#114 | The 3 Crucial Things You're Overlooking That Will Tank Your Leadership Reputation In Briefings & How To Fix It FAST: Leadership, Influence & Promotion

What if your briefing is quietly damaging your leadership reputation—even when you're the expert in the room?You can have the right data, polished slides, and hours of preparation, yet still leave people unclear about what they were supposed to remember or do. The problem often isn't your presentation skills. It's the thinking and design that happen before you ever stand up to speak.In this episode, you'll discover the neuroscience behind information overload, the curse of knowledge, and why nervous presenters often turn to data dumps as a form of self-protection. You'll also learn a simple framework for creating briefings that move people from information to action.You’ll learn how to:Cut through cognitive overload so your audience knows what matters and retains the information you actually need them to remember.Design outcome-driven briefings using priming, outcome clarity, and anchoring to guide people toward decisions and action.Strengthen your Leadership, Influence & Promotion by communicating with greater clarity, intention, and strategic focus.Listen to the episode to learn how to stop treating briefings as slide presentations and start designing them as strategic moments that influence what people think, feel, and do.New episodes are released every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings.Stuck, simmering, or onto something juicy? I want to hear it. Drop me a line at [email protected] - I read them all.And here is the Spotify Playlist to accompany UnShakeable Her.Unshakeable Her is the podcast for women in leadership who are ready to build real influence, earn the promotion they deserve, and lead with confidence in systems that weren't built for them. Each episode tackles the challenges that shape leadership from the inside out, including imposter syndrome, resilience, credibility, boundaries, conflict, and feedback, while unpacking how pressure, workplace politics, strategic thinking, decision-making, and visibility affect the way ambitious women grow, lead, and get promoted without losing themselves in the process.