Presenting with Impact

Presenting with Impact helps finance professionals evolve from insight providers to strategic influencers. In this interactive module, participants sharpen their ability to think long-term, communicate difficult messages with clarity, and guide commercial conversations that drive change. The session blends strategic thinking models, stakeholder engagement tools, and a real-time simulator to rehearse decision-making under pressure.

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Overview

What we Cover:

Making presentations conversational and high-impact
Cutting noise to land messages with maximum clarity
Using the Minimal Noise → Maximum Impact framework
Building engagement with bold truths, visuals, and statistics
Structuring and delivering the 5-Slide Influence Deck

The Challenges:

Moving from information delivery to genuine audience influence
Communicating complex financial insights in simple, memorable ways
Opening and closing presentations with confidence and purpose
Holding the room’s attention from first slide to final call to action

The Barriers:

Over-reliance on dense slides and excessive content
Low confidence in adapting tone and pace for senior audiences
Difficulty translating financial data into emotionally resonant messages
Presentations that inform but fail to inspire action

Learning Objectives:

After completing this module, participants will be able to:

Apply the one simple rule that instantly increases presentation impact
Structure a 5-Slide Influence Deck with hook, message, and call to action
Use bold headlines, compelling visuals, and key statistics to spark emotion
Slow down, reduce content, and increase audience engagement
Open and close every presentation with clarity, intention, and purpose

Business Benefits:

Finance teams that communicate with greater influence and precision
Stronger stakeholder engagement through clear, story-led presentations
Reduced time-to-decision through focused, high-impact messaging
Increased credibility for finance professionals at senior levels
A repeatable presentation framework that scales across finance teams

Facilitator

Melanie Coeshott

Melanie is an award-winning career coach and mentor for finance professionals, recognized for her expertise and dedication. She is an ICAEW Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF).

Prerequisites: Candidates will be expected to have a good understanding of the activities undertaken in their own business and the financial. information that is produced and reported by the finance team.

Advanced Preparation: No advanced preparation is required

Program Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Group Live

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