330: How To Stand Your Ground, Handle Criticism, and Maintain Executive Presence Without A Nervous Breakdown

Imagine sitting in a high-stakes meeting and watching a senior executive take apart your meticulously crafted proposal piece by piece. Now Imagine that you not only stay calm but also handle the criticism so smoothly that your executive presence and credibility actually increase.For conscientious, high-performing leaders, handling criticism well is crucial—not only to defend ideas but also to build respect and establish a credible presence at the executive table. In this episode, you’ll discover strategies to thrive in such challenging moments, ensuring that you come across as composed, insightful, and indispensable.By the end of this episode inspired by Dell founder Michael Dell, you’ll know:💡 The skill of disarming criticism  so that every pushback becomes a springboard to strengthen your argument and influence🧠 A proven framework to structure presentations in a way that minimizes pushback from the outset🎯 How to have more confidence in addressing objections directly, leaving an impression of thoughtfulness, preparation, and poiseTune in now to transform moments of critique into your best opportunities for influence and respect!Remember, no one expects perfection; they expect presence and preparation. Building this skill transforms you from a reactive target into a composed leader who commands respect.If you want personalized help with your executive communication, our Executive Presence Mastery System, a 90-day intensive coaching program may be your ticket. Click here to set up a short meetup for us to chat about it.In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities. By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.Your leadership becomes more strategic and inspiring.

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Do you often feel sidelined in discussions, wanting to speak up and have more influence? Ever experience that you say something in a meeting and then it seems like people maybe are still not getting what you’re saying? Do you need more executive presence in high stakes meetings? Discover tactics to confidently assert yourself and make your ideas count on Speak Up, the podcast for high-performing introverts and ambiverts. You'll learn: 1. Visibility Strategies from the art of persuasion, ensuring your voice is heard and respected in meetings and sought after for key projects 2. How to expand your influence, to reclaim your recognition, get green lights, and avoid your ideas being taken credit for by others 3. How to develop your confidence, to participate actively in senior leadership and executive meetings and beyond Host Laura Camacho, with 20 years of coaching experience, guides high-performing professionals to express their ideas clearly and build executive presence. Tune in every Monday for a 10-minute executive communication skill, Wednesdays for a half-hour industry leader interview, and Fridays for a 8 to 10-minute charisma or leadership tip from leading personalities like JK Rowling and Elon Musk. If you're ready to move forward in your career, listen to Speak Up episode 390: These 12 Science-Backed Charisma Tactics Skyrocket Executive Presence & Leadership Impact: https://pod.fo/e/2c2b5e