Gravitas: Voice and Presence is a 90 min workshop that focuses on how by using specific vocal and physical techniques anyone can convey gravitas to speak with authority and confidence.

Using audio and video samples, participants work in groups and in pairs to practice and maximise their learning.

The exercises also offer plenty of opportunity for team building and networking.

Citing a CTI Executive Presence survey (2023) and Science of People research findings (2024), this highly interactive session explores:

• What constitutes "gravitas"
• What a voice with gravitas sounds like
• Using the science of the voice to speak with gravitas
• How speakers use vocal variety to project gravitas
• The crucial importance of non-verbals: posture, gesture and expression

Starting at the BBC, and now as an Executive Voice Coach, David has spent the last thirty years working with legal professionals globally, running CPD accredited workshops and coaching individuals. He has run programs for WISTA in both Singapore and Dubai.