Developing Your Brand with Authentic Leadership Presence
webinar 2607
How You’ll Benefit:
Strengthen their authentic leadership presence through clarity, credibility, and confidence.
Build trust by aligning visual, vocal, and verbal communication cues.
Identify and develop a personal leadership brand that reflects their values and character.
Communicate with intention and presence in both virtual and in-person settings.
Recognize and manage communication habits that weaken credibility or approachability.
Who Should Attend:
- Emerging and mid-level leaders preparing for greater visibility or influence.
- Project managers and technical professionals who need to lead through communication, not authority.
- Executives or team leads who want to refine their presence, build trust, and inspire confidence.
- Professionals looking to align their personal brand with authentic leadership behaviors.
Program overview:
Your leadership presence is your reputation in motion — it’s how others experience your confidence, credibility, and authenticity. This session helps professionals strengthen how they show up as leaders by aligning what they say, how they say it, and what others see. Using iSpeak’s “Three Channels of Communication” model, participants explore how verbal, vocal, and visual messages work together to create (or erode) trust. Through engaging discussion, reflection, and practice, learners identify their natural communication style, uncover unintentional distractions, and develop a leadership brand that feels genuine and powerful. The goal: lead with authenticity, connect with others, and communicate in a way that inspires trust and respect.
Tools You’ll Receive:
Three Channels of Communication (Verbal, Vocal, Visual): Framework for ensuring words, tone, and body language align to build trust and clarity.
Authentic Presence Assessment: Self-evaluation to identify how others perceive your communication style and presence.
Filler Word Awareness Tool: Techniques for reducing verbal distractions to improve clarity and authority.
Facial Expression and Body Language Tools: Understand how gestures, posture, and eye contact shape perception.
Trust Builder and Distractor Analysis: Explore behaviors that strengthen or weaken credibility and connection.
Concepts we’ll teach you (Objectives):
- Define leadership presence and identify the behaviors that strengthen or diminish it.
- Explore how authenticity impacts credibility, trust, and influence.
- Apply the Three Channels of Communication to create congruent messages.
- Develop a personal leadership brand statement aligned with values and professional goals.
- Practice verbal and nonverbal communication techniques to project confidence and approachability.
Agenda
Topic 1: Understanding Leadership Presence
- What is leadership presence?
- Identifying your authentic brand
Topic 2: Building Trust and Authenticity
- What builds or erodes trust
- The power of congruence in communication
Topic 3: The Three Channels of Communication
- Verbal, Vocal, and Visual cues
- Managing distractions and filler words
Topic 4: The Visual Channel
- Facial expressions, eye contact, gestures, and posture
- Creating approachability and confidence
Topic 5: The Vocal Channel
- Using pace, tone, and pauses effectively
- Vocal energy and prosody for influence
Topic 6: The Verbal Channel
- Choosing words that align with intent
- Framing messages that project clarity
Topic 7: Integrating Authentic Presence
- Reflection: “Who do you want to be as a leader?”
- Developing your personal leadership brand
Topic 8: Implementation and Feedback
- Practice and coaching
- Action plan to strengthen your presence
Delivery Format:
In-Person or Virtual
Duration & Structure:
-1 hour
-Up to 500 participants
Targeted Reinforcement:
- Short Cut Card (Included)
- Quick reference guide of the tools and tips learned in class.
- iSpeak U Tool Library (Included)
- Access to the iSpeak U library with tools and examples.