Laura ButlerWorklife Performance Consulting, LLC

EXECUTIVE PRESENCE&

PRESENTATION SKILLS

WISE

CSCC

What do you LOVE about your business?

PASSION PAYS

“Find Work that you

love & you’ll never

work another day

in your life”– Confucius - 500 BC

Know Thyself

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (EQ) Understanding Self & Others

Core Framework

Self Awareness

Self Management

Motivation & Influence

Empathy

Interpersonal Skills

SELF OTHERS

EQ

PRESENCE

What is it?

Why is it important?

How to create it?

The use of

Presentation Skills

Women with

presence - examples

7 KEYS TO DYNAMIC PRESENTATIONS

Compelling Core Message/Headline

Powerful Metaphors/Graphics

Eye Contact

Body Language

Actionable Data

Open Ended Questions

Energy & Enthusiasm

CORE MESSAGE

Why is your product or service important?

What is your passion for it?

What purpose will it serve?

How would it sound as a Page One article?

What is the one thing I should remember?

POWERFUL METAPHOR

“It is like when…..”

Think of a character in a story or film

What music style would describe you?

Tell a story about your strengths

Choose a picture that represents your idea

What’s your Message?

EYES/BODY TALK

Look at everyone at least once

Common Body Language Mistakes

Use of gesture/Hands

Timing & Pace of Speech

Breath Control

Facial Expression

ACTION WORDS & DATA

“How to” approaches

Tools & Directions

Present & Encourage Choices

Allow & Support Commitment

Outline Steps

OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS

No “Right Answer”

Encourage Thought

Promote Ideas

Validate Input

Show Interest &

Appreciation

ENERGY & ENTHUSIASM

Vocal as well as Physical

Excitement is Contagious

Use your nervous energy

Have Fun!!!!

30 SECOND COMMERCIAL

The 4 P’s

Passion

Purpose

Product

Process

PURPOSE

“Always be a first-rate

version of yourself,

instead of a

second-rate version

of somebody else.”

–Judy Garland

PRODUCT

Design and

describe it well

Cover the specifics

Communicate

Deliver

The Self

PROCESS

Who are you?

Feedback

Elements of good feedback:

What did you hear?

Example

Scope

Approach

Be Specific.

MOOD & PRESENCE

Primal Leadership – Annie McKee

Who as a leader do you want to be?

Who are you now? (360 feedback)

What are the gaps?

(Make a Development Plan)

Practice to make changes stick

Ask for help!

“If you don’t know where you are going,

any road will take you there.”

~Lewis Carroll