Best Executive Presence Coach in Mumbai

Executive Presence Coach in Mumbai

Executive presence is one of the most sought after skills in today’s leaders and managers. Every professional possesses, manages and creates an impact (positive or negative), whether intentionally or unintentionally. It surrounds the effort they take in presenting themselves to the outside world.

Executive Presence is a combination of 3 elements – how one looks, how one speaks and how one acts. This means that executive presence is built by consciously managing the way one dresses, grooms and practices etiquette; communicating assertively and impactfully to engage and inspire others; and general conduct of self, including emotional intelligence, empathy, grace, stress management, articulation of vision and more.

One of the biggest myth is that executive presence is your presence in the real world, while the truth is that executive presence needs to be managed in both, physically as well as online.

Whether in person or online, you are constantly communicating who you are to other via different mediums.

Executive presence consists of a balance of these 3 attributes.

Professionals with a strong executive presence are not always the smartest one or the one who possess all the skills, but are the people who have qualities like confidence, who can communicate their ideas clearly and are well-prepared. Many people who have tons of knowledge find it hard to communicate their ideas tactfully. Ironically, sometimes it can be great to share less information, when compendious and directly relevant to the topic.

If you have a strong executive presence it will bring notice to your ideas, recommendations, proposals, or truly any type of business communication. It is one of the subtle differences between an experienced communicator and an inexperienced communicator. Executive presence shows the confidence you feel in you and your material, which results in building confidence that others have in you, your ideas, your reputation, and your company. Executive presence is going to be a career game changer.

Someone who has a strong executive presence always tends to have different mindsets than those who don’t. They always think of the big picture and long term. They present vision before details. Sometimes these people frame their ideas in the stance of profitability, growth, competitive advantages, etc. They keep in mind the company’s key strategic initiatives and goals of their business unit. Even if you are not an executive, think like you are by understanding the company's vision, mission and values.

You can use these four essential ways to instantly improve your executive presence:

• Making use of story framework- Stories are the best ways to place information and make it memorable. So applying a business storytelling framework to your ideas will help you to plan insights,facts and data which will flow seamlessly and will command the attention of your audience.
• Always have a Big Idea- The big idea should be 1. The “WHAT” of your story(what do you want your audience to know or do?) and 2. The high-level BENEFITS(1,2 or 3 max). This should be the most important thing you want your audience to remember. It will not be the name or details of your product or solution or recommendations.
• Always use active headlines for visual presentations- Headlines are one of the powerful tools to guide your story in every slide you present. Headline provides you with a sign, which will keep you on your oriented path throughout your presentation. This will help you know exactly where you're going and will give you assuredness, and this confidence will be a key driver of executive presence.
• Know your Audience- Knowing your audience is one of the best ways to elevate executive presence. The best presenters don’t facilitate a monologue but two-way dialogue. If you are facing executives then they are experts at pointing out problematic conclusions, finding holes in logic, or spotty research. So to be well-prepared to respond, you must think through points of contention and potential questions. And not only expecting to be interrupted through a presentation, but to actually invite interruption can be a good rule of thumb.

Auraa Image Management & Consulting is India’s leading company. Specializes in Executive Presence Training and Facilitation, Leadership Training, Corporate Training, Soft Skills, Behavioral Skills, Professional Dressing, Grooming, Body Language & Etiquette, Effective Communication.

Samira Gupta, the founder and chief consultant of Auraa Image Management and Consultancy (AIMC), is an experienced senior Executive Presence Coach and facilitator in corporate consultancy, learning,and development. She has remarkable aptitude to deliver tangible results through her dynamic approach.She has thus amassed over 3 decades of experience in and brings all her learning, expertise and skills into each training and coaching engagement.

Guest Post By - Samira Gupta