Storytelling and confidence for aspiring NEDs
Many aspiring NEDs know exactly what they bring to a board; what they struggle with is being seen, speaking up in the spaces where the right people are watching, and turning years of executive experience into a board narrative that lands with the right people.
This workshop is for you if you're working toward your first board appointment and want to build the visibility, credibility, and confidence that boards are looking for, and you want to do it through public speaking and stronger personal branding.
- No prior public speaking experience needed.
- Lunch is included.
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9:00-9:15am - Arrival, registration and refreshments
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9:15-9:35am - Welcome, goal setting and FOCUS framework
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9:35-10:20am - Find Your Story: Identify your board-relevant narrative
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10:20-11:05am - Own Your Story: Build confidence and visibility
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11:05-11:20am - Break
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11:20- 12:05pm - Communicate Your Story: Personal branding and board-level communication
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12:05-12:45pm - Practice, live feedback and coaching
- 12:45-1:20pm - Lunch
- 1:20-1:30pm - Closing & Q&A
What you'll take away:
- A specific framework for turning your executive experience into a board-relevant story.
- Translation of your executive experience into a language boards respond to.
- Practical tools to build confidence speaking in public and in boardrooms.
Speakers
Beatrice Ngalula Kabutakapua
Beatrice Ngalula Kabutakapua is a business storytelling speaker, Amazon bestselling author of Lead With Your Story, and founder of The Business Storytelling Centre. A former journalist and documentary maker, she works with leaders from global organisations to help them harness the power of their lived experience, so they communicate with authority, lead with authenticity, and create cultures where people are seen. Her work has reached over 10,000 people across three continents, in English, French, and Italian. Beatrice serves as the MarComms lead in the IoD Emerging NEDs executive committee.
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