Executive Presence & Communication for Senior ICs, PMs, and Operators
Aki Wijesundara, PhD
AI Founder | Google AI Accelerator Alum
Manu Jayawardana
Exited AI Founder | Co-Founder, Snapdrum
Get heard in the rooms where your career is decided. No title change required.
You do excellent work. But in the rooms that decide budgets, headcount, and promotions, the person who explains the work clearly gets the credit, and too often that isn't you.
In one focused 3-hour session you'll fix that. You'll build a repeatable way to walk into any room, say what matters in 60 seconds, and move senior people who don't report to you. No personality transplant required.
Build a 60-second narrative from your own project using SCQA and BLUF
Command the room on camera, coached from your own recorded reps
Frame an ask around a senior stakeholder's goals and risk, not your roadmap
Hold your ground through live pushback using bridging and labeling
Every block ends with a rep you've actually done and feedback on it, not theory. This is taught by operators who sit in these rooms every week, not communication coaches who've never owned a roadmap.
Your work is already good enough. This is about making sure the right people know it.
What you’ll learn
Practice the three skills that make senior people listen: a sharp narrative, command of the room, and composure under pressure.
Structure any update so the headline and the ask land before the detail
Cut a 20-slide deep dive down to one slide and a 60-second verbal version
Leave with one narrative drafted live from a project you're working on
Work voice, pace, and the strategic pause, coached from your own recorded reps
Own your first 60 seconds in a cold room and set the agenda
Watch your presence back on camera and adjust it in real time
Map stakeholders by power, interest, and what they actually care about
Frame every ask around their goals and their risk, not your roadmap
Pre-wire the decision so it's half-made before the meeting starts
Use bridging and labeling to stay in control when a senior leader challenges you
Run live mock Q&A under pressure, coached on what to do when you don't know
Practice sitting with silence instead of filling it or backing down
Learn directly from Aki & Manu
Aki Wijesundara, PhD
AI Founder | Educator | Google AI Accelerator Alum
Manu Jayawardana
AI Advisor | Co-Founder & CEO at Krybe | Co-Founder of Snapdrum
Who this course is for
The Senior IC. Does the deepest work in the room but watches less technical peers get the visibility, the airtime, and the promotion.
The Operator. Sits in every meeting that matters and needs every word to land with founders, execs, and the board.
For tech-curious professionals who want to use AI tools to turn ideas into compelling visuals and stand out with modern, creative workflows.
Prerequisites
An upcoming high-stakes conversation
Bring a real meeting, review, or pitch you're walking into, so every rep is built on your own work.
Willingness to be on camera
Short recorded reps are where presence improves. Come ready to record and watch yourself back.
No prior training required
No public-speaking or media background needed. This is built for practitioners, not performers.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Aki Wijesundara, PhD & Manu Jayawardana in a real-time, interactive format.
Session recording
Get the recording to revisit the frameworks and your own reps afterward.
Takeaway toolkit
A one-page exec update template, a BLUF cheat sheet, and a stakeholder map you can use immediately.
Live feedback
Direct, specific coaching on your narrative, your delivery on camera, and your composure under questioning.
Certificate of completion
Shareable proof of your AI image and video generation skills.
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Course syllabus
Week 1
The visibility gap
Module 1: Your 60-second narrative
Module 2: Command the room
Break
Module 3: Influence without authority
Module 4: Composure under pressure
Your one habbit
Schedule
Live sessions
3 hrs
A single hands-on 3-hour workshop. You'll drill three high-leverage skills with live reps: building a 60-second narrative from your own work, commanding the room on camera, and holding composure through live pushback and hard questions. You leave with reps done, direct feedback, and a takeaway pack of templates, not just notes.
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