S5 E12 - What We Can Learn About Presence From Journalism and TV with Ash Kay

The Inspire Podcast

In this episode of the Inspire Podcast Bart welcomes Humphrey Group Consultant Ash Kay to talk about executive presence. Ash draws on her background as a reporter and broadcast news producer to explain what presence is and how to project it authentically. She explains that the foundation of connection is to be unselfish, how the best connectors are like detectives, and that there’s no substitute for the painful work of seeing yourself in action. Ash’s concrete and practical tips on presence are invaluable whether you are live or virtual. 00:59 Introducing Ash Kay 02:03 What is leadership presence? 02:48 Executive presence vs leadership presence 04:20 Authentic presence and leadership presence 06:40 Presence is a dimmer switch 08:15 How to build authentic presence 08:28 Great communicators are unselfish 09:20 Crime reporting story 11:38 Flip the script 13:45 Presence begins with the audience 14:17 Be a presence detective 15:19 People who seem really present have probably worked on it 19:02 How to make these changes feel authentic 22:27 You have to see yourself in action 25:01 Video in broadcast journalism 25:49 Unfiltered feedback 28:27 Bart summarizes points 30:37 How to start on the journey of presence 32:00 How to find out more... 33:11 Thank yous 33:27 Outro