Master Executive Presence & Communication

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3 Weeks

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Develop a commanding presence and gain respect. Increase your gravitas, manage high-stakes conversations, and get your ideas heard.

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Course overview

Gain Respect, Inspire Confidence, and lead with Greater Impact

The Dec and Feb cohorts for this course are full. By popular demand, I have opened a June cohort with limited spots for a close-knit, tailored experience. If you have been wanting to take this course, grab a spot! See you in class.

- Yue


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Welcome! Unlock your potential as a leader with our comprehensive course on Executive Presence and Communication.


Designed for emerging leaders and seasoned professionals alike, this course focuses on developing the key executive traits that distinguish the top 1% of leaders. You will learn to communicate with clarity and confidence, adapt your style and approach to various scenarios, and project influence and authority in each interaction.


Through practical exercises, use cases, and real-world examples, we will explore the essentials of effective body language, voice and tone, and emotional intelligence.


The course offers many practice scenarios and projects to help you apply what you've learned in your workplace, along with live Q&A sessions to deepen your understanding.


By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the tools to influence and inspire others, manage high-stakes conversations, and project gravitas. Join us to enhance your leadership capabilities, build authentic connections, and drive your career success.


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Expected outcomes:



- Enhanced Communication Skills: Clear, confident, and effective communication

- Improved Body Language: Learning to use non-verbal cues to project authority and confidence.

- Build Emotional Intelligence: Learn a proven method to understand others and manage your own in difficult times.

- Influence and Persuasion: Techniques to effectively persuade and motivate others.

- Increase Your Power and Confidence: Build self-assurance to lead and influence others effectively.


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Real World Tested

Many of the tactics and examples included are gleaned from Yue's personal experience as a C-level executive and coaching hundreds of other senior executives and leaders.


Course content is also based on Yue's personal experiences building her executive presence as a double minority to get promoted from PM to CPO in less than 15 years, landing mission-critical roles at Tier 1 startups and Meta alike.


Proven method with 100+ clients and workshop attendees to increase your impact at work while decreasing stress and avoiding burnout.


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Alumni from: Slack, OpenAI, Instacart, Guild Education, SurveyMonkey, Paypal, Braze, Meta, Instagram, Thumbtack, Sequoia-backed Tier I Startups, Google, Capitol One, Figma, Microsoft, and more.


Well-loved and Effective

A version of this course was run on Reforge with 90% promoters for the content and 98% promoters for the instructor.


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For more, Yue runs The Uncommon Executive Leadership Accelerator, an 8-week leadership transformation program that helps women and minority leaders fast-track to executive levels. The program covers the topics above and adds additional topics like sponsorship, relationship building, and building sustainability in your career.


Check out the full program here: https://www.yuezhao.coach/accelerate


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Who is this course for

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Senior Managers, Directors, and Principal ICs who aspire to be senior leaders. Self-motivated. Min 4 years of work experience.

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Those feeling overlooked or talked over, and want to better manage a room, increase their influence, and get noticed.


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Those who want to more effectively communicate their value, seniority, and leadership style to their leaders or hiring managers.

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What you’ll get out of this course

Land high-stakes conversations and get decisions to stick.

Learn how to facilitate and stand out as a leader in executive reviews, VP-level discussions, and large group meetings.

Increase your presence and command of a room visually.

Improve your body language, voice control, and emotional intelligence. Learn how to develop a commanding presence, gain respect, and improve your leadership capabilities.

Adapt your communication style to land your message and effectively influence others

Learn how to change the altitude of your communication based on your audience (executives, peers, team, technical, not technical, etc), answer difficult questions on the spot, and move critical conversations forward.

Battle-tested tactics for virtual and remote-first workplaces.

Maintain and enhance executive presence in remote-first or remote-only environments. Learn to build rapport and direct your influence through video.

Meet and manage up to your leadership with confidence

Build rapport with executives, gain their trust, and manage their expectations effectively.

Polish your appearance, posture, and tone to gain respect

80%+ of communication is non-verbal. Maintain a powerful posture at the table and virtually. Have your presence acknowledged. Learn to use your appearance to your advantage. Accessorize your way to visibility and power.

Overcome biases and stereotypes in executive leadership

Women and Minorities face additional challenges when it comes to holding power and building influence. Learn unique tactics for balancing gender and cultural norms and contradictory expectations!

This course includes

6 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

25 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

5 projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Jun 9—Jun 15

    What is Executive Presence and Communication?

    2 items

    Appearance and Posture

    2 items

    Communicate with Clarity

    4 items

    Jun

    11

    Mastering Executive Presence & Communication: Live Lecture 1

    Wed 6/114:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    11

    Mastering Executive Presence & Communication: Q&A Session 1

    Wed 6/114:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

Week 2

Jun 16—Jun 22

    Choose Powerful Words

    4 items

    Virtual and Remote-first Environments

    3 items

    Tactics for Practice

    3 items

    Jun

    18

    Mastering Executive Presence & Communication Lecture 2

    Wed 6/184:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    18

    Optional: Mastering Executive Presence & Communication Q&A Session #2

    Wed 6/184:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
    Optional

Week 3

Jun 23—Jun 27

    Emotional Intelligence

    3 items

    Combating Stereotypes and Cultural Biases for Women & Minorities

    3 items

    Power Dynamics and Influence

    4 items

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    25

    Mastering Executive Presence & Communication Lesson #3

    Wed 6/254:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)

    Jun

    25

    Mastering Executive Presence & Communication Q&A #3

    Wed 6/254:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

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Meet your coach

Yue Zhao

Yue Zhao

Yue is a Chief Product & Technology Officer turned career coach for aspiring executives. Her mission is to help women and minority aspiring executives reach the C-suite. She is a part of Women In Product, AWCC, and Reforge and has coached hundreds of senior leaders since 2016.


Prior, she was the CPO and CTO at Fuzzy Pet Health, PM manager at Meta and Instagram, and first PM at Thumbtack. Outside product, she has dabbled with a failed wine startup, early-stage venture capital in healthcare, and consulting with McKinsey and Company.


Yue has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Join an upcoming cohort

Master Executive Presence & Communication

EP June 25

$650

Dates

June 9—27, 2025

Payment Deadline

June 8, 2025
Get reimbursed

$650

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