341: Why Focusing on Solutions Makes You Highly Forgettable and Obliterates Your Executive Presence

Do  you consistently tell your stakeholders or audience how great your solution is? That’s a HUGE MISTAKE.As a high-performing leader, you’re often tasked with influencing without authority—whether it’s securing buy-in from the C-suite or aligning your team. This episode unpacks the untapped potential of persuasion through authenticity and how it directly impacts trust and executive presence.  By the end of today’s episode you’ll know:🌟 What to focus on INSTEAD of the solution to make your ideas irresistible in any room🔑 The 4-step framework to make yourself known, liked, and trusted, setting you up for your next promotion🦇 Why trying to be Superman is for losers!🎧 Don’t wait—hit play now and transform the way you connect, communicate, and climb the executive ladder!  If you want personalized help with your executive presence 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 GuestDr. Yaniv Zaid is a master of persuasion, combining legal, economic, and rhetorical expertise. A lawyer, economist, and PhD in legal rhetoric, he has guided businesses worldwide in refining their communication, marketing, and sales strategies.With over 1,200 lectures across four continents, Dr. Zaid is a sought-after speaker and consultant, trusted by government ministries, private firms, and public organizations. He’s also a best-selling author of books like “Speaking in Front of an Audience” and more recently The 21st Century Sales Bible: Mastering the 10 Commandments of Marketing, Negotiation & Persuasion.Dr. Zaid’s journey began as chairman of Haifa University’s Debate Club, where he represented Israel in international competitions, earning third place in the 2003 World Championship for public speaking.Dr. Zaid shares actionable insights that can elevate your communication and marketing skills. Don’t miss out—tune in now and level up your persuasion game! 🎧💪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