𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰, 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀.
I have always been known to have a strong presence. Maybe it’s partly the ‘Brooklyn native meets California cool at a global-scale’ in me, but in all seriousness, it’s more about the joy I get building a meaningful connection – with another person, a small group, a large audience.
As I consider this topic, it occurs to me that the most valuable ‘resource’ in achieving great presence doesn’t cost a cent, and you can’t read about it in a book and suddenly be great at it. BUT – we all have access to it!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲:
👂 ears
👁️ eyes
🔮 and intuition
Because one of the most powerful tools we have to create a memorable presence is the ability to listen - to a colleague, a partner, a team, an audience. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼? 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁.
When we connect, we have impact. And when we have impact, people remember us because we made them feel seen.
That’s presence.
