In-House: Projecting Powerful Leadership Presence

Overview

A vital skill for professionals looking to accelerate their career in the public sector is the ability to progress from being a manager to an influential leader. This is even more difficult especially when most communication is now done online.

The skills of an excellent leader; including how to remotely act, speak and present effectively, can all be learned, developed and realised through good practice and self-evaluation.

Book our bespoke ‘Projecting Powerful Leadership Presence’ for your teams to learn the traits of an influential leader, understand how to command a room and how to use body language to exert their personal influence.

Develop their communication skills, enhance their confidence and boost their ability to lead their teams with an elevated sense of credibility. All delegates will leave with a heightened capacity to influence other senior leaders when it really counts.

Run this Course In-House

Learning Outcomes

Discover what it means to have a powerful executive presence and how this can help further your career
Learn about the traits of an influential leader and how to develop your own leadership style
Understand how to command and hold a room when it counts
Know how to engage with your audience, use body language and exert your personal power and influence
Receive expert advice and feedback on your presence, gravitas and impact to be able to develop these skills further in the workplace

All the Understanding ModernGov courses are Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certified, with signed certificates available upon request for event.

Enquire About In-House Training

To speak to someone about a bespoke training programme, please contact us:

0800 542 9414
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Agenda

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09:15 - 09:45

Registration

09:45 - 10:00

Trainer’s Welcome and Clarification of Learning Objectives

10:00 - 10:30

Traits of an Influential Leader

Explore and identify the different leadership styles and traits of a good leader
Learn how to actively listen and engage with your team and other senior leaders
Analyse the importance of first impressions and how to polish these
Identify the leadership style which suits you and your organisation’s culture

10:30 - 11:00

Personality and Emotional Intelligence

Understanding the effect of yours and others’ emotions across different, varied interactions
Knowing yourself and identifying your own personality traits
Perceiving others and how to deal with different personalities
Developing empathy and techniques to communicate effectively

11:00 - 11:15

Morning Break

11:15 - 13:00

Using Communication to Build Trust, Credibility, Confidence and Influence

Understand ways to develop trust through powerful communication
Develop speaking skills and assertiveness in your presence
Learn how to build credibility to improve personal presence
The importance of preparation, especially for high stakes meetings and interactions
Focus on clarity, confidence and authority to exert power and influence
How to engage with and influence a group of other senior leaders who may have competing interests

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 16:00

Workshop: Establishing and Executing Your Executive Presence

Work with the Trainer in a number of interactive role play activities to put the skills you’ve learned from the day into practice

Learn and practise how to command a room
Know how to conduct yourself with assurance and gravitas
Focus on how you act, how you speak and how you communicate through your body language
Reflect on your habits to develop a confident leadership style, and putting this into practice
The importance of continuous feedback, self-reflection and self-evaluation

16:00 - 16:15