How to Develop Gravitas: Be the Voice of Wisdom & Influence

Your five-step guide to influence: Be sought out, listened to, taken seriously, and trusted by the people around you.

4.25 (64 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Influence
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1,429
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1 hour
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May 2018
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$44.99
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What you will learn

Influence the people around you

Project gravitas

Hold an audience of one, two, or two thousand

Think like someone with the credibility of deep experience

Choose your actions to emphasise your gravitas

Look the part

Choose what you say to give your ideas impact

Select how to speak so your words carry weight

Description

Do People Pay Attention when You Speak?

You want your words to carry weight, you want people to listen to you, you want to speak with authority, you want to be trusted... you even want to be sought out for your opinions, insights, and advice. You want to influence the people around you.

You Need Gravitas.

And here is where you will learn how to develop it in a simple five-step program.


What are the symptoms?

You know you need to develop more gravitas if people tend to ignore your advice, if people sometimes switch off when you are speaking, if it seems like they don't trust your judgment.


Who needs gravitas?

If you want to further your career, you need gravitas. It is that commanding impression of authority, judgment, and wisdom that people look to when they want a leader, when they need advice, or when someone has to give them confidence in the future.


That can be you...

Do you want:

  • People to take you seriously?

  • To feel confident among older, more experienced colleagues or clients?

  • To hold the attention of a room full of people?

  • A position of trust, influence, and authority?

  • Your ideas and insights to be welcomed and embraced?

  • Promotion at a young age?

  • People to pay attention and take notice of you?

  • Your career to move forwards and upwards?

Can Gravitas Be Learned?

We recognize gravitas when we encounter a set of attitudes and behaviors that conform to our expectations of authority, credibility, and wisdom. You can learn these attitudes and behaviors, and you will, with this five-step course.

What makes gravitas does depend, to a degree, on the culture and society you live and work in. This course is designed for people in Western, English-speaking cultures. But much of the advice will also be true for other cultures.


Think of the INFLUENCE and IMPACT you can have
when people seek you out and listen to your views.


Your Unconditional, No-questions, 30-Day Guarantee

The best way to assess how valid this material is in your culture is to try it out. I am so confident that this course will change your life that I offer you an unconditional, no questions asked, full 30-day money-back-in-full guarantee. If you don't think these five steps will give you the gravitas to influence and lead others, then just ask me for your money back.

What if you have questions?

I will be on hand to answer your questions if you get stuck, puzzled, or just want to know more. As a professional trainer, this is what I do, and I promise to respond within 24 hours of your question arriving with me from Udemy.

Enroll Now

Enroll for this course now, so you can start to regain control of your life straight away.

Content

Introduction: What is this gravitas thing? And so what?

Introduction
What is Gravitas?

Step 1: How to Think - If you want people to listen, you need substance

The Importance of Attitude
The Need for Knowledge
The Role of Reliability

Step 2: How to Look - Fake it 'til you Become it. Stand and Move with Impact

Presence: Space & Pace
Posture: Square & Upright
Poise: Stillness & Calm
Polish: Style & Presentation

Step 3: How to Act: Be the Person People want to Trust

The Right Motivation
Projecting Confidence
Pay Attention

Step 4: What to Say: Understand the things people want to listen to.

Structure your Speaking
Simplify the Subject
Stick to Significance
Select, Synthesise, Summarise

Step 5: How to Say it: Your Words will Matter when You Choose them with Care

Say it with Questions
Voice of Authority
Choose your Vocabulary
Pace of Delivery
Silence

Bonus Items: Yes, there's even more...

Your Biggest Business Asset
The Real Power behind Gravitas
Three Tips for Gaining Gravitas
Bonus Lecture: Did you enjoy this course?

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Reviews

Selene
August 20, 2022
Mike explains these concepts very very well. Having the principles, I feel a lot more comfortable in my own skin. And, I notice other people respond to me much more positively. Excellent course!!!
Chris
July 25, 2017
Excellent course! This gave me several "nuggets" I can use to improve my presentation. I haven't found the same information elsewhere.
Nr
December 26, 2016
The style of the content being delivered is very much in contradiction to the topic of the training......dull preaching without examples, illustration or anecdotes.
Francisco
November 21, 2016
Excellent advice and tips on how to make yourself valuable through the concept of gravitas. Explains some of the mistakes you can make and why you shouldn't make them. I speak a lot to people and need to be reminded of these practices and attitudes.
Suzie
November 20, 2016
Excellent course and presenter. Found music rather dreary and flattening, not uplifting to my brain waves! Several typos in the articles at the end. Found myself always looking to see what ornament on the bookshelf came next, rather than listening : ) Thanks for some great learning.
Kathryn
November 5, 2015
This course teaches how to project a more professional image. The audio and video were excellent. This would be a good course for people with English as a second language, as the pace was slow. I watched the lectures at 1.7 speed. Watch the items on the credenza. They change with each lecture. I quite looked forward to this. ;-)
Fred
October 30, 2015
This was an easy course to get through with excellent video and audio quality. The course material was well organized and presented.
Felicity
July 10, 2015
Interesting and well researched course, with practical tips to take away. I am someone who naturally tends to project a lot of enthusiasm, and this course was useful to me in helping me to balance this with some more gravitas. It shows you how to be heard and influence others from a place of calm strength.
Jayant
May 3, 2015
This course has helped me be more comfortable being and interacting with people around me at college.
Andrew
April 20, 2015
This is an invaluable aid for anyone wishing to develop their personal business skills. It is clear that Mike has a great depth of experience and speaks with great authority.

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