Executive presence isn't something you're born with. It's not about being the loudest person in the room, having the perfect personality, or pretending to be someone you're not.

In this episode, Liz explores one of the most overlooked factors in career progression: your leadership communication.

Drawing on her own experience, she shares how habits like over-explaining, softening recommendations, and apologising unnecessarily were quietly undermining her leadership presence, despite delivering strong results and being highly capable in her role.

You'll discover why confidence is communicated through clarity rather than volume, how small language shifts can change how others perceive your leadership, and practical executive presence techniques you can start using immediately.

In this episode you'll learn:

• Why unnecessary apologies can weaken your authority without you realising it
• How over-explaining dilutes your message and reduces your impact
• Why executive presence is more about clarity than confidence
• Simple communication habits that help women leaders be taken more seriously
• Practical techniques to strengthen your leadership communication style in meetings, presentations and everyday conversations

If you've ever left a meeting wishing you'd spoken up, found yourself second-guessing your contribution, or wondered why others seem to have more influence despite similar experience, this episode is for you.

Connect with Liz on LinkedIn and share the communication habit you're working on changing this week.

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Leadership Communication in Action is a podcast for women who are capable, thoughtful, and quietly questioning how they’re showing up at work and in life.

I’m Liz Boswell. I work with professional women who don’t need more advice, but do need space to think clearly, especially when the pressure is on.

Each episode is a calm, mentoring-style conversation grounded in real client moments. We look at the stories people carry, the behaviours those stories create, and the small, practical shifts that change how things land day to day.

You’ll hear honest reflections, psychologically precise questions, and simple actions you can try immediately, without overhauling your life or becoming someone else.

If you’re stepping into more responsibility, more visibility, or simply feeling the weight of decisions that matter, this podcast is here to help you slow things down, think more clearly, and move forward in a way that feels grounded and real.

A quiet companion for people who want to make better moves, not louder ones.