Persuade with presence
You Always Could
You Always Could And when you realize it, it's liberating. Eric Harris July 03, 2026 You Inherited This Somewhere along the way, you learned presentation = deck. It’s unlikely someone sat you down and taught you. You watched. You absorbed. You inherited. The deck became the work. Or so it seemed. And every high-stakes presentation…
Read MoreI Want You to Feel Something
I Want You to Feel Something Not know. Feel. Eric Harris June 26, 2026 God Only Knows What’s the obsession with wanting you to know? Pull up your favorite album. Any decade. Any genre. Odds are, somewhere in the lyrics, somebody sings the line, “I want you to know.” Selena Gomez belted it over a…
Read MoreI Want You to Feel Something
I Want You to Feel Something Not know. Feel. Eric Harris June 26, 2026 God Only Knows What’s the obsession with wanting you to know? Pull up your favorite album. Any decade. Any genre. Odds are, somewhere in the lyrics, somebody sings the line, “I want you to know.” Selena Gomez belted it over a…
Read More“Done.” The Most Expensive Feeling.
"Done." The Most Expensive Feeling. It's the invoice for the win you didn't get. Eric Harris May 15, 2026 Finished Is a Feeling. Landed Is a Result. Here's a question too many leaders never ask after a high-stakes presentation: Did anything actually move? You walked in. You hit your marks. You answered the questions. You…
Read MoreLayers, not Lightning
Layers, not Lightning Life After Decks is a posture, not a revolution. Eric Harris May 08, 2026 The Reinvention Reflex Real leaders don't present ideas and hope they land. They design moments where belief can form. But there's a trap waiting for you the second you decide to embrace this responsibility. The moment you commit…
Read MoreThe Dinner Table Test
The Dinner Table Test If you can't say it there, get it out of the boardroom. Eric Harris April 24, 2026 Rehearse for Ownership Many of us have been conditioned to believe rehearsal is all about performance. The perfection. The polish. The nothing-can-go-wrong mindset of a middle school drama teacher. And then there are the…
Read MorePresenting is a Team Sport
Presenting is a Team Sport Still hero-balling it? Your idea deserves better. Eric Harris April 17, 2026 ❝ “No one can whistle a symphony.” ― H.E. LUCCOCK Real leaders don't just present ideas and hope they land. They design moments where belief can form. And building belief, it turns out, isn't a solo act. Hero-balling…
Read MoreOther People’s Scars
Other People's Scars The advice is real. The experience behind it isn't yours. Eric Harris April 03, 2026 She Knows Her Material Cold Alex stands at the front of the room, twelve pairs of eyes anxiously glued to her. She has prepared for this. She has over-prepared for this. She knows the data, the stakeholders,…
Read MoreWe, Not You
We, Not You One syllable that decides whether your audience follows Eric Harris March 20, 2026 The Reflex to Audit There’s a habit so embedded in how leaders speak that most never notice they're doing it. They stand at the front of a room and begin describing the future. The strategy. The transformation. The ask.…
Read MoreSix Tricks for Combatting Stage Fright
Leadership is communication. Sometimes that communication is one-to-one, and sometimes it’s one-to-many. Depending how many, “communication” can begin to feel a lot like “public speaking.” Wait a minute… Is leadership synonymous with public speaking?
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