526: What If The Thing You Think Is Undermining Your Executive Presence… Doesn’t Actually Exist?
Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style
How the scar experiment was staged
Laura describes the makeup setup and how participants believed they had an unattractive scar before interviews.
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Do you ever walk into a high-stakes meeting convinced people are judging you—only to shrink back, second-guess yourself, and lose your voice?
If you're a high-performing leader who still feels invisible in high-stakes rooms, it may not be your voice, your experience, or even your presence that’s holding you back—it’s the story you’re telling yourself. And it could be the very thing blocking your promotion.
By the end of today’s episode you’ll know:
🚀 The subtle psychological trap that’s making you misinterpret neutral behavior as rejection
🔑A powerful 3-step reset that immediately shifts you from self-conscious to strategically impactful
🔥How to show up with real executive presence—without trying to "perform" or prove yourself
Press play now to uncover the invisible barrier sabotaging your executive presence—and learn how to erase it for good.
After 16 years...helping high performing leaders get the visibility they have earned (AND promotions) it's clear that most people struggle with speaking up in a way that has the impact desired, especially in interactions with top executives. My Executive Presence Scorecard is a self assessment tool you can use to pinpoint executive presence strengths and opportunities. The link is at the top of these show notes.
Resource Link:
This study linked below shows how believing you’re being judged can cause you to misread neutral behavior—explaining why executive presence often falters not from lack of competence, but from self-monitoring driven by false assumptions
🔗 Kleck, R. E., & Strenta, A. (1980). Perceptions of the impact of negatively valued physical characteristics on social interaction
📄 Available (preprint upload) on ResearchGate:
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In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders and executives 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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