Executive excellence: mastering high-impact presentations

Executive excellence: mastering high-impact presentations

Improve your executive presence and master impactful presentations to engage and inspire your audience effectively.


Course description:

Tailored for executives aiming to enhance their presentation skills, this course offers insights into delivering captivating presentations that effectively engage and sway stakeholders. Acquire the confidence to present with precision and influence in critical settings.

Participants will develop the skills to deliver high-impact presentations that capture attention, influence stakeholders, and achieve desired outcomes.

What to expect

  • Advanced presentation techniques
  • Strategies for engaging and influencing stakeholders
  • Practice sessions with personalised feedback
  • Tips for enhancing executive presence


Who should attend:

Executives and senior leaders, professionals looking to refine their presentation skills, and individuals aspiring to elevate their public speaking abilities.

Career Level: All career levels

Course outline:

  1. Foundations of High-Impact Presentations
  2. Structuring Your Message for Maximum Impact
  3. Visual Aids and Storytelling Techniques
  4. Engaging Your Audience
  5. Overcoming Presentation Anxiety
  6. Practice and Personalized Feedback

About the trainers:

Barbara Pesel FPRIA, AICD

Barbara Pesel is the founder and managing director of Pesel & Carr, an agency renowned for delivering 'Out of the Ordinary Outcomes', and co-founder of FeBa, its training arm. With extensive expertise in corporate communications, Barbara specialises in issues management, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning, ensuring meaningful and measurable results.

She is a respected speaker and judge for the Public Relations Institute of Australia, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), and Telstra Business Women’s Awards. Currently, Barbara serves as Vice Chair of the IABC Asia Pacific board, is a Fellow of the PRIA, and a multi-award-winning strategic communication Professional.

Adrian Cropley OAM, FRSA, IABC Fellow, SCMP, GCSCE

The Founding Director of the Centre for Strategic Communication Excellence and CEO, Cropley Communication is a certified strategic communication management professional and one of the foremost global experts in the field. With over 35 years of experience, he has advised Fortune 500 companies on change communication, internal communication strategies, professional development, and executive coaching. As a past global chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Adrian was instrumental in launching the IABC Career Road Map, the global ISO certification for the profession, and the IABC Academy. 

He also pioneered the Melcrum Internal Communication Black Belt program in Asia Pacific. A sought-after facilitator, speaker, and thought leader, Adrian has spoken at major conferences worldwide and has been honoured with several awards, including the prestigious International Gold Quill Awards and a Medal to the Order of Australia for his contributions to professional communication and youth development.

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