Communicate Like an Executive

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Davina Stanley

McKinsey-trained | C-suite comms expert

Communicate so your good ideas are heard, backed and implemented.

Is this familiar?

You walk into the room, send the deck, or submit the report, and instead of a decision, you get questions.

Clarifying questions. Sceptical questions. The kind that tells you your stakeholders didn't follow, even though the message was right there.

So, you go back. You add more detail but get even more questions.

You think you’re being asked to prove you did the work. You’re not.

You're being asked to make the decision easy.

Communicate Like an Executive offers you a repeatable strategy for doing just that.

Join a small cohort (max 30) to build real skills together. You'll learn:

>> A cohesive, credentialed methodology, not just a personal style. CLE is built on my experience applying a structured framework, the Pyramid Principle, across thousands of communications.

>> Practical techniques proven at the top. I bring lessons from coaching everyone from graduates to the C-suite.

>> Common story patterns you can use anywhere. In 30 years of coaching leaders, I've distilled the 10 most common stories you need to tell.

>> From your own experience. You'll get direct feedback from me.

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What you’ll learn

Learn a repeatable framework for preparing your next executive communication so it lands ... and every one after that does too.

Learn how my Elevate framework helps you get to the heart of what your presentation must achieve.
See how it works for business cases, recommendations, updates, and all other formal stakeholder communication with your top decision-makers.

Practice using my one-page message map to structure your thinking to drive both clarity and insight.
Use AI to convert this messaging into a well-structured presentation. I'll show you how.

Leverage story patterns, templates and guides to lift the value you deliver in each and every communication.
Spark off my extensive library of real-life examples too.

Experience working step-by-step through a structured thinking process that you can repeat independently.
Use AI to convert your crystal clear messaging into a well-structured executive presentation.
Receive email feedback from me on your own draft.

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Who this course is for

Senior managers and directors preparing for their next step up, who need to start operating and sounding like the leader one level above
Newly promoted leaders who now have to communicate to executives and boards without ever being taught how
Individual contributors and specialists who need greater influence, so their good ideas get the traction they deserve.

What's included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Davina Stanley in a real-time, interactive format.

1-1 feedback during the course

Get confidential feedback from Davina as you implement ideas from the course.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Resources vault

24 sample structures for your next senior communication and my PowerPoint Toolkit with 7 annotated examples.

Templates and tools

I share my latest AI tools as well as old-school templates to help you think through your messaging and deliver well-honed communication in any format.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Maven Guarantee

Your purchase is backed by the Maven Guarantee.

Course syllabus

5 live sessions • 26 lessons

Week 1

Apr 1—Apr 4

Apr

Communicate Like an Executive Kick Off

Thu 4/19:00 PM—9:30 PM (UTC)

Week 2

Apr 5—Apr 11

CLE 1 PRE-WORK - 90 MINS - ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY

14 items

Free resource

How to Minimise Rework for Your Next Presentation

The root cause of rework

The biggest problem has nothing to do with the quality of your slides.

How to quickly 'nail' your messaging

Clarifying your messaging inside your deck (or doc) feels fast, but it is actually slow and leads to excessive rework.

A proven way to reframe the way you work

I share 5 steps that will help you clarify and convey complex messaging.

Schedule

Live sessions

4 hrs / week

These two-hour workshops are highly interactive. They mix group work, individual work, and breakouts as you work on live examples.

Thu, Apr 1
9:00 PM—9:30 PM (UTC)
Tue, Apr 13
10:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)
Thu, Apr 15
10:00 PM—12:00 AM (UTC)

Pre-Work Modules

1 hr / week

You can chip away at the pre-work as soon as you register. This provides a foundation for practical application during the workshops. Please allow ~3 hours to complete in small chunks.

Practical application

1 hr / week

I encourage you to practice the techniques I introduce on your own communication between sessions. Even if you don't have a major presentation to prepare at that time, hopefully you will be able to practice on simpler material.