Five-day professional program. Approximately 25-30 training hours. Final agenda, language and delivery arrangements are confirmed in the proposal.

Course Overview

Communicate leadership intent with clarity and consistency.

This proposed five-day program develops a structured approach through case analysis, facilitated discussion and practical working documents. Participants adapt the learning to their organizational context and produce a final executive presence development plan.

Learning Outcomes

Assess leadership credibility and stakeholder expectations.

Evaluate message clarity and executive communication.

Apply a structured approach to presence in meetings and presentations.

Develop recommendations for responding to challenge and difficult questions.

Prepare and present a executive presence development plan.

Who Should Attend

Senior leaders, department heads, strategy teams and managers.

Relevant professional experience is recommended. Participant responsibilities and prerequisite knowledge are reviewed during scoping.

Training Methodology

Facilitated discussion, worked examples, anonymized case analysis, practical workshops, peer feedback and an applied final assignment.

Learning assessment may include a baseline discussion, review of working documents and a final presentation. Completion requirements are confirmed in the proposal.

Course Tools and Templates

Leadership credibility and stakeholder expectations working brief – proposed exercise document.

Message clarity and executive communication working brief – proposed exercise document.

Presence in meetings and presentations working brief – proposed exercise document.

Responding to challenge and difficult questions working brief – proposed exercise document.

Executive presence development plan – proposed exercise document.

Delivery Requirements

Classroom, live online and in-house formats can be arranged by agreement. Venue, platform, language, timetable, trainer and materials are confirmed in writing.

A laptop may be needed for planning and analytical exercises. Required software, access and prerequisite skills are agreed before delivery.

Course Customization

The proposed five-day agenda can be adapted to the participant group, sector and organizational objectives. Dates, fees, delivery suitability and final activities are confirmed in the written proposal.

Course Outline

Proposed sequence, subject to the agreed training proposal.

Day 1 – Leadership credibility and stakeholder expectations

Define the context, assess current practices and identify the key decisions relating to leadership credibility and stakeholder expectations.

Practical output: Leadership credibility and stakeholder expectations working brief

Day 2 – Message clarity and executive communication

Interpret sample information, compare suitable approaches and document assumptions for message clarity and executive communication.

Practical output: Message clarity and executive communication working brief

Day 3 – Presence in meetings and presentations

Apply structured tools to an anonymized case and develop recommendations for presence in meetings and presentations.

Practical output: Presence in meetings and presentations working brief

Day 4 – Responding to challenge and difficult questions

Review responsibilities, risks and follow-up measures through a practical exercise on responding to challenge and difficult questions.

Practical output: Responding to challenge and difficult questions working brief

Day 5 – Leadership communication practice

Integrate the course learning into a practical assignment on leadership communication practice; present recommendations and an implementation roadmap.

Practical output: Executive presence development plan