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Leadership Storytelling and Executive Presence

Leaders who can tell a compelling story move people to act, whether they are addressing a factory floor in Lusaka or a boardroom in Lagos. This course helps managers develop the gravitas, clarity and narrative skill that mark credible senior leaders. Participants learn to craft messages that stick, command a room with confidence, and use storytelling to align teams behind a shared purpose.

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What you will be able to do

  • Define the elements of executive presence and assess your own leadership signal.
  • Construct clear, memorable leadership stories using proven narrative structures.
  • Deliver key messages with confident body language, voice and pacing.
  • Use storytelling to communicate vision, change and difficult decisions.
  • Adapt your presence and message for different audiences and cultural contexts.
  • Recover composure and authority under pressure or hostile questioning.

Course outline

  1. 01What Executive Presence Really Means
  2. 02The Science of Why Stories Persuade
  3. 03Building Your Signature Leadership Stories
  4. 04Voice, Body Language and Command of the Room
  5. 05Storytelling for Vision and Change
  6. 06Communicating Bad News With Credibility
  7. 07Adapting Presence Across Cultures and Audiences
  8. 08Personal Presence Development Plan

Who should attend

This course is designed for managers, senior specialists and emerging executives who represent their organisation to teams, clients and stakeholders and want to communicate with greater impact and authority.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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