What's up Explearners welcome to my channel I'm so excited that you're here
today in honor of International Women's Day we are talking about executive
presence for women so if you're curious about this topic then I suggest you stay
tuned you're not trying to communicate like a man we have differences on these
differences own it be proud of it the goal is to communicate as you not to fit
the mold of somebody else authenticity over conformity you have your own
special qualities insights talents so let's talk about how you can use those
to your advantage while respecting the setting that you're in whether it be in
a startup scene or corporate setting these are gonna be really helpful in
helping you emanate that executive presence here are the six ways of
commanding a room and emanating that executive presence are you ready tip
number one take up space you can do this with your voice and with your body so
with body language we want to make sure that our posture is great that we're
doing these power poses that we're using sweeping hand gestures when we feel
insecure and shy or diffident we tend to make ourselves smaller so if we're
cognizant of that we're gonna make sure that we're taking up space and we're
showing up you could also take up space with your voice use voice projection
right we don't want to be super quiet and soft-spoken not when we're trying to
emanate executive presence and be heard loud and clear so you can think about it
as using your diaphragm to allow you to use that pressure to put out those words
you're not speaking from your rote you're speaking instead from your
diaphragm breathe correctly from your diaphragm by taking up space you are
showing that you're confident and you're showing up and you're emanating that
executive presence tip number two take your time take your time with walking
take your time with talking okay so for the first part of this with walking I
want you to walk into a room as if you have all the
time in the world you're not rushing anywhere you're not speeding to go and
do something and check off everything on your to-do list you want to show that
you own the room as if you're Beyonce or JLo or an empress right so it's not
about showing that you're busy and you're productive you don't show you're
busy and productive by racing through the hallway or running up to the coffee
machine or running into the meeting we are deliberate about how we walk in and
we have time and when you're making gestures be deliberate about your
gestures don't just you know do something like that don't be too gesture
focus make a gesture when you have a point to convey and to emphasize that is
how you get your point across confidently and then the other side of
taking your time is with your speech same is not rushing into a meeting room
you also don't want to ramble on and blurt out something you want to be
deliberate and thoughtful about your word choice and you want to sound like
you know what you're talking about because you do taking time and walking
and talking will increase your confidence levels and increase the
ability to emanate that executive presence also when you're taking time
with your words and your word choice that buys you thinking time you're able
to think about what has just been said and to carefully construct a meaningful
message you're not reacting quickly and just blurting the first thing that comes
to mind know if we did that then you would have a lot of issues so instead
use that time as thinking time also the use of pause can help us think about
what we're gonna say and also show our audience and our interlocutor is that
we're gonna make a point here so listen up tip number three be calm I want you
to keep still right you really shouldn't be moving unnecessarily if you move you
have a point there's purpose behind the gesture though keep still avoid up top
that's when our voice goes up when it's rising intonation like you would use in
a question but it's not a question so if you're saying
my name's MD and it's mid-sentence or at the beginning of a sentence there's
really no place for up top not in the way of emanating that executive presence
that you want so be really mindful of this and have that power tone ready the
tonal overlay is really important and really useful in conveying your
confidence not only to yourself but to the people who are listening to you and
that is how you command the room you know what you're talking about
you're authoritative keep that in mind don't use up talk if it's not a question
be mindful of your facial expressions some of us are really expressive with
our faces myself included but it's something to be mindful of because
unless you're acting or you're on stage and you're doing the actrix and drama
you want to be mindful of the gestures now there's a good balance and it's
really about what you use to be authentic to yourself but if you are the
type of person who is expressive with their face then just make sure that
you're not overdoing it just add a little bit here in there because it can
distract from what you're trying to say and it can take away the executive
presence that you're trying to emanate in the last part of the be calm is don't
react respond so it goes back to you tip number two when you get something that's
maybe not the best message you are expecting you don't want to blurt
something out like that you want to be thoughtful about it you want to think
about it and then plan and then go ahead with what you're going to say but don't
react respond tip number four let your creativity shine it doesn't matter if
you're not in a creative industry you're not a designer or an artist or a
musician or a dancer it doesn't matter we can all be creative and we should
creativity allows us to come up with these great big ideas it allows us to
think out of the box write all of these amazing
things that come from creativity if we tap into it if we allow it to be in our
lives so anything you do can be sprinkled with a little bit of
creativity it goes a long way it'll help you perform better because it fuels big
ideas the challenges groupthink and previous ways of thinking and
perspectives it also creates new business opportunities and ventures so
tap into that creativity and embrace it and let it shine there is a place for
creativity in business I promise number five don't be afraid of taking
risks all too often we listen to that voice inside our head that says don't do
it you're not good enough you're gonna mess up great these are really really
detrimental to us and to our personal growth and professional development you
don't want to avoid risk-taking for fear of failure right failure is a stepping
stone to success you fell once you get up again you feel five times you get up
again so don't be afraid of risk because of the fear of failure I cannot stress
that enough all too often we just let our emotions get the best of us and if
we're really thinking about it what's the big deal of failure try to do
something that's okay a calculated risk but go there take yourself out of your
comfort zone that's the only way we can actually surmount an obstacle or think
critically about something or find another solution and be able to think
about that creatively as well the best thing is we've learned from our failures
there's a great quote by Oprah and I just love it
number six go with your gut feeling we have strong intuition we should be
able to use it a really important aspect of communication is emotional
intelligence we should be able to tap into that EI and communicate with
empathy and with care and with compassion it allows us to be passionate
about something and stand up for what we believe is right and true and what will
benefit not only ourselves but also the company at large if we're addict
honey or the startup for another business venture use that emotional
intelligence to let you exude that confidence and
emanate that executive presence and in doing so you will be a better leader you
will be more confident in your ability to figure out what's going wrong with a
team or an individual and be able to support them emotionally and also with a
great action plan all right Explearners that's it for now I look forward to
seeing you in my next video right here on YouTube thanks so much for spending
the time with me I hope that you find these strategies useful and I hope that
you use them the next time you want to emanate your executive presence bye for
now. Happy Explearning!