How to Build Executive Presence, One Dimension at a Time

Most people are waiting to be noticed. The people with executive presence make it impossible not to notice them.Part two of Phil and Pen's Executive Presence series is here, and this time it is all about the tools. The practical, immediately usable things you can do in your next meeting, your next conversation and your next online call to start commanding the room with confidence.Because here is the thing: Executive presence is not something you are born with. It is something you build. And in this episode, Phil and Pen give you exactly what you need to start building it today.From the four dimensions of executive presence and a tool for each one, to the authority trap and why levelling the playing field with more senior people is not about losing respect but about showing up as an equal, this episode is packed with tangible, real world tools that will change how people experience you the moment you walk into a room.And here is something worth sitting with. We often compare our internal experience to what we see in other people's external appearance. They are not the same thing. Not even close. Everyone in that room is carrying something. The difference is who has learned to own the space anyway.In this episode you'll discover:The SCRIPTS framework and how the way you use your voice is shaping your executive presence more than you realiseThe three things tool and why this one simple structure will instantly make you look more confident, credible and in controlHow to take up more space physically and why your gesture levels are one of the most underrated executive presence tools there isWhy arrogance and defensiveness are both the enemy of executive presence and what to do insteadBy the end of this episode, we want you to try one thing. In your very next meeting, notice your gesture levels, get your voice in the room early and ask yourself this question: If people could not hear me, would they still want to look at me? Because presence does not build itself. But with the right tools, it absolutely can be built.Haven't listened to part one yet? Head back and start there first.