced
- Identify the gap between how they intend to lead and how they are perceived
- Strengthen credibility through clarity, authenticity and composure
- Align personal brand with role, values and organisational context
- Adapt presence to high-stakes and high-pressure environments
- Define practical shifts to increase impact and influence
Course Outline
In Practice Participants Will Explore
- How they are experienced in board, ExCo and senior stakeholder settings
- The moments where their presence carries the greatest weight
- How ambiguity, pressure and silence shape perception
- The difference between confidence and credibility
- What others infer when participants enter a room, speak or pause
Strategic Focus
Participants will examine:
- Executive presence as a leadership signal
- The gap between intent and perception
- Personal brand as lived behaviour, not image
- Presence under pressure and in ambiguity
- Voice, posture and clarity as instruments of leadership
- How senior leaders earn authority without relying on title
How certification is earned
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be awarded a certificate of attendance from Expleo Academy.
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Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites for this course.
Who should attend
This masterclass is promoted within our suite of ‘Board level’ leadership development options. It is therefore recommended that participants attending, are currently operating at a senior level of leadership, with a view to further develop their skills and competencies within the leadership arena.
Your benefits at a glance
About the workshop leader
David Thomas is a renowned international speaker on the global circuit, who, for the past two decades, has been successfully teaching powerful presentation skills, coupled with improved memory techniques. David is a Sunday Times #1 bestselling author, leadership presentation skills coach, media personality and Guinness & World memory record breaker.
David has published three books, attracting a global readership of over 1 million people and has experienced more than 500 worldwide media appearances to an audience of over 100 million people, including appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show and being featured in the Khaleej Times.
He is a US Memory Champion and multiple record breaker including holding a Guinness record for remembering and reciting Pi without error, to 22,500 digits.
Organisational Impact
By attending this programme, your organisation will obtain the following commercial advantages:
- More clearly communicated messages from leadership
- Higher levels of motivation from work colleagues at all levels
- Positive changes to the how strongly people feel towards the organisation
- Increased performance in every business metric
- Improved organization image when the leaders speak externally
Personal Impact
By attending this programme, you will acquire the following personal benefits:
- How to present with real power
- How to inspire, educate and impart information to their colleagues
- How to communicate effectively to every kind of audience
- How to speak externally
- How to continue to improve their skills long after the course has ended
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