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How to Develop Gravitas

Be the Voice of Wisdom & Influence

Created byMike Claytonworkspace_premiumBest Instructor
IntermediateUpdated Oct 30, 2019

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleUnderstand what gravitas means and why it matters.
  • check_circleSpeak with confidence and clarity.
  • check_circleBuild trust through consistent communication.
  • check_circleIncrease your presence in professional settings.
  • check_circleHandle pressure with calm and authority.
  • check_circleApply a five-step system to develop gravitas.

About This Course

Do people truly pay attention when you speak? If you want your words to carry weight, your presence to command respect, and your insights to be trusted and sought after, then what you need is gravitas. Gravitas is that powerful mix of confidence, credibility, and calm that makes people listen—and this course will show you how to develop it.

In this practical five-step program, you’ll learn how to speak with authority, build trust, and communicate with impact in any setting. Whether you're presenting in meetings, leading a team, or offering advice, this course will equip you with the tools to carry yourself with presence and influence—without arrogance or pretense.

Course Content

6 activities • 21 videos • duration: 1h 3m

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Introduction: What is this gravitas thing? And so what?-Part12 videos • 3 min
  • videocamIntroduction
    Duration 1:54
  • videocamWhat is Gravitas?
    Duration 1:19
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Step 1: How to Think - If you want people to listen, you substance-Part13 videos • 9 min
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Step 2: How to Look - Fake it 'til you Become it. Stand and Move with Impact-Part14 videos • 17 min
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Step 3: How to Act: Be the Person People want to Trust-Part13 videos • 9 min
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Step 4: What to Say: Understand the things people want to listen to.-Part14 videos • 8 min
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Step 5: How to Say it: Your Words will Matter when You Choose them with Care-Part15 videos • 16 min

Your Instructor

Mike Clayton

Business Trainer, Author and Speaker

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Dr Mike Clayton is a business trainer, author and speaker. Since 2002, he has been helping professionals, managers and leaders to excel in their roles with management, leadership, and personal effectiveness training. Mike has written over a dozen books for major publishers like Wiley, Macmillan and Pearson, including: Powerhouse, How to Manage a Great Project, How to Speak so People Listen, Brilliant Time Management, and The Influence Agenda. Mike's professional background is 12 years as a project management professional with the London office of international management consultancy Deloitte. Prior to that, Mike had an academic career in Physics, working at the world renowned Schuster Laboratory of the University of Manchester.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

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