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Feb 2025
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370: This One Leadership Communication S...

Laura Camacho
About this episode

That moment when someone throws a question your way in a meeting? Don’t see it as a pop quiz or even a test. In reality, it's your golden opportunity

As a high-performing leader, you’re already fielding tough questions in meetings, presentations, or even podcast interviews. But are you leveraging those moments to showcase your strategic brilliance, build trust, and leave a lasting impression? If not, you’re missing a key tool to fast-track your leadership impact.


Here’s what you’ll gain from today’s episode:


🌟 A proven four-step framework to respond to questions with confidence, influence, and authority, every single time.


🤝 The secret to turning every question into a micro relationship builder that amplifies trust and likability.


🚀 How to use strategic responses to boost your professional reputation beyond the meeting room, making you memorable and indispensable.


Listen now and discover how to turn even the toughest questions into opportunities to showcase your leadership brilliance!


And if you’re ready to truly transform how you show up in executive leadership conversations, let’s take it further. You can stop being overlooked and start leading with a strong executive presence. If you want personalized help to massively elevate your executive communication, our Executive Presence Mastery System, a 90-day intensive coaching program (learn bespoke skills + strategies) 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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