Programs

Date: May 30, 2026
Venue: CII-SNCEL, Kolkata

About the Programme:

    About the Masterclass:

    The masterclass is curated to help participants elevate client influence, strengthen workforce engagement, and build investor trust through clear and compelling communication. It would help in cultivating the narrative sharpness and executive presence required to perform and be perceived at a CXO level. It is designed to help leaders shape highstakes decisions, rally teams effectively, and communicate strategic intent with authority and conviction. The programme also enables participants to craft a distinctive leadership story that enhances credibility, expands influence, and drives longterm professional as well as entrepreneurial impact.


    Why Storytelling and Executive Presence?


    Human progress has always been driven by stories. Long before formal strategy, financial models or technology platforms, stories were the mechanism through which people made sense of uncertainty, built trust and coordinated collective action as a society. That hasn’t changed and will continue to determine growth over the next decade. In an AI-powered, VUCA environment, leaders are no longer competing on access to information — they are competing on the ability to create clarity and influence their ecosystem.

    In moments of digital transformation & change management, data alone rarely moves people. Teams look for direction. Customers look for conviction. Investors look for confidence. Leaders who can translate complexity into a compelling narrative create alignment faster, reduce resistance and mobilize action with greater momentum. Executive presence amplifies that impact— the voice, composure, authenticity and non-verbal authority that signal credibility before a single slide is presented.

    Storytelling is therefore not a communication technique; it is a strategic instrument of leadership for competitive advantage. The ability to frame reality, shape meaning and define the narrative before others do determines who influences outcomes and who merely reacts to them. Those who control the story often control the future.


    Programme Content:


    · Core storytelling frameworks informed by neuroscience, behavioral psychology and the craft of powerful narrative construction.

    · Applied narrative tools for leading transformation, managing resistance, aligning stakeholders and steering complex strategic agendas.

    · Data-to-decision storytelling — converting insights, metrics and analysis into clear, persuasive leadership communication.

    · Executive presence in action — leveraging voice, energy, posture and non-verbal signals to command authority and trust.

    · Crafting and projecting a distinctive leadership narrative that enhances credibility, influence and long-term impact — for both the individual and the enterprise.


    Key Takeaways:


    · Elevate client influence, workforce engagement and investor trust through clear and compelling communication.

    · Cultivate the narrative sharpness and executive presence required to perform and be perceived at a CXO level.

    · Strengthen your ability to shape high-stakes decisions, rally teams and communicate strategic intent with authority and conviction.

    · Craft a distinctive leadership story that builds credibility, expands influence and compounds long-term professional and entrepreneurial impact.


    Who Should Attend:


    · C-Suite Executives (CEOs, COOs, CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CHROs)

    · Senior Management Executives and Function Heads

    · Entrepreneurs, Startup Founders, Changemakers, Chief Growth Officers

    · Project Coordinators and Managers