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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” — Maya Angelou

Have you ever been asked or questioned yourself whether you can be a leader? Do you deem yourself as leadership material? Do others in your circle perceive you as a (good) leader? You may think that you are a great leader, support your team well, and complete your projects on time; your peers may have different views about you. Why? It’s because being a leader is not enough unless you have a strong leadership presence.

Leadership presence is often regarded as something mysterious or magical. In reality, it is your ability to inspire and build confidence in those around you, including your team members (to follow you), peers (to show that you are credible and capable), and senior executives (to demonstrate that you can achieve milestones and take their mission ahead).

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority — Kenneth Blanchard

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Learn to talk to a group of strangers or peers. There are many traits needed to be an effective leader, and one that demonstrates actual executive presence shines out. It is not just about style and appearance.

To be honest, leadership presence is a skill rather than a trait. It means you can actually develop and cultivate it. How? The shortest possible answer is leadership presence coaching. Dylan Walsh of MIT Management Sloan School shared in one of his articles that “in-factory soft skills training returned roughly 250 percent on investment within eight months of its conclusion.”

Since employees’ stronger leadership presence directly benefits an organization, developing this skill can help you go a long way and become a profitable asset for your organization.

Developing Leadership Presence Through Presenting For your ongoing success learn to develop skills that allow you to communicate, negotiate and lead. Leadership presence (also called “executive presence”) increases your happiness leading to your growth and increase in value.

Yes, digital technology helps. To get that edge, speak and engage with people by presenting live in front of them. There is no one size fits all and every person’s executive presence varies. Through leadership (executive) presence equip yourself with tools and techniques that allow you to: Š Establish rapport with individuals, teams, and audiences Š Appeal, influence and persuade different types of people Š Learn techniques to remove selfdoubt, nervousness and fear

In addition, learn skills that allow you to: Š Realize your strengths as a presenter Š Get ready to handle tough questions with ease Š Present with a BANG! BANG! BANG! With great impact to inform, influence and inspire people. Enhance your image, convince, and be impressive by presenting with high personal connect. It’s never too late to work on developing and improving the key aspects of leadership (executive) presence.

Rohit Bassi is the founder of 'ROI Talks' and works across industries to help employees outperform themselves. You can contact him on roi@roitalks.com

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