Master Executive Presence & Communication

4.4 (12)

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3 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

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

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 traits that distinguish impactful leaders. You will learn to communicate with clarity and confidence, and project authority in every interaction.


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


The course offers numerous practice scenarios to help you apply what you've learned in realistic contexts, along with live Q&A sessions and events to deepen your understanding and engagement.


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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This is one of three Maven courses by Yue designed to help women and minority leaders fast-track to the C-suite.


* Mastering Executive Presence & Communication: https://maven.com/yuezhao/execpre

* Chart Your Path to Executive Leadership: https://maven.com/yuezhao/superpowers

* Self-Advocacy and Influencing Upwards: https://maven.com/yuezhao/selfadvocacy


For more, Yue also runs The Uncommon Executive Leadership Launchpad, 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. It also combines curriculum with coaching and community in a way you will not find anywhere else.


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 executives. Min 4 years of work experience.

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Those feeling overlooked or talked over, and want to increase their power and influence in their organization

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Those who want to better manage and control a room, get noticed and get ahead.

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What you’ll get out of this course

Which areas of executive presence you need to focus on most

Learn why executive presence and communication are important for career advancement. Know the components that make up executive presence and how to apply them effectively in verbal communication.

Tailored approaches to polish your appearance and posture 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.

Communicate like a C-suite executive

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

Manage High-Stakes Conversations

Learn how to effectively facilitate board reviews, C-suite conversations, and large group meetings. Balance listening with action, directness with kindness.

Overcome biases women & minorities face

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

Tactics for virtual and remote-first workplaces

Maintain and enhance executive presence during virtual meetings. Tips on appearance, background, technology, and communication techniques to increase your power through video.

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

Feb 17—Feb 23

    What is Executive Presence and Communication?

    2 items

    Appearance and Posture

    2 items

    Communicate with Clarity

    4 items

    Feb

    20

    Mastering Executive Presence & Communication: Live Lecture 1

    Thu 2/205:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Feb

    20

    Mastering Executive Presence & Communication: Q&A Session 1

    Thu 2/205:30 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)

Week 2

Feb 24—Mar 2

    Choose Powerful Words

    4 items

    Virtual and Remote-first Environments

    3 items

    Tactics for Practice

    3 items

    Feb

    27

    Mastering Executive Presence & Communication Lecture 2

    Thu 2/275:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Feb

    27

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

    Thu 2/275:30 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)
    Optional

Week 3

Mar 3—Mar 7

    Emotional Intelligence

    3 items

    Combating Stereotypes and Cultural Biases for Women & Minorities

    3 items

    Power Dynamics and Influence

    4 items

    Mar

    6

    Mastering Executive Presence & Communication Lesson #3

    Thu 3/65:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Mar

    6

    Mastering Executive Presence & Communication Q&A #3

    Thu 3/65:30 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)

Post-course

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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

Feb25 - ExecPres

$599

Dates

Feb 17—Mar 7, 2025

Payment Deadline

Feb 18, 2025
Get reimbursed

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