Executive Presentation Coaching · Perth & Online

High level presentation skills. From good to brilliant.

Senior leaders face a different kind of scrutiny. Every word, pause and gesture is read and judged. This is coaching for executives who already present well and need to communicate at the highest level.

“At the top, nobody’s grading you on whether you got through it. They’re deciding whether to follow you.”
DAVID JULIAN PRICE CSP · EXECUTIVE PRESENTATION COACH

The higher you go

The brighter the spotlight

When you step up, the audience changes and so do the stakes. People aren’t just listening to what you say. They’re reading what it means for the organisation, the share price, their job and their future.

Boards and investors

Where every number is tested and every hesitation is noticed.

Town halls and all-staff

Where hundreds of people take their cue from you.

Conferences and keynotes

Where you represent the whole organisation, not just yourself.

Media and stakeholders

Where one careless line can outlive the whole speech.

The finer distinctions

Good gets you through. Brilliant gets you remembered.

Think of a Formula One driver. They’re not learning to drive. They’re finding the last tenth of a second. High level presentation coaching works the same way. It’s the small, precise changes that separate a good presenter from the one people talk about long after they’ve left the room.

You don’t need more confidence. You need more precision.

Where the tenths are found

The pauseSilence that lands, instead of silence that worries
The wordChosen on purpose, not grabbed in the moment
The presenceAuthority that arrives before you speak
The questionWelcomed, not survived

Spot the difference

Good presenter or remembered leader?

A good presenter

  • Covers everything
  • Reads the slides
  • Fills every silence
  • Answers questions defensively
  • Leaves people informed

A leader people remember

  • Says what matters most, first
  • Makes the slides the backdrop
  • Lets the pause do the work
  • Treats questions as a gift
  • Leaves people ready to act

What we work on

Tailored to you, your role and your next big moment

01

Executive presence

The gravitas that makes a room settle when you stand up. More on presence and gravitas.

02

Message at altitude

Big picture first, detail on demand. Framing complex ideas so senior audiences get them fast.

03

Strategic storytelling

The right story, told at the right moment, for the right purpose. See storytelling for senior leaders.

04

Voice and pace

Using pause, pitch and pace to create emphasis and hold attention without raising your voice.

05

Handling scrutiny

Tough questions, hostile rooms and the question you didn’t see coming, handled with composure.

06

Your real presentation

We work on the actual talk, pitch or board paper you’re about to deliver, not a practice exercise.

How it works

Confidential, practical and built around your diary

  1. Diagnose

    We look at how you present now and what’s coming up, so we know exactly where the tenths are.

  2. Hot-seat coaching

    You present, I give specific feedback, you try again. Small changes, practised until they’re natural.

  3. Rehearse for real

    We run your actual presentation under realistic conditions, so the big day feels familiar.

One-to-one executive coaching
Leadership team masterclass
Pre-event rehearsal
In person in Perth or online

Why David

A coach who’s worked the biggest rooms

David Julian Price has spent more than 40 years coaching presenters, speakers and senior leaders across Australia and internationally. He’s a past World President of the Global Speakers Federation and has coached people to present to boards, investors, conferences and their own organisations.

  • 40+years coaching presenters
  • CSPCertified Speaking Professional
  • HOFAustralian Speakers Hall of Fame
  • GSFGlobal Speaking Fellow and past World President, Global Speakers Federation

Questions

High level presentation skills FAQs

Senior leaders, executives, business owners and professionals who already present well and want to present brilliantly, especially to boards, investors, conferences and large internal audiences.

It assumes you already have the basics. The focus is on the finer distinctions, such as presence, precision, pause and handling scrutiny, that separate good presenters from the ones people remember. If you’re building confidence first, start with Presentation Skills Coaching.

Yes. Many clients come to me ahead of a keynote, board presentation, investor pitch or town hall. We work on the real presentation and rehearse it until it feels familiar.

Yes. One-to-one coaching is completely confidential, which gives you room to try things, stumble and improve without an audience.

Yes. A leadership team masterclass gives your senior people a shared standard for how the organisation communicates, with individual hot-seat coaching for each person.

Yes. Coaching is available in person in Perth and online, so it fits around a busy diary wherever you are.

Ready for the next level?

Let’s find your last tenth of a second.

Tell me about your role and your next big moment, and we’ll shape coaching around you.