On Presence: 1 Tactical Move to Own the Room (Without Saying More)
Great leaders don’t just prepare content, they rehearse presence.
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Most professionals obsess over what they want to say.
Top leaders obsess over how they should say it.
Content is table stakes. But delivery? That’s the differentiator.
Why This Matters
If your presence doesn’t land, your message won’t either. In high-stakes moments, clarity alone isn’t enough.
People remember how you made them feel.
Without intentional delivery, you become easy to overlook even if your ideas are strong.
The one move we share below takes you from someone who sounds prepared to someone who commands the room.
Move 1: From Speaker Notes to Performance Notes
What Most People Do
They show up with speaker notes: bullet points, talking tracks, a script.
They rehearse the words.
What Top Performers Do
They show up with performance notes. They rehearse the moment, not just the message.
They mark where to pause, when to lift energy, when to drop their tone.
Because they know presence isn’t passive, it’s built on purpose.
Good presenters deliver content. Great presenters create an experience.
Your Move
Before your next high-stakes moment:
Take your notes and rewrite them like a script
Circle energy shifts. Add breath marks. Bold what matters
Rehearse aloud not to memorize, but to embody
This is how you shift from getting through the message to owning the moment.
What’s Next
Move 2: Comfortable Command: How to project confidence before you even speak
Watch for Move 2 next week.
Go for it!
Joselle
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