Empowering Leadership: Unveiling Executive Presence with Shelley Goldstein

Speaking Sessions

Delve into the essence of executive presence with Shelley Goldstein, a seasoned speaker and corporate trainer, as we explore authentic communication in diverse corporate landscapes. Discover the power of embracing imperfections and vulnerabilities as catalysts for genuine leadership.
Shelley shares invaluable insights, revealing that even top executives face public speaking anxieties. We confront internal dialogues, embracing failures as stepping stones for growth and connection. Learn the art of influence and genuine connection, equipped with strategies to captivate any audience, whether in the boardroom or on stage.
NOTABLE QUOTES
"I am my first client." – Shelly
"Always remember what it's like to be a student and we all start somewhere. " – Shelly
"When it comes to speaking, I encourage mistakes. When we fault, we come across actually more confident and more trusting to our audiences." – Shelly
"The audience tends to trust somebody who's more honest, even in mistakes, than they would be telling us something that wasn't true." – Shelly
"You can command an audience and show confidence when you are okay with being imperfect." – Shelly
"We can gain the confidence of our audience when we're not completely perfect." – Philip
"Giving too much information isn't good. Pick something, stick to it, and make it relatable." – Shelly
“A great leader is somebody who listens to people, [and] engages in different conversations.” – Shelly
“Great leaders know what their weaknesses are in their fallbacks as well as their strengths, and they can involve others to participate.” – Shelly
“We're not perfect, we're not a series of talking points. Mistakes are how we innovate.” – Shelly
“Innovation happens through failure.” – Philip
“You took an L, it wasn't a loss, it was a lesson. The only way it was a loss was if you decided to just give up completely. But if you tried something, you failed, it was a lesson learned.” – Philip
“Executive presence is really about character and inspiring others to move forward.” – Shelly
“To get to where you can command rooms is by putting yourself in a mindset where it's about delivering values, about helping people, it's about listening to others and not being about yourself, being self-absorbed.” – Philip
“A self-promotion, without being self-absorbed or boasting, is to own your stories. Share the stories of yourself, your experiences with the team or working for other organizations and being confident in that.” – Shelly
“If you want to be a little bit different, have some kind of joke, but it needs to relate [to] your speech or your presentation. Have something in there that'll make them laugh a little bit.” – Philip
“Labels are what hold us back.” – Shelly
“Most people in the room feel the way you do, believe it or not, it's just a perception.” – Shelly
“Go into a room and be curious about the people that are there before you. You will have a presence that feels confident and executive-like.” – Shelly
“Take time to stop and smell the flowers. Observe everything that's around you.” – Shelly
RESOURCES
Shelley
Website: https://www.shelleygoldstein.com/resources
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Philip
Digital Course: https://www.speakingsessions.com/digital-course
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Chapters

1. Shelley's background and personal info (00:00:00)

2. Recognize the student mindset (00:02:53)

3. Embrace the value of mistakes (00:05:47)

4. Foster executive presence with authentic communication (00:10:50)

5. Strategies for nurturing executive presence within (00:19:19)

6. Master commanding presence in any room (00:22:12)

7. Shelly's message for the rest of her life (00:36:53)

8. How to connect with Shelley (00:37:55)