The Voice of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire, Influence and Achieve Results

Regardless of how clear the vision or innovative the strategy, execution cannot occur without effective leadership communication.

The skill to achieve buy-in, establish credibility, and foster loyalty on a broad scale is not something you must inherit at birth. You can now learn to maintain composure during challenging moments and motivate others while delivering speeches and presentations. This intensive, results-focused leadership communication program is specially designed to strengthen your ability to communicate as a leader, drawing inspiration from history's most impactful communicators. You'll master practical approaches to refine your leadership messages, cultivate an authentic leadership voice, and engage in compelling dialogues that drive meaningful outcomes.

Who Should Attend:

Senior managers, executives, and individuals aspiring to leadership roles or who carry leadership responsibilities.

How You Will Benefit:

• Strengthen your effectiveness as a leader in your communications
• Achieve greater buy-in, trust, and loyalty from your teams
• Exhibit composure in difficult circumstances and reduce conflict
• Navigate opposition to organizational changes
• Energize followers and encourage their commitment to action
• Generate backing in difficult circumstances

What You Will Cover:

The Voices of Effective Leaders, Past and Present

• Characterize typical scenarios requiring specific leadership communication skills and assess your current use of leadership language in these scenarios
• Recognize five characteristics of powerful leadership communication and evaluate your demonstration of these characteristics

Finding Your Leadership Voice

• Understand the dual components of authentic leadership voice
• Explain different leadership communication approaches and identify your primary communication style

Crafting Compelling Messages That Inspire Action and Produce Results

• Clarify the intended results of your leadership message using a results evaluation tool
• Construct your leadership message with clarity and impact

Setting the Stage for Powerful Communication

• Choose the appropriate setting for leadership communications and design an optimal environment for your core messages
• Navigate nervousness and reduce communication-related stress

Taking the Lead

• Project confidence and influence that command respect and attention
• Transmit clear communications that maximize listener comprehension

Setting the Direction You Want Others to Travel

• Convey a clear mission and encourage shared vision and organizational values
• Hand off responsibilities in ways that empower others to take ownership

Influencing and Inspiring Others into Action

• Determine the elements that reduce motivation and engagement
• Kindle enthusiasm and passion in your organization's people

Coaching, Counseling, and Mentoring for Improved Performance

• Facilitate and support genuine coaching, counseling, and mentoring interactions

Addressing Tough and Touchy Topics in Ways That Defuse Tension

• Address conflict and disagreements with professionalism and skill