Executive presence is a critical component of being a successful senior manager. It’s the ability to project an image of confidence, competence, and leadership, inspiring trust and respect in others. As you continue to grow your career, developing and exhibiting the behaviors that define executive presence will be important for your growth as a manager. In a previous episode, we discussed the important quality of Gravitas. In this episode we’ll the other key elements of Executive presence: inclusiveness, communication, and authenticity.

Executive Presence is the ability to project an image of confidence, competence, and leadership that inspires trust and respect in others. Executive presence is a critical component of being a successful senior manager. As you grow your career, understanding and displaying the behaviors and demeanor that define executive presence will be important for your development. In this episode, we discuss Gravitas, a critical component of Executive Presence. In a subsequent episode, we’ll cover the additional qualities of inclusiveness, communication, and authenticity.

In our episode entitled “The Basics of Speechmaking” from February 18, we said that half of the world’s population was terrified of making a speech and we discussed the basics of making a speech. In this episode we’ll discuss how to think about your presentation and how to share what you’re passionate about with others.