Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style

468: How to Overcome the Charisma Gap that No One Talks About and Why It Matters for Senior Leaders

Oct 3, 2025

Explore how to unleash your natural charisma and amplify your executive presence in this insightful discussion. Discover why charisma is crucial for senior leaders and how it significantly influences promotions. Learn the ‘Amplify Already’ approach to enhance your communication without pretending to be someone else. Understand the core pillars of charisma: presence, confidence, and engagement. Get practical tips on raising your visibility by endorsing others' ideas and increasing your energy in high-stakes situations.

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INSIGHT

Amplify What You Already Do

Charisma can be unlocked by amplifying what you already do rather than pretending to be someone else.
Executive presence grows from enhancing natural strengths, not faking extroversion.

INSIGHT

Three Pillars Of Charisma

Presence, confidence, and engaging communication are the three core qualities of charisma.
Charisma converts results into influence and often determines senior executive opportunities.

ADVICE

Boost Presence By Paying Attention

Pay attention to others in meetings by focusing on their words, body language, and reactions.
Mirror language, posture, and speech rate to synchronize and increase your presence.

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Think charisma is just for flaming extroverts or polished TED Talk speakers? Today we’re diving into how you can unleash YOUR natural charisma by amplifying the impact of what you are already doing.

Many high-performing introverts—especially those with strong analytical or operational skills—believe charisma is reserved for flashy extroverts or born speakers. But in reality, executive presence is built by amplifying your natural strengths—not pretending to be someone else.

This episode shows you how.

By the end of today’s episode you’ll know:

🚀A proven shortcut to massively expand your influence & visibility

🧩 Why charisma is the deciding factor for executive roles—and why your results alone aren’t enough.

🔑The “Amplify Already” approach to enhance your presence, confidence, and communication without faking it

Listen now to learn how to unlock your executive charisma by amplifying what already makes you effective—without hype, scripts, or pretending.

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If you’ve ever thought, “Charisma just isn’t my thing — I’m more analytical, not flashy,” and that belief has kept you from showing up fully in meetings or interviews…

That’s why I created the Executive Presence Scorecard — to help high-performing thinkers like you uncover your natural charisma style and amplify what already works, without faking extroversion or hype.

Email me at hello@SpeakUpWithLaura.com and get access to the scorecard today.

For more information visit www.speakupwithlaura.com. Our Speak Up podcast episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday early in the morning.

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.