• 568: Why Changing This One Phrase Transforms How You’re Perceived (Executive Presence Reset Day 3)
    2026/05/06

    Speak Up Summer Camp (July 6 – Aug 1)

    A private podcast with 24 short daily leadership reps to help you build the communication habits senior leaders actually notice.

    → Join the waitlist: here

    Are you unintentionally weakening your message when you speak?

    • Identify the phrases that reduce your authority
    • Learn how to sound more confident instantly
    • Replace soft language with clear, direct statements

    Executive Presence Reset (6-Day Series)

    This week, we’re breaking down the small communication shifts that shape how senior leaders perceive you—often long before performance reviews.

    The 6-Day Reset covers:

    Day 1: Sound Confident

    Day 2: Speak with Clarity

    Day 3: Strengthen Credibility

    Day 4: Show Ownership

    Day 5: Handle Pushback

    Day 6: Influence Beyond the Meeting

    Ready to go deeper?

    Speak Up Summer Camp (July 6 – Aug 1)

    A private podcast with 24 short daily leadership reps to help you build the communication habits senior leaders actually notice.

    → Join the waitlist: here

    For senior leaders:

    If you’re ready to recalibrate how you’re perceived at the executive level in the next 90–120 days, the Executive Presence Mastery System is your next step.

    → Learn more: here

    New episodes of Speak Up drop every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

    In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

    By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.

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    5 分
  • 567: How Your Unclear Communication Leads to Missed Opportunities (Executive Presence Reset Day 2)
    2026/05/05

    Speak Up Summer Camp (July 6 – Aug 1)

    A private podcast with 24 short daily leadership reps to help you build the communication habits senior leaders actually notice.

    → Join the waitlist: here

    Do your ideas ever get overlooked—even when they’re good?

    • Learn how to make your point instantly clear
    • Avoid the common habit that dilutes your message
    • Sound more strategic without saying more

    Executive Presence Reset (6-Day Series)

    This week, we’re breaking down the small communication shifts that shape how senior leaders perceive you—often long before performance reviews.

    The 6-Day Reset covers:

    Day 1: Sound Confident

    Day 2: Speak with Clarity

    Day 3: Strengthen Credibility

    Day 4: Show Ownership

    Day 5: Handle Pushback

    Day 6: Influence Beyond the Meeting

    Ready to go deeper?

    Speak Up Summer Camp (July 6 – Aug 1)

    A private podcast with 24 short daily leadership reps to help you build the communication habits senior leaders actually notice.

    → Join the waitlist: here

    For senior leaders:

    If you’re ready to recalibrate how you’re perceived at the executive level in the next 90–120 days, the Executive Presence Mastery System is your next step.

    → Learn more: here

    New episodes of Speak Up drop every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

    In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

    By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.

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    6 分
  • 566: How Top Performers Go From Invisible to Influential By Changing One Meeting Habit (Executive Presence Reset Day 1)
    2026/05/04

    Speak Up Summer Camp (July 6 – Aug 1)

    A private podcast with 24 short daily leadership reps to help you build the communication habits senior leaders actually notice.

    → Join the waitlist: here

    Are you doing great work—but still not getting noticed in meetings?

    • Learn the simple habit that instantly increases your visibility
    • Understand why timing—not just ideas—shapes perception
    • Start showing up as confident from the first 5 minutes

    Executive Presence Reset (6-Day Series)

    This week, we’re breaking down the small communication shifts that shape how senior leaders perceive you—often long before performance reviews.

    The 6-Day Reset covers:

    Day 1: Sound Confident

    Day 2: Speak with Clarity

    Day 3: Strengthen Credibility

    Day 4: Show Ownership

    Day 5: Handle Pushback

    Day 6: Influence Beyond the Meeting

    Ready to go deeper?

    Speak Up Summer Camp (July 6 – Aug 1)

    A private podcast with 24 short daily leadership reps to help you build the communication habits senior leaders actually notice.

    → Join the waitlist: here.

    For senior leaders:

    If you’re ready to recalibrate how you’re perceived at the executive level in the next 90–120 days, the Executive Presence Mastery System is your next step.

    → Learn more: here

    New episodes of Speak Up drop every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

    In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

    By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.

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    4 分
  • 565: The Little-Known Hierarchy That Transforms Your Ignored Emails Into Real Influence
    2026/05/01

    Click here if you’re a senior leader who’s ready to recalibrate how you’re perceived at the executive level — in the next 90–120 days. The Executive Presence Mastery System may be your logical next step.

    Click here to pinpoint the specific area in your executive presence that’s keeping you invisible to senior leadership and guarantees you stay working hard as a pack mule who never gets promoted. Access the Executive Presence Scorecard assessment.

    Are you spending too much time crafting emails that get little to no response?

    Most professionals rely on email because it’s easy—but what if that habit is quietly killing your influence, impact, and executive presence? In this episode, you’ll discover why email is often the worst communication tool for important moments—and what to use instead if you actually want to be heard, remembered, and respected.

    By the end of this short episode you’ll know:

    🧩How to leverage the “Hierarchy of Impact” and when email is the wrong choice

    🔑How to instantly elevate your executive presence with one simple question

    🔎An underrated communication tool that helps you stand out with senior leaders

    Hit play to learn how to stop hiding behind emails and start communicating in a way that actually drives results.

    If you’d like to know how your Executive Presence is landing right now, check out the Executive Presence Scorecard by clicking the link in the 2nd paragraph of these show notes!

    Monday through Saturday of next week you’ll have the Executive Presence Reset experience. Enjoy!

    To learn more visit www.speakupwithlaura.com. New Speak Up podcast episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday early in the morning.

    In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

    By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.

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    10 分
  • 564: What Actually Drives Investors, Leaders, And Stakeholders To Say “Yes” So You Can Finally Build True Executive Presence
    2026/04/29
    Click here if you’re a senior leader who’s ready to recalibrate how you’re perceived at the executive level — in the next 90–120 days. The Executive Presence Mastery System may be your logical next step.Click here to pinpoint the specific area in your executive presence that’s keeping you invisible to senior leadership and guarantees you stay working hard as a pack mule who never gets promoted. Download the Executive Presence Scorecard assessment.What if people aren’t investing in your idea… but in you? Discover how to prepare for that in today’s episode.Whether you're pitching a project, leading a team, or trying to gain buy-in at work, most professionals focus too much on the idea itself—and not enough on the psychology behind decision-making. This episode breaks down what truly drives investors, leaders, and stakeholders to say “yes.”By the end of today’s episode you’ll know from legendary Broadway investor Ken Davenport:🔥Why passion is the most powerful (and overlooked) driver in persuasion and leadership🧮How top investors evaluate opportunities—and why people matter more than ideas🏆Practical ways to influence others by aligning with what they actually care aboutHit play now to learn how to turn your passion into influence and finally get people to believe in—and back—what you’re building.Remember the 6-Day Executive Presence Reset starts May 4, 2026.To learn more visit www.speakupwithlaura.com. New Speak Up podcast episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday early in the morning.About our guest:Ken Davenport, is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer and entrepreneur who has raised over $100 million for the arts and built one of the fastest-growing theatrical companies in the U.S. (Inc. 5000).His credits include A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical (Broadway, North American Tour, Australia), Harmony: A New Musical written by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, Once On This Island (Tony Award), Gettin’ the Band Back Together, The Play that Goes Wrong, Groundhog Day (Tony nomination), Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), It’s Only a Play, Macbeth starring Alan Cumming, Godspell, Kinky Boots (Broadway – Tony Award, National Tour, Toronto, Australia, and West End), The Visit (Tony nomination), Mothers and Sons (Tony nomination), The Bridges of Madison County (National Tour), Allegiance, Chinglish, Oleanna starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles, Speed-the-Plow, Will Ferrell’s You’re Welcome America (Tony nomination), Blithe Spirit starring Angela Lansbury (Broadway, West End and National Tour), and 13.Off-Broadway, Ken has produced JOY: A New True Musical (Book Writer), Daddy Long Legs, Altar Boyz (Co-Conceiver), My First Time (Author), The Awesome 80’s Prom (Creator), That Bachelorette Show! (Creator), and Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage (Author). Ken’s productions have been produced internationally in over 25 countries around the world.In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.
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    23 分
  • 563: Why Even Senior Leaders Freeze in High-Stakes Moments — And What It Signals About their Executive Presence
    2026/04/27

    Click here if you’re a senior leader who’s ready to recalibrate how you’re perceived at the executive level — in the next 90–120 days. The Executive Presence Mastery System may be your logical next step.

    Click here to pinpoint the specific area in your executive presence that’s keeping you invisible to senior leadership and guarantees you stay working hard as a pack mule who never gets promoted. Access the Executive Presence Scorecard assessment.

    Why do even experienced senior leaders hesitate or lose clarity in the exact moments that matter most?

    If you’re already operating at a high level but find yourself holding back, overthinking, or not landing your message cleanly in executive conversations, this episode breaks down the hidden performance gap that’s quietly impacting how you’re perceived.

    By the end of this episode you’ll know:

    🧩Why hesitation under pressure isn’t about confidence—but cognitive access and structure

    🔎What’s actually happening in high-stakes moments that causes you to lose precision

    🔑How to communicate faster, clearer, and with more authority in real time

    Press play to learn how to eliminate hesitation and start showing up with the clarity and precision your leadership level demands.

    So if you’re listening to this and recognizing… That you’re already operating at a high level but you’re not executing with the precision you expect from yourself…

    That’s exactly the work we do inside the Executive Presence Mastery System.

    Inside EPMS, we focus on:

    • real-time communication under pressure
    • decision-level messaging
    • and eliminating hesitation at the exact moments that define your leadership

    So if that’s where you are— Go to the top of these show notes, click the link, and book a discovery call. Or visit www.speakupwithlaura.com/speakup.

    Remember the Executive Presence Reset begins May 4 where you’ll get 6 exercises in 6 days to reset how you’re perceived at executive levels. Have a glorious day. No need to do anything, just be excited!

    To learn more visit www.speakupwithlaura.com. New Speak Up podcast episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday early in the morning.

    In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

    By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.

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    8 分
  • 562: It's My Anniversary and 3 Simple Shifts for Influence & Executive Presence
    2026/04/24

    Click here if you’re a senior leader who’s ready to recalibrate how you’re perceived at the executive level — in the next 90–120 days. The Executive Presence Mastery System may be your logical next step.

    Click here to pinpoint the specific area in your executive presence that’s keeping you invisible to senior leadership and guarantees you stay working hard as a pack mule who never gets promoted. Download the Executive Presence Scorecard assessment.

    What would you do if your career weirdly disappeared overnight—and you had to start from scratch?

    If you’ve ever felt unsure about your next step, struggled to communicate your value, or wondered why your voice isn’t landing the way it should—this episode dives into the real, messy journey behind building confidence, clarity, and a career that actually works.

    By the end of this short episode you’ll know:

    🪝How to turn uncertainty and setbacks into long-term career momentum

    🚀3 simple communication shifts that build trust and influence

    🔑How to speak with clarity so people actually listen and take action

    Press play to learn how to turn your voice into your most powerful career advantage.

    May 4 releasing a new short podcast series next week called The Executive Presence Reset.

    Each episode is just a few minutes long and focuses on one specific communication habit that can influence how leadership perceives you.

    If you’ve been thinking about how to show up more confidently in meetings or position yourself for your next role, I think you’ll find this series helpful. (Runs May 4-9 - no sign up necessary.)

    To learn more visit www.speakupwithlaura.com. New Speak Up podcast episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday early in the morning.

    In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

    By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.

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    10 分
  • 561: Why Being Impressive and Using Logic Fail to Win People Over (The Neuroscience of Influence)
    2026/04/22
    Click here if you’re a senior leader who’s ready to recalibrate how you’re perceived at the executive level — in the next 90–120 days. The Executive Presence Mastery System may be your logical next step.Click here to pinpoint the specific area in your executive presence that’s keeping you invisible to senior leadership and guarantees you stay working hard as a pack mule who never gets promoted. Download the Executive Presence Scorecard assessment.Are you unknowingly sabotaging your influence by focusing too much on yourself—or worse, relying on logic alone?If you’ve ever struggled to get buy-in, felt ignored in meetings, or watched your great ideas go nowhere, this episode reveals why. Most professionals think persuasion is about being impressive or logical—but neuroscience says otherwise. This conversation breaks down the real drivers of influence and how to apply them immediately.By the end of this episode with Joshua Bandoch you’ll know:🧠How to instantly become more persuasive by shifting focus to what others actually care about🤫Why emotions—not logic—drive decisions and how to use that to your advantage🔎 Simple, practical techniques like storytelling, strategic silence, and barrier removal to win people overHit play now to learn how to turn every conversation into an opportunity to gain trust, alignment, and real results.Reminder that May 4 we start the 6-day Executive Presence Reset: 6 super short episodes revealing small shifts that can change how the top levels of leadership perceive you.If you look at this episode and think, “I know I should speak up more—but when I do, I either say too much or not enough,” and it leaves you second-guessing yourself afterward… you’re not alone. That’s why we built the Executive Presence Scorecard—to give you clarity on exactly where you’re losing impact.If that sounds like what you need, go to the 2nd paragraph of these show notes, click the link, and take the scorecard. It’s the fastest way to understand what’s really holding you back.About our guest:Joshua Bandoch is a public policy, think-tank leader, TEDx speaker, and the author of How to Get What You Want: Mastering the Art and Science of Persuasion. He breaks down persuasion into practical, repeatable skills anyone can use—on the job, in negotiations, and in everyday conversations.Joshua has spent the last decade mining psychology, neuroscience, economics, public policy, and history for cutting-edge persuasion techniques that work. He’s put them to use in hundreds of speeches written for senior government officials, in his daily work leading teams, and navigating high-stakes communication inside a public policy think tank.To learn more visit www.speakupwithlaura.com. New Speak Up podcast episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday early in the morning.In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome. Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.
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    27 分