Executive Presence

Instantly be seen by others as important, because if you are not,

you are invisible.

This is an Essential Life Skill for Everyone. You determine how others treat you by the signals you send. Here’s a little known fact that is essential to happiness in a social world: people pay attention to others who are considered more important, and ignore those who are considered unimportant.  Since this is true for monkeys too, it’s probably in our genes.  It’s very likely a survival skill. It’s wise to keep an eye on those who can help or harm us.

The truth is that 60% to 70% of all communication is nonverbal. Even if you say nothing, you cannot not-communicate.  If people don’t pay attention to what you say, most likely you are sending nonverbal signals that scream, “I’m nobody.”  Some of these nonverbal signals are attributes like age and height, some are symbolic like your clothes and honors, and still others are behaviors like posture, fluidity, eye contact, and vocal tones.  The signals of executive presence are more accurately known as “high status signals.”  And the good news is most of these signals are under your control.

If you can’t turn on an Engaging Presence when you need it, you are missing out on the goodies in life.  Stress is a social disease.  Frustration, anger, and conflict occur when we are unable to influence others. You can’t influence others when they see you as unimportant.  Of course, you can give up and accept less than you deserve.  BTW, did you know that socially stressed people live, on average, 7 years less than others?

Why is one person hired or promoted and another is not?  Could be the smartest and hardest worker always advances, but you and I know that’s not true.  However, maybe there’s a different kind of logic in effect, because if the boss promotes someone who plays life small, he or she will be ineffective as a leader.    You see, if you can turn on an engaging presence, you can land that great job, are sought after for advice, are given more authority, earn more money, and feel more comfortable in social situations.  People laugh at your jokes, the boy gets the girl, and you might live longer. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.

You will Experience a Breakthrough. The fastest, easiest, and most powerful way to influence others is through an engaging presence.  When you signal that you are important, others unconsciously, without awareness, pay attention to you. With the Engaging Presence program, you will be well on your way to making more sales, raising more funds, generating more commitment, attracting more followers, going on more dates (Men only.  Women, if you are curious about enhancing your appeal, ask me.), and taking the stress out of work, while adding more fun and satisfaction to life.

Price $995

Benefits and How You will Change

• Eliminate nonverbal signals that are undermining your believability
• Learn how to let your walk do the talking
• Be perceived as confident and interesting
• Develop the ability to turn on your presence whenever you need it
• Increase your ability to sell and raise funds
• Eliminate the fear of public speaking
• Convert relationship stress into willing cooperation
• Be able to quiet any loquacious bore, and regain the floor without saying a word
• Handle any challenge to your authority
• Influence and lead when you have no real power
• Receive better service in restaurants and stores or on the phone

“You were superb! I wish there was more time for you because you were outstanding. You are a living example of the differences between High Status and Low Status. Thank you so much for a great presentation, a job well done. I am so glad I stayed for your part of the course.”

Pat Boyle, Vice President – Sales ECSTeam

Engaging Presence–One-to-One, Custom–Program:

I use live, one-to-one, video conferencing (Skype) because nonverbal communication skills are not something you learn from a book.  It takes a trained eye and ear to catch and correct the unconscious signals that don’t sever you.  You need to see me model the best behavior for you.  We need to work together to develop your hidden talents and capabilities.

0. You Qualify and Commit (I may choose not to work with you)

• You must have a goal, be coachable, and be highly motivated.
• You review your first materials

1. First Personal Session

• Q&A on materials.
• Clarify immediate needs
• Immediate, supportive and encouraging feedback
• Remove sabotaging behaviors
• Exercises
  • Posture
  • Space
  • Moving
• Given materials and assignments
• Commit to practice

2. Second Personal Session

• Debrief and Q&A
• Review and perfecting behavior from previous call
• Rules of eye contact
• Eye contact exercises
  • with strangers
  • while speaking
  • when listening
• Smiling and eye smiling
• More practice exercises and take it public

3. Third Personal Session

• Debrief and Q&A
• Review and perfecting behavior from previous call
• Status in conversation
• Conversation Exercises
  • Eye contact with groups
  • Head movements
  • Gestures
• Vocal qualities
• Speaking style and topics
• Attitude
• Ensure messages, nonverbal signals, and beliefs are aligned
• Feel Great!
• Additional take-home practice exercises
• Go prosper.

Note:  Everyone gets a free one-month checkup!

“Michael Cushman can become to Nonverbal Leadership, what Daniel Goleman is to Emotional Intelligence.”

–    Laura A. Belsten, PhD., CEO Partnerships.

No other program so dramatically changes the impression you make.

Besides one-on-one, customized training, this includes materials on executive presence, as well as the video recording of our sessions for you to keep for a lifetime. BTW, you can stretch out your payments prior to each session, and if you didn’t receive value, simply ask for your money back.

Hope is not a strategy, use status signals to covertly change how others see you.

To schedule an Engaging Presence program for you (or someone you love), Contact Engaging Change, today.