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Description

Personal Impact: Commanding Presence, Holding Attention and Convincing

Three days to be heard in meetings and to leave a lasting impression once you have spoken

  • 3 days — 21 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Strong ideas sometimes go unnoticed for want of presence: a voice that fades at the end of each sentence, avoidant eye contact, a point buried under qualifiers. In meetings, the person who occupies the space is listened to even when the argument is weaker. Over the months, the gap widens in terms of visibility and of the responsibilities entrusted.

This 21-hour programme works on the concrete components of personal impact. Over three days participants practise their posture, voice and eye contact, structure their messages so that they are remembered, handle interruptions and difficult questions, and measure the effect produced through feedback from the group.

Learning objectives

  • Identify the effect produced by your posture, voice and eye contact
  • Structure a short intervention so that it is remembered
  • Occupy the space and the speaking time in meetings
  • Respond to an interruption without losing your thread
  • Adapt your register to the audience and to what is at stake

What makes this programme different

Each participant speaks in front of the group several times a day
Targeted feedback on three observable criteria at a time
A comparison between the first and last recorded interventions

Programme

1Diagnosing your current impact

What others perceive

  • A first intervention recorded and then analysed
  • Identifying your strengths and your points of fragility
  • The gap between intention and the effect actually produced
  • Selecting two personal development priorities

2Posture, voice and eye contact

The body before the words

  • Grounding and occupying the space
  • Pace, volume and holding the ends of sentences
  • Eye contact with an audience
  • Distracting gestures and managing your hands

3Building a message that sticks

Structure and wording

  • The core message expressed in a single sentence
  • Selecting two or three arguments in order of priority
  • Using examples and concrete imagery
  • Working on the opening and the closing

4Holding your ground before an audience

Interruptions, questions and objections

  • Reacting to an interruption or a challenge
  • Answering an off-topic question
  • Handling silence and the collective gaze
  • Maintaining your point under pressure

5Embedding your impact over time

Beyond the meeting

  • Consistency across your successive interventions
  • Visibility in informal exchanges
  • Choosing the moments when speaking up is useful
  • A personal practice plan over three months

Who is it for

Anyone wishing to gain presence when speaking and in professional relationships.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.