Centrica – Senior Leader Development Programme

ELECTIVE MODULE Managing Self

ELECTIVE MODULE Managing Self

Personal Impact and Influence Aim In the visibility of leadership, it matters how you are seen and heard – in the room or online. This elective aims to expand your choices for positive impact and influence to create maximum engagement and commitment with a range of stakeholders and environments. Learning objectives 1. ‘Being yourself’ with increased skill in owning your authority, expertise, role at the table. 2. Unlock your hidden talent, build your presence and gravitas. 3. Increase your confidence and command with a range of influencing tactics for different intentions and results. Practice • An opportunity to practice gaining commitment using different influencing styles and getting feedback in a highly supportive and safe environment. • Experience a range of preparation tools for self and content in range of scenarios. • Reading the room, knowing your audience, aligning intention with your communication. • Practice speaking on message with clarity, confidence, and purpose and get feedback. • Experience techniques for physical presence, a voice of influence, and projection of energy, belief, passion. Being audience and performer. Getting feedback in a safe and supportive environment. Action plan • Create personal preparation checklist for impact and influence for key scenarios. • Practice distilling complex content and messages to be clear and confident. • Try exercising a different approach or tactic outside your ‘default’ style for your next key conversation / challenge.

Communicating as a Leader

Aim As a leader it’s your job to be communication fit. Making a positive impact on business growth means investing in your words with belief and energy. Connect to your audience with humanity and relatability being authentic, fresh, and real. This elective module aims to elevate your communication skills from good to great in presentations, pitches, meetings, and speaking events. Learning objectives 1. Understand how to align your body, voice, energy, and words so people listen. 2. Explore how to revitalize your messages and hook your audience for dynamic engagement. 3. Understand how to prepare / rehearse quickly and effectively for high performance communication. Practice • You will experience speaking to your audience and getting feedback in a range of dynamic exercises in a safe and supportive coaching environment. • You will practice how to get grounded, think on your feet, and confidently say what you want to say, and how you want to say it, without a script or slide deck. • You will practice using personal sources of inspiration to unlock your creativity and imagination to bring your ideas to life. Action plan • Implement new skill in framing, beginnings, and endings in critical communication moments such as leading a key meeting or presenting. • Dare to make one creative change in your next presentation or delivery that brings your content to life for your audience. • Commit to micro warm-ups and personal rehearsal strategies.

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