2,000+
Presentations strengthened through direct, actionable coaching and training
Helping leaders understand and meet audience needs, earn support and influence the decisions and actions needed to move important priorities forward.
Make the message clear. Make the moment count.
COMMUNICATION & EXECUTIVE PRESENCE
de Lisser Leadership Consulting (dLC) helps leaders communicate with greater clarity, confidence and persuasive impact—especially in the presentations, conversations and relationships they must get right.
25+ years
Developing leaders’ and executives’ presentation skills
12+ industries
Executive, sales, technical and professional leaders
10 countries
International presentation-skills training and coaching
COMMUNICATION TIED TO OUTCOMES
It is not simply how you speak. It is what your communication moves others to do.
A polished delivery cannot rescue an unclear message—and a strong idea cannot create impact if people do not understand it, trust it or act on it.
We help leaders strengthen both: what they need to communicate and how they show up while communicating it. The work is grounded in real presentations, relationships and business demands, so improvement is immediately relevant and visible to the people who matter.
01 · A high-stakes presentation must land
Turn complex ideas into a clear, persuasive message—and deliver it with credibility and confidence.
04 · Influence without relying on authority
Adapt the message and approach to persuade upward and across the organization, build alignment and move people to act—even when you do not have formal authority.
02 · A leader needs greater executive presence
Strengthen the verbal, nonverbal and relational behaviors that shape how others experience the leader.
05 · A pitch or recommendation must win support
Clarify the value proposition, anticipate objections and rehearse the moments that will determine the outcome.
03 · An important conversation must go well
Prepare for difficult feedback, disagreement, accountability or change without avoiding the real issue.
06 · Communication is affecting relationships
Recognize patterns, respond more intentionally and build the trust needed to work effectively across differences.
THE MOMENTS LEADERS MUST GET RIGHT
HOW WE STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION
Turn important ideas into messages that meet audience needs and move people to act.
01 · Define the desired outcome and understand the audience
Clarify what the leader wants the audience to understand, support or do—and identify the audience’s priorities, concerns and hot-button needs.
02 · Build the message around what matters to the audience
Connect the idea, recommendation or request to the audience’s needs and make its relevance and value unmistakably clear.
03 · Test and strengthen the impact
Rehearse the actual presentation or conversation, identify what is—and is not—landing, and refine the content, structure and delivery.
04 · Equip the audience to act and influence others
Anticipate what the audience will need after the presentation—including clear next steps, talking points, job aids and supporting resources—so they can take action and gain the support of decision-makers who were not in the room.
BUILT AROUND THE NEED
Individual coaching, focused workshops or customized programs.
Persuasive presentations
Message structure, audience analysis, value propositions, storytelling, delivery and practice that help leaders earn support and move audiences to act.
Influence without authority
Communication that adapts to different people, strengthens relationships and builds commitment—whether influencing upward, across functions or through formal authority.
Executive presence
Greater intentionality in the verbal, nonverbal and relational behaviors that affect credibility and influence.
Sales and pitch preparation
Focused rehearsal, feedback and refinement before final pitches, recommendations or important client conversations.
Communication skill programs
Customized development for leadership groups, teams and organizations, connected to the situations participants actually face.
Critical conversations
Preparation and practice for feedback, disagreement, accountability and other conversations leaders cannot afford to mishandle.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE FEEDBACK
Communication expertise developed across boardrooms, classrooms and high-stakes business settings.
Michael brings more than 25 years of experience developing the presentation and communication skills of leaders and executives. He also spent 12 years teaching persuasive presentations and interpersonal skills to MBA students and executive-education audiences and holds a master’s degree in interpersonal, intercultural and organizational communication.
He has coached executives, sales teams, technical leaders, physicians and professionals across more than 12 industries—helping them prepare for everything from leadership conversations and conference presentations to CEO communications and final sales pitches.
