338: Why “Just Stick to the Facts” Is Ruining Your Leadership Presence and What to Do Instead

Formality is the death of interesting; facts are the annihilation of connection.If you're memorizing scripts or delivering dry data points, you're not connecting—you’re losing your audience.For high-performing business leaders juggling serious meetings and critical presentations, the pressure to appear formal and professional is immense. But here's the catch: excessive formality could be silently killing your credibility and impact. This episode tackles how to ditch the boredom and communicate with tactics that build influence and likability without sacrificing professionalism.By the end of this sparkling conversation with the master of audience engagement, Ivan Ruiz, you’ll know:🌟 How to use the “Uncertainty Principle” to grab and hold attention—even in the dullest business updates🌟 The magic of small, relatable disclosures that make you instantly likable in any situation🌟 A framework to simplify complex data into a concise, memorable story executives won’t forget🎙️ Don’t let another presentation or meeting fall flat—tap “play” now and start transforming your communication style for better influence and faster career growth!If you want personalized help to be more interesting in 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.About our guest:Ivan Ruiz, author of  End Boring: A Tactical Approach to Public Speaking and Communication is the founder of Public Speaking Lab.Bio's are boring, here are some fun facts about Ivan:🟠 A top-rated instructor on Coursera with over 160,000 learners🟠A  top-rated instructor on Udemy with over 60,000 students🟠 The official host for the Invictus Games in 2017 & PanAm Games in 2015🟠 The largest crowd he ever spoke in front of was 50,000 as the host of FIFA Arab Cup🟠 Author of a book called "End Boring"🟠 He can teach you how to salsa dance 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.

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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