Hi,

It was great working with you on the Next Gen CHRO programme. 

I hope you picked up one or two ideas to improve your executive presence. 

The first and most important step towards greater executive presence is to become aware of your credibility robbers (we all have them). 

To get the most amount of observational feedback from your video recording, watch it a number of times. Especially observe the first seven seconds, both with and without sound. 

1. Press play, scroll to find your presentation and observe: 

• Pauses (non-words), the pace of speech and your pitch. 
• Resting hands (truth and trust plane/steeple). Gestures (Palm flash, listing, this and that).
• Eye connection (did you connect with everyone?). 
• Stance - Face (Smiles). Posture (still, tall and open). Head (balanced). 

2. Once you have observed yourself, pick something to "dial-up" in each interaction over the next week. 

3. At the end of the week, pick an internal (safe) meeting and ask a colleague to video you for 90 seconds using your mobile device. This can be done discreetly. 

4. Watch the video and score yourself 1-5 for the non-verbal you are improving. This is the fastest way to find out if credibility robbers are causing you trouble is to use recordings of yourself in meetings. 

5. For maximum growth, rinse and repeat once a month. 

6. Lastly, connect with me on LinkedIn and share your observations:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinhiles/ 

Onwards and upwards 📈