Do you have the presence of a leader? Whether you’re leading a team meeting or giving a formal presentation, executive presence is a vital skill in business and life. In this 15-week certificate program, you’ll learn by doing to refine your public speaking skills and build confidence in your own presence.
CERTIFICATE OVERVIEW
By sharing videos of yourself presenting and receiving constructive feedback from fellow students and experts, you’ll practice analyzing your performance, repeating, and refining your work in exercises and acting techniques specially designed by Cornell Theatre Professor David Feldshuh.
- Analyze and understand your own strengths and weaknesses as a presenter
- Connect and affect listeners when you transfer information, share emotion, or persuade for change
- Observe and appreciate the performance aspects in others and learn how these insights can contribute to your presence
- Deal with performance anxiety, mannerisms, and other distractions that limit your effectiveness in presentation
- Create a self-training process using self-video, self-analysis, focused exercises, and rubric assessment to continue improvement after the course is completed
1 Courses- Jul 30, 2025
- Aug 27, 2025
- Sep 24, 2025
- Oct 22, 2025
- Nov 19, 2025
- Dec 17, 2025
- Jan 14, 2026
Symposium sessions feature three days of live, highly interactive virtual Zoom sessions that will explore today’s most pressing topics. The Leadership Symposium offers you a unique opportunity to engage in real-time conversations with peers and experts from the Cornell community and beyond. Using the context of your own experiences, you will take part in reflections and small-group discussions to build on the skills and knowledge you have gained from your courses.
Join us for the next Symposium in which we’ll discuss the ways that leaders across industries have continued engaging their teams over the past two years while pivoting in strategic ways. You will support your coursework by applying your knowledge and experiences to relevant topics for leaders. Throughout this Symposium, you will examine different areas of leadership, including innovation, strategy, and engagement. By participating in relevant and engaging discussions, you will discover a variety of perspectives and build connections with your fellow participants from various industries.
All sessions are held on Zoom.
Future dates are subject to change. You may participate in as many sessions as you wish. Attending Symposium sessions is not required to successfully complete any certificate program. Once enrolled in your courses, you will receive information about upcoming events. Accessibility accommodations will be available upon request.
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