Alex Cohen

Conveying the Complex: How to Speak at the Executive Level

Founder at TAS, Trained 1,900+ Professionals at Fortune 500 Companies

Use the S.R.E.C. framework to simplify complex ideas, so executives listen to you and see you as a trusted advisor.

Make Your Point Stick

Learn 3 vocal skills that project confidence and elevate your executive presence.

Sound More Confident, Immediately

Identify the key attributes of your desired speaking style that will take you to the next level in your career.

The #1 Question Every Authentic Speaker Should Address

You’ll learn practical tools, frameworks, and hacks that you can use right away to:

Founder of Leadership Lab, ex-Amazon

Leadership Lab

Amazon

The Wharton School

Myra Deshmukh

Ex-Amazon Leader, Communication Coach, and Highly-Rated Facilitator

May 2026 Cohort

Sept 2026 Cohort

If you’ve ever been told to “get to the point,” felt your ideas were strong but your delivery wasn’t landing, or dreaded being put on the spot in meetings—this course is for you.In 4 weeks, you’ll build a repeatable executive communication skillset: organize your thinking, write and speak with intention, and deliver confident messages that stick—whether you’re sending an email, presenting to leadership, or answering a tough question in real time. You’ll also learn how to use AI to sharpen your message without losing your voice or critical thinking.Participants consistently say they’re using these tools immediately at work and have improved confidence, clearer feedback from peers and managers, and better responses in meetings. Scroll down for verbatims!Over four weeks, we’ll focus on both what you say and how you say it, then practice until it becomes second nature.Each week includes:<ul><li>90 minutes of live training + learning labs for personalized feedback</li><li>Real workplace scenarios and low-risk practice that doesn't impact your work performance</li><li>Weekly challenges to build the habit</li><li>AI prompts you’ll actually use</li><li>1:1 coaching</li></ul>

Executive communication, without the overthinking.

Turn your ideas into clear, structured messages that land

Feel confident speaking up in meetings (yes, even those unexpected questions!)

Manage stakeholders and leaders more effectively

Push back, disagree, and give feedback with clarity and respect

Build credibility and visibility, earn trust faster

Learn the best ways to use AI for communication

Mid to senior level individual contributors or managers (5-15 years of experience) who are communicating with stakeholders &amp; leaders

Anyone who has received feedback to speak up more, communicate more clearly, and/or gets lots of feedback rounds on their writing

Technical roles (software engineers, PMs, data analysts) looking to better represent their work and earn trust with stakeholders

Upgrade your executive presence. Communicate like a leader. Influence outcomes that get you seen, heard, and promoted.

Product & Strategy Exec @LinkedIn @PwC

LinkedIn

Harvard Business Review

Joselle Deocampo-Gautam

Product & AI Strategy @LinkedIn, PwC, Deloitte. Executive coach & advisor

Marketing Executive, Brand Builder

LendingClub

Amber Carroll

Marketing Executive | Digital Transformation Leader | Brand Builder

Cohort 4

Cohort 5

If you want to lead, your communication has to reflect it.Everyone is learning AI. Few are learning the skill that actually differentiates leaders and gets them promoted.AI can build your decks.It can analyze your data.However, AI can't✖️ Give you executive presence✖️ Command respect in a high-stakes meeting ✖️Navigate politics in real time ✖️ Maneuver at executive altitude in real-timeThese are all on you.If you’ve ever walked out of a meeting thinking “I had the right ideas, but I didn’t land them”, then you know exactly what we mean.The higher you rise, the less it’s about what you know or how fast you deliver.What sets you apart is the ability to communicate ideas so clearly they move people, and so decisively they deliver outcomes.That’s the gap this course will help you close. In three live sessions and daily exercises, you’ll build the communication habits and strategic frameworks leaders use to earn trust, shape decisions, and drive outcomes.

AI levels the field. Executive Communication sets you apart. Learn it here.

Upgrade your executive presence

Communicate like a Leader

Be recognized as a Top 1% Leader

Navigate with Influence 

Lead with a story

Practice real scenarios

Strategic Operators Ready to LeadYou’re the one who gets it done. Now you want your voice to shape direction not just execute the work.

Emerging Executives at an Inflection PointYou’ve stepped into a bigger seat or you’re about to. Show up with presence and distinction.

High Achieving Professionals in TransitionYou’re not just job-seeking, you’re ready to lead. Sharpen how you show up &amp; land your next role.

Master executive presence, AI communication systems, and high-stakes influence. Command rooms, represent your company, scale your voice.

CPTO, Executive Coach, Speaker

Okta

Atlassian

Block

FullStory

Elena Luneva

CPO, Executive Coach, Speaker, 4000+ leaders taught.

Magic

Today's executives are operators and the public face of their company. When a CEO's social media presence outperforms traditional marketing (Sam Altman's 4M+ followers generate more reach than most campaigns), personal visibility is required.Recent VP+ job descriptions demand it: "Act as a thought leader and external representative". Executives who shape those conversations internally, at conferences, with investors, across media define categories and lead companies.What You'll BuildExternal influence: Command industry events, investor meetings, and media opportunities.Internal momentum: Get initiatives funded. Shape decisions. Move the organization.Thought leadership: Scale your voice and your team with AI-powered systems.The Bottom LineVisibility and influence are requirements for leaders founders, and solopreneurs. This lab gives you frameworks and AI tools to overcome what's stopping you and represent consistently.Why ElenaElena Luneva has won the rooms that matter. She trains executives at Amazon, Apple, Meta, pharmaceutical companies, and government organizations on presence, speaking, and AI communication, combining experience with frameworks you'll deploy immediately

Represent your company externally and influence business decisions internally.

Command Any Room with Executive Presence

Leverage AI to Build Communication Systems

Represent Your Company Externally

Influence Under Pressure

Build a Repeatable AI Powered System for Your Team

For CEOs, C-Suite, Chiefs of Staff, VPs, or senior leaders shaping strategy and representing their company internally and externally.

Executive or Senior Role

Bring a real board meeting, investor update, conference, or customer presentation to apply tools and practice in context.

Upcoming High-Stakes Engagement

Come ready to record short talks, roleplay scenarios, and use AI tools to sharpen your presence through hands-on exercises.

Willingness to Practice Live

For CEOs and C-Suite leaders who must represent their company to boards, investors, media, and markets with confidence and clarity.

For Chiefs of Staff and Communication Strategists who shape executive messaging and align leaders across high-stakes decisions

CROs, CMOs, and sales leaders who represent the company with customers, partners, press, and on stage as credible thought leaders

Clear communication turns expertise into influence

Professor, founder, author, trainer

Michael Madson, PhD

Expert in technical communication, workplace training, and audience engagement

Cohort 1

Technical professionals are increasingly expected to communicate across expertise gaps. Engineers explain systems to executives. Data analysts present findings to clients. Researchers communicate with policymakers, journalists, and the public. Yet, most of these technical professionals receive little formal training in how to communicate complex ideas clearly to non-specialists.This workshop helps technical professionals develop time-tested, practical strategies for translating expertise into understanding without oversimplifying important ideas. Participants will learn how to reduce jargon, structure explanations more effectively, adapt communication to different audiences, communicate uncertainty and risk, and use examples and analogies strategically. The workshop also addresses emerging challenges in the AI era, where the ability to interpret, contextualize, and explain information has become more valuable, not less. Through hands-on activities and real-world examples, participants will leave with tools they can apply immediately to presentations, reports, meetings, documentation, client interactions, public communication, and cross-functional collaboration.

Technical professionals who need to convey complex information to clients, executives, external stakeholders, or cross-functional teams.

Product, UX, and operations professionals translating technical insights into decisions and organizational action.

Managers who need to communicate with public audiences, build alignment across teams, and influence decision-making on technical matters.

Agentic AI

Coding with AI

AI Workflows

Claude Code

OpenClaw

Vibe Coding

AI Evals

AI Transformation

RAG & Search

AI for PMs

AI for Engineers

AI for Designers

AI for Marketers

AI for Founders

Product Sense

Product Discovery

User Research

Prototyping

Growth

Analytics

Tech Foundations

Strategy

Influence

Leadership

Career Growth

Machine Learning

LLM Ops

Context Eng

Security

System Design

Figma

Design Systems

Visual Design

Design Strategy

Automation

Content Marketing

Demand Gen

Go-to-Market

Product Marketing

Positioning

Social Media

Brand

B2B Marketing

SEO & AEO

AI for Leaders

AI Governance

Communication

Management

People Operations

Exec Presence

Storytelling

Goal-setting

Personal Brand

Fundraising

Everyone

Operators

Data Scientists

Business Analysts

User Researchers

Customer Success

Project Managers

HR Professionals

Sales People

Lawyers

Finance

Investors

Real Estate

Educators

Creators

Introduction: Elevating Your Executive Presence

The S-R-E-C Framework for Structuring Your Thoughts

Analyzing an AI-Generated S-R-E-C Example

How to Refine AI-Generated Content for Impact

Vocal Skill 1: Overcoming Monotony with Vocal Variety

Vocal Skill 2: Vocally Punctuating Your Sentences

Vocal Skill 3: The Power of the Mid-Sentence Pause

The Foundational Question for Authentic Speakers

Q&A: How to Practice Your Communication Skills

Executives and senior leaders who set strategy, lead teams, and drive organizational outcomes.

Executive communication — presenting to boards, writing memos, running all-hands, and high-stakes messaging.

Developing leadership skills — inspiring teams, building culture, navigating organizational complexity, and driving results through others.

Projecting confidence, gravitas, and credibility in high-stakes leadership situations.

Conveying the Complex: How to Speak at the Executive Level

What you'll learn

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Alex Cohen