How you start a presentation determines whether your audience leans in or starts checking their phone.

The first 30 seconds are not the time for polite warm-ups or a long agenda. They are your chance to give people a reason to listen.

In Berlin? Train these public speaking skills live at the ⁠Public Speaking Intensive⁠ on October 17.

In this episode of Lead with Presence, Carlo Loiudice shares three practical ways to create a stronger presentation opening: cut the throat-clearing, explain the stakes before the roadmap, and own the pause before your first word. You will hear concrete examples of weak and effective opening lines, and learn why presence begins before you speak.

These techniques are part of Carlo's Authentic Speaker Practice, which combines coaching, acting techniques, and guided rehearsal to develop clearer, more authoritative communication.

Learn more about Carlo's public speaking and leadership communication coaching:
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Most leaders prepare what they want to say. In this episode of Lead with Presence, Carlo Loiudice looks at what happens when you learn to listen more strategically instead.

In Berlin? Train these communication skills live at the Public Speaking Intensive on October 17.

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Drawing on Chris Voss’s Never Split the Difference, you will explore three practical communication tools: mirroring, labeling, and calibrated questions. You will learn how to slow down a challenging Q&A, name an unspoken concern without becoming defensive, and use “what” and “how” questions to keep a conversation moving.

These techniques are not about manipulating people.

They are practical forms of tactical empathy that help others feel heard, reveal what sits behind a question, and allow you to respond with greater clarity. This kind of active engagement is also central to Carlo’s Authentic Speaker Practice.

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Public speaking advice often tells you to stand tall, slow down, make eye contact and use deliberate gestures. These techniques can help. But if all your attention goes into performing confidence, you stop being present.

Want to practise these skills in person? Join the Public Speaking Intensive in Berlin on 17 October.

People may not be able to explain what feels wrong, but they notice the distance between you and your message.

Authentic communication does not mean speaking without preparation or saying whatever comes to mind. It means using technique in service of a real intention, instead of using it to imitate someone else’s idea of a confident speaker.

Before your next presentation, replace “How should I sound?” with a more useful question: “What do I want people to understand, feel or do?”

That intention gives your voice, posture and words a reason to be there. You cannot perform your way into presence, but you can train your way into it.

Learn more about my work in public speaking and leadership communication:

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