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Presenting to Powerful Audiences
Boards, executives, investors, conferences. Learn to read the room, structure a persuasive message, and hold your presence under pressure — so senior audiences take you seriously.
Presentation & Executive-Presence Coaching
A career in the boardroom — now helping you command it.
Presenting to powerful audiences is a skill, not a gift. I help leaders, experts and teams speak with clarity, confidence and presence — so the room listens.
About Liz
I've spent a career advising the people you need to convince.
For over three decades I led human resources at the highest levels of global business — including as Head of International HR and Senior Vice President at HSBC, where I steered the people side of a $10 billion acquisition and integrated more than 3,000 employees.
I've sat in boardrooms with directors, executives and regulators at organisations from ConvaTec and Toshiba Medical to the construction of Heathrow Terminal 5. I know exactly how powerful audiences think, what earns their attention, and what quietly loses it.
Today I bring that insider understanding to coaching. Whether you're pitching a board, addressing a conference, or finding your voice in the room that matters, I'll help you present with genuine confidence, clarity and presence — as yourself, at your best.
- 35+ years at senior HR & board level
- 3,000+ people led through change
- Global experience across UK, Europe & beyond
How I can help
Coaching built around the moments that matter.
One-to-one, practical and tailored to you — never a script, always your authentic voice.
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Confidence & Executive Presence
Quiet the nerves and step into your authority. We work on voice, body language, and mindset so you feel calm, grounded and credible before you say a word.
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1:1 Transformative Coaching
Deeper personal coaching for leaders navigating change, visibility or a step up. Practical, confidential support to help you communicate and lead as your best self.
What working together looks like
A calm, practical process — not a performance.
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Connect
We start with a relaxed conversation to understand your goals, the audiences you face, and what's really holding you back.
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Develop
Through focused one-to-one sessions we build your message, sharpen delivery, and rehearse in a safe, supportive space.
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Deliver
You walk into the room prepared and grounded — and we refine afterwards so every presentation is better than the last.
Get in touch
Let's talk about your next presentation.
Tell me a little about what you're working towards and I'll get back to you personally. No pressure, no jargon — just a conversation.
Prefer email? liz@better-presentations.com