The Executive Presence Assessment: Does Your Body Language Match Your Leadership Vision?
Mark Hutchens Mark Hutchens

The Executive Presence Assessment: Does Your Body Language Match Your Leadership Vision?

Many leaders have a "presence-perception gap"—feeling confident internally while their body language undermines their authority. This assessment evaluates 5 key areas:

Quick Self-Assessment (Rate 1-5 each):

  • Postural Authority - Upright stance, physical confidence, commanding room presence

  • Vocal Alignment - Speaking pace matches message gravity, maintains authority during conflict

  • Energy Management - Calm confidence in crisis, steady energy in long meetings

  • Spatial Awareness - Natural leadership positioning, intentional movement

  • Authenticity Integration - Natural (not performed) leadership presence across all contexts

Action Steps:

  1. Focus on your top 2 weakest areas only

  2. Try the 30-day challenge: Pick one specific change and practice daily

  3. Get objective feedback—colleagues often miss subtle patterns that limit your impact

Bottom Line: Executive presence isn't about faking it—it's aligning your external expression with your internal leadership capabilities so others naturally recognize your authority.

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Executive Presence Training: How Vocal Authority and Strategic Posture Command Respect
Mark Hutchens Mark Hutchens

Executive Presence Training: How Vocal Authority and Strategic Posture Command Respect

Executive Presence Training

Executive presence comes down to two key elements: vocal authority and strategic posture that work together to command respect.

Key Points:

  • Many leaders have great ideas but lack the physical presence to match their intellectual capacity

  • Strategic posture: Stand with spinal alignment, feet hip-width apart, grounded but not rigid - this supports both confidence and vocal power

  • Vocal authority: Speak from your diaphragm (not throat), use slower pacing with strategic pauses, and let important points land with silence

  • Integration is crucial: Practice speaking while maintaining optimal posture until it becomes natural muscle memory

Bottom line: Executive presence isn't about becoming someone different - it's about aligning your physical expression with your existing expertise so your body language and voice match the power of your ideas. The training focuses on practical techniques like wall exercises, breath work, and recording yourself to build this seamless integration.

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The Science of Gravitas
Mark Hutchens Mark Hutchens

The Science of Gravitas

Your posture literally changes your brain chemistry and others' perception of your leadership within 2 minutes. Upright posture increases confidence hormones while reducing stress hormones—creating authentic gravitas that others unconsciously trust.

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How to Develop Executive Presence: The Complete Guide to Gravitas, Posture, and Leadership Authority
Mark Hutchens Mark Hutchens

How to Develop Executive Presence: The Complete Guide to Gravitas, Posture, and Leadership Authority

Sarah froze in the boardroom. A brilliant strategist with an MBA from Wharton, she had every credential for the C-suite. But as the hostile takeover discussion intensified, her shoulders collapsed, her voice tightened, and she seemed to shrink. The room's energy shifted away from her.

Six months later, Sarah commanded that same boardroom with quiet authority. Same brilliant mind—but now her body language matched her expertise. The difference? Executive presence.

Research shows executive presence accounts for 26% of what it takes to get promoted to senior leadership roles. Yet most leaders never receive training in this crucial skill.

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