Become the Real Deal: The Proven Path to Influence and Executive Presence

Index

ABC News, 68, 111

Academy Awards, 125

Adele (Adele Laurie Blue Adkins), 162

Ailes, Roger, 191

Alpha wolf, 65

Amygdala, 51

Angry voice sound, 179

Answer/Bridge/Context (ABC) method, 106

Anxiety

ambiguity, 57

caffeine, 57

exercising, 55

impact of, 52

vs. narcissism, 34, 71

perfectionists, 48

prolonged stress, 50

struggles with, 50–51

triggers, 54

Worrier and, 56

Anxious brain, of others, 58

The Anxious Brain (Wehrenberg), 51

Anxious consumption, 169

Anxious-prone individuals, 56

Appearance, 201. See also Too little outer presence

of centered inner presence, 27

of centered outer presence, 155–158

of centered verbal presence, 93–94

external, 147

facial, 179

vs. message, 169

of too little verbal presence, 110

Apple, 155, 156

Apple Maps mess, 156

Approachable appearance, 164

Arison, Mickey, 177, 183

Armstrong, Lance, 4, 66, 74

Arrogance, 128

Assessment, 183

Attention, 134

Audience wants, 170, 183

Authenticity

defined, 148

and perfection, 3

The Bachelorette, 7

Balance

benefits of, 23

confidence and humility, 35

input and output, 100

outer presence, 155, 173

participation, 186

self-esteem and situational confidence, 35

Worrier and prioritizing, 58

Bangor University, 161

Be yourself paradigm, 1, 2

Beef Products, Inc. (BPI), 111, 113

Behary, Wendy, 65–66

Being, layers of, 206

Berkshire Hathaway, 93

Beyoncé, 5

Big picture, 29

Big-picture issues

vs. details, 131

as first step, 101

focusing on, 40, 59

goals, 130, 133

in presentation, 131–132

Blowhard, 128

Bluhm, Julia, 199

Body language, ...