You may never step onto a stage, but you ARE presenting every single day.
When you speak in a meeting, brief your executive, navigate a difficult conversation, or advocate for an idea, you are presenting. And the skills that make someone effective on a stage are the same skills that build credibility, trust, and leadership in one-on-one conversations.
This interactive session reframes presentation skills as a core leadership competency, not just reserved for the head of the boardroom or a keynote stage. Designed specifically for Administrative Professionals, this session breaks down communication into three practical phases that apply to any situation:
Pre-pare – how to organize your thoughts, clarify your message, and use simple storytelling structures (with or without slides)
Pre-form – what to do in the minutes before a high-stakes conversation to calm nerves, focus your energy, and show up with confidence
Per-form – how to communicate clearly and persuasively in the moment, whether you’re speaking to one person or many
Participants will learn how small shifts in preparation, presence, and delivery can dramatically improve how they’re perceived—without needing to be loud, polished, or “on stage.”
This session is not about becoming a “speaker.” It’s about becoming a confident communicator, a trusted advisor, and a visible leader—no podium required. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Reframe everyday communication as leadership
2. Recognize that meetings, briefings, and one-on-one conversations are moments of presentation—and understand how intentional communication builds credibility, trust, and influence.
3. Prepare messages with clarity and purpose
4. Use simple, repeatable frameworks to organize thoughts, clarify intent, and tell concise stories—whether speaking with slides, without slides, or on the fly.
Regulate nerves and show up with confidence
Apply quick pre-conversation techniques to calm the nervous system, focus energy, and enter high-stakes interactions grounded and composed.
Communicate with presence and impact
Deliver ideas clearly and persuasively in real time, adapting tone, pacing, and presence to different audiences—without needing to be polished, performative, or “on stage.”
