The Executive Leader
Immersion

Boost your presence and confident leadership by mastering the secrets of body, voice and frameworks

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As a CEO, executive or leader, you’re facing unprecedented challenges daily. Hiring and retaining talent, the push towards digital transformation, even business concerns relating to the economy – each of these, and many more, are elements you may have to handle and communicate about each day.

The pressure of managing these challenges while standing in the spotlight can make it tremendously difficult to think and communicate on your feet. This can lead to feelings of dread that you might go blank when every second counts. Or a feeling that you just can’t get your point across or make yourself heard. You might even find yourself worrying about every word that you say, waffling, or even rambling, during presentations and meetings.

This relentless cycle chips away at your confidence and your ability to lead with influence. It can leave you questioning your capabilities. It can even lead to concerns over job security.

The Executive Leader immersion can help you
become the leader you aspire to be

Dr Louise Mahler’s transformative three-day immersion will help you enhance your influence and leadership by giving you:

  • Personalised analysis on your communication, presence and influence

  • Insights into the psychology of performance and audience connection

  • Strategies for navigating challenging interactions

  • Techniques to strengthen your physical presence and vocal impact

  • Methods for managing various leadership scenarios, including presentations and critical conversations

  • Focused practice and constructive feedback sessions

Together we’ll refine your leadership presence, amplify your confidence and enhance your influence.

  • Emperors had total authority. They gestured boldly with congruent and well understood gestures that became part of his set of patterns. He engaged with the audience and gave them direct eye contact. His presentation was structured and clear, moving the audience with pathos and showing immense knowledge.

  • The Senator had jurisdiction over religious, judicial, tax, war, peace, military, foreign policy. They controlled all areas, of public life. They made their message really clear, and listened to their audience. The Senators was today’s executives team.

  • The Equestrian had a strong voice, but it may have tended to be aggressive and incongruent with its message and eye contact. His gestures and structure of his presentation were simple and repetitive. He needed pressure applied to his skills to elevate his gravitas.

  • Plebians needed few skills. The plebeian might have worked a fruit shop or provided goods. As a communicator they were part of a chorus. A chorus was a group of participants in the audience who provided ‘acclamations'. They responded to the speaker with claps, hums or short phrases. They had no individual voice. His gestures were more limited than the the Senator, his voice needed less volume and his eyes may have been out of control.

    In today’s world plebeians are those in the audience. They would love to have the opportunity to speak but just haven’t learnt the skills.

  • In Roman society slaves were not seen or heard. They moved between the corridors between the walls of places like the Colosseum and did not walk into any of the rooms. They fed the fires and were deliberately hiding. They were not asked to speak and had no eye contact or gestures. If they were prompted to interact their engagement was muffled, complicated and indistinct.

    In today’s world they would be complaining that, "I never get asked to present." They miss out on opportunities and believe that their work should speaks for itself. After all, "Why should I get up and speak?"

Why You Need The Executive Leader Immersion

At The Executive Leader Immersion you will learn how to harness and align the power of the body and the voice to support all the other elements of communication. Having these skills – body, voice and structure – in play when you communicate has the power to move you from a ‘slave’ to a ‘emperor’ communicator!

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FAQs

Is this immersion ideal for me?

This program is ideal for you if you are a motivated C-suite executive or leader who:

  • Is prepared to invest in communication and is looking for your edge

  • Has a change need, for example, increased requirements to present, do media interviews or handle disgruntled shareholders or staff

  • Is looking to show greater empathy in how you communicate and create a deeper connection with your audience.

For whom is this immersion not ideal?

This program is not ideal for you if you:

  • Are not open to change

  • Don’t want to do the practice

  • Are not prepared for feedback

What will I gain from The Executive Leader Immersion?

You’ll walk away from the Immersion with:

  • Skills, techniques and understanding of your body, voice and structure

  • Confidence to answer questions, get your message across and think on your feet

  • The ability to handle high-pressure media interviews, press conferences, town halls, shareholder meetings and difficult conversations

  • Skills in crisis management presentations where you have to deliver under difficult circumstances and relentless pressure

  • Powerful confidence and influence as a leader!

Clients Testimonials

  • "According to the feedback from our attendees, it was our best Women In Real Estate (WIRE) conference to date thanks to the calibre of speakers like Dr Louise Mahler. Everyone loves to laugh and learn and Louise's audience interactions brought easily memorable nuggets to take away and use straight away. Just what we wanted. If you want your conference to be the best ever we highly recommend Dr Mahler."

    Louise Moule
    Marketing Manager

    Real Estate Institute of New South Wales

  • "Over three days, we heard from engaging speakers on topics ranging from leadership and being “match fit” to AI , hackers and the future of events. A standout for me was Dr. Louise Mahler’s keynote. Her entertaining yet insightful session provided actionable tips on how voice , presence and behaviour can inspire trust and confidence while leading with authority."

    Tomai Morris,
    Strategic Partnerships, Property Council of Australia

  • "Suffice to say that Louise was magnificent as was the perfect ending to a perfect conference. Everyone was talking about it over lunch!"

    Nigel Turner

    Marketing Director, Aristrocrat

  • "Louise knocked it out of the park. She was the highest rated speaker on the entire Las Vegas three Day conference and gave us tangible tools while we were entertained, engaged and educated. I have never seen our audience participate so willingly and while her closing keynote was an absolute highlight, it was topped by the executive workshop which had overwhelmingly positive feedback. She was easy to deal with and responsive and I will be recommending Louise for many further opportunities."

    Jenna Lacey, IIA , Las vegas

  • "So many of the attendees said that her session was the highlight of the conference and I totally agreed. Louise was very engaging and delivered her message in a fun and interesting way. Louise has a very warm and friendly manner which included all the participants in an interactive and entertaining way, while delivering great information. I have no hesitation in recommending Louise as a Keynote speaker.”

    Alison Burrell

    Conference Convenor

    AFCC

  • “On behalf of Palliative Care Victoria, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your exceptional presentation at the PCV Palliative Care & Aged Care Conference: Partnership in Action held on 20 May 2024. Your insights, expertise, and engaging delivery truly enriched the event and left a lasting impact on our attendees. Your interactive presentation ‘Gravitas - The missing ingredient of leadership’ was not only informative but also thought-provoking and resonated with our audience, sparking meaningful discussions. Your passion for the subject matter was evident, and we appreciate the effort you put into preparing such a compelling presentation. We received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our participants, many of whom expressed how much they learned from your session. Your contribution played a significant role in making our conference a success, and we are sincerely grateful for your dedication. Once again, thank you for sharing your expertise and being an integral part of our event. We look forward to the possibility of collaborating with you in the future.”

    Adj. A/ Prof. Violet Platt 

    Chief Executive Officer

    Palliative Care Victoria

  • “It was about 14 years ago that I first heard the transformative Louise Mahler address a group (of mostly men). She talked about techniques to make speaking in public easier, and I have been applying them (or trying to) all these years. Today she presented to a large group of Victorian councillors (all women) and she was as instructive and funny as the first time, perhaps more so as the audience was calling out „more, more“ at the end. Her advice is gold, as she helps decode body language and how to be aware of one‘s own, but also how to set oneself up better in how we engage with the world. She rolemodels what she teaches. I have no doubt all participants will be applying what they heard going forward. And using a gender lens to analyse how we occupy a room is very powerful. For many examples, using public figures, we were in stitches. Good luck with the next book “Gravitas“. I’m sure it will be lapped up as we can’t know enough about these things."

    Sarah Rey
    Justitia Lawyers & Consultants Founding Partner

  • "Commanding presence and engaging presenter. Dynamic speaker - I really enjoyed Louise. Louise is an excellent presenter. Thanks so much for this value-added information! - She was amazing and relevant"

    CAE Forum Communication in Difficult Situations

    The Institute of Internal Auditors
    Florida USA

  • “I can tell you immediately that Louise was an absolute hit. Every single person raved about her from all levels of our business. We have had many speakers over the years, and the same feedback has come through from everyone…. She was the greatest speaker we have ever had! People were raving about her throughout the whole lunch celebration, and the week that followed. She made an incredible impact on organisation so thank you so much.”

    Natalie Kelly,
    Head of Brand and Events, Macquarie Telecom

  • "Enjoyed" wouldn't begin to describe my thoughts on your presentation, performance, call it what you like! Hands down (but in the right place, and not in a flashing fig-leaf spot) it was the best guest speaker slot we've had at UnTelcoX in 9 years. Brava! I'll be following you on LI with interest, and I only hope our paths cross again soon. You are fabulous!"

    Paul Larkin,

    Head of Sales, Macquarie Telecom

  • "Louise was absolutely wonderful at our annual Midsec client event. She had the audience captivated and engaged the entire time. Louise was very easy to deal with before, during and after, and we thoroughly enjoyed having her as our guest speaker. Would recommend her to anyone wanting an entertaining speaker with a uniqueness. Thank you again Louise."

    Julia Skull

    Chief Operating Officer

    Midsec Pty Ltd

  • "Dr Louise Mahler is a one of a kind. Having worked with hundreds of speakers from around the world over the last two decades it was so refreshing to partner with her. She took the time required to deeply understand the goals for our conference, who our audience was, the challenges facing our community, and how her expertise could add maximum value. She was easily rated as our top speaker, amongst some very talented peers sharing the stage with her. Three weeks later we are still getting unsolicited feedback from guests about how incredible, memorable, practical and engaging she was. For my team she was a delight to work with pre, during and post the engagement. One of a kind!"

    Rich Hirst

    Abundium Co-founder

  • "Louise was the energiser the people needed. Her presentation was relevant to the audience, really fun and we had lots of great feedback. It was pretty amazing to see everyone participating - especially singing - and a measure is that after the speech and the drinks they were talking about the content. Even later at dinner people were still talking about it and I'm sure people went home and kept talking about it. So beneficial."

    Rob Spence, 

    Educational Consultant, 

    School Counselling and Psychology Association NSW

  • "Truly impressed with the course developed for Women in Leadership. This is such a game changer for women to be equipped with the tools and resources to be successful in their roles as leaders."

    Manager, 

    Calvary Retirement Village

  • "I wanted to say thank you for your presentation today in Kyneton, it was fantastic! I am good friends with Tim and relocated my family up to Kyneton some years ago, I work at a local family business and was fortunate enough today to bring 8 young women with me to hear you speak. It was so on point and perfect to give all of us confidence and mindfulness when it comes to how we interact with others, I really appreciated the opportunity to hear you."

    Renton Carlyle
    Project Manager
    Central Steel Build

    Business Kyneton Conference

  • "Thank you once again for being the key note speaker at our kick off event in Barossa Valley. I have seen you in action a couple of times before this and you continue to impress me with your engagement with audience, content of presentation and sense of (wicked 😊) humor. I received tremendous feedback from the participants and several expressed that it was one of the best sessions of the week. I believe everyone took away at least one great tip / learning from you. Look forward to continuous partnership!"

    Serene Koh

    Head of Human Resources

    Rockwell Automation

  • "I just wanted to say thank you so very much for the incredible sessions you delivered at the Law Society conference. Everyone who attended has been singing your praises and I have heard such wonderful feedback about how enjoyable, insightful and practical your sessions were - you made it so very easy for everyone to take away a new awareness of how to best present ourselves and simple things we can do to improve our gravitas! On a personal note, I absolutely loved the session and am trying to implement the learnings everyday. Thank you again Louise, I hope that we can work together again in the near future."

    Nova Justen-Hoven
    Policy Lawyer at The Law Society of NSW

  • "We had the pleasure of Dr Louise Mahler joining us for our two-day conference and wow, we we’re blown away in a really good way!! Louise has an awesome presence in the room and delegates were mesmerised by what she shared and taught us. We learned about the currency of trust, with practical techniques around connecting with people and how to enhance our body language and our voice to communicate more effectively – gravitas!! Louise’s sessions were extremely engaging, very humorous and interactive, and she knows how to work a room to make everyone feel valued and included. Thank you, Louise, for such a memorable and worthwhile experience!!"

    Charlene Overell, Director & Financial Planner
    Simon Stredder, Director, CFP Professional & Financial Adviser
    G3 Financial Freedom

  • "We made absolutely the right decision in booking Louise Mahler for our Annual Women in Business luncheon for the City of Hume. The laughter and energy in the room was amazing and every single person left with some really important skills to take away. The audience interaction was artfully managed and the feedback from everyone from the CEO to first-time attendee has been remarkable. Thank you Louise, you were incredible! Our challenge now is to top that next year!!!"

    Zina Miceli

    Business Engagement & Development, Hume City Council

  • "Today I was teaching on the Leaders Program and frankly, my performance was my best ever – even if I do say so myself…. My success today is a result of your exceptional teaching – and whilst my execution was far from flawless – I think there was a good 50% uplift. Frankly, that is a miracle as I have always loathed public speaking – and today I actually enjoyed myself and everything came together and it felt great. I cannot thank you enough – truly life changing."

    Sarah Rowley
    Director, Leader Development, CEW

  • “I attended Louise Mahler’s Confident Leader Retreat three months ago, and I can honestly say I have used skills and techniques learnt every single day since. Louise is a master in her craft and through an engaging three days, we were informed, inspired, challenged and critiqued in a supportive and entertaining way to step up as confident leaders. I left the retreat with new insights and confidence to deal with many leadership situations, including how to structure and deliver an engaging presentation. If you’re a current or aspiring leader, I highly recommend the Confident Leader Retreat. You will gain invaluable skills for impact and influence!”

    Cherie Mylordis

    Founder and Principal

    Nextgenify

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