Train for the moments you cannot script.
We provide executive presence training to help leaders and teams in international companies communicate with clarity, authority and embodied confidence when pressure rises. Through our flagship programme, Presence Under Pressure, participants train body, breath, voice and adaptive responsiveness to stay grounded, handle aggressive pushback and build trust when it matters most.
CLARITY IN COMMUNICATION
RESILIENCE UNDER PRESSURE
ADAPTIVE RESPONSIVENESS
our philosophy
Small adjustments. Meaningful change.
A steadier breath. A grounded stance. A clear beginning. A moment of listening before responding.
Small, observable changes can transform how a person experiences pressure, and how others experience them.
Awareness creates choice. Practice makes that choice available under pressure.
Communicate with clarity
Reduce performance anxiety and cognitive overload. Speak with grounded precision when presenting to executive boards or key stakeholders.
Respond with agility
Stay responsive during tough Q&A sessions. Handle unexpected disruptions, aggressive pushback and off-script moments without losing composure.
Build trust under pressure
Combine warmth with authority. Build rapport and support psychological safety in high-stakes negotiations and team environments.
our approach
We train the whole human instrument.
Presence is not a single communication skill. Under pressure, what we think and feel, how we move and speak, and how we relate to others can fall out of sync.
Presence Under Pressure develops attunement: the practical ability to notice and coordinate these dimensions within ourselves and with others.
Rooted in the disciplines of opera, dance and performance training, our methodology combines voice training, breath regulation and embodied movement with research on stress and communication under pressure. Every exercise is chosen for the specific behavioural capability it builds.
OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME
Presence Under Pressure
One programme. Three levels of depth.
Choose the level that matches the depth of development your people need.
Designed for leaders, high-stakes teams and global organisations.
bronze
Focused starting point
1 × 90-minute facilitated training session
3 priority capabilities
A practical introduction focused on the group’s most immediate pressure moments.
For: Teams seeking a targeted, low-commitment starting point.
silver
Build momentum
3 × 90-minute facilitated training sessions
6 priority capabilities
Repeated practice, reflection and application across several connected areas.
For: Teams that benefit from more than a one-off intervention.
gold
Deep integration
5 × 90-minute facilitated training sessions
Full Presence Under Pressure framework + extended practice and integration support
Our most comprehensive level, designed to carry the work beyond the training room and into everyday professional life.
For: Teams seeking the deepest level of practice, integration and transfer.
founders & lead facilitators
Two performance disciplines.
One practical approach to presence under pressure.
Benedikt and Angelos translate experience from opera, vocal pedagogy, contemporary dance and physical training into practical development for leaders and teams.
Benedikt Jankowitsch
Founder
Executive Voice & Presence
Benedikt is an Austrian-Australian executive voice and presence coach, vocal pedagogue and former opera singer. Drawing on breath, voice and structured behavioural practice, he helps leaders and teams communicate with clarity, authority and grounded composure under pressure.
Angelos Papadopoulos
Founder
Movement & Embodied Practice
Angelos is an Athens-based dancer, choreographer, movement practitioner, Pilates instructor and personal trainer. Drawing on dance, physical training and embodied research, he helps leaders and teams develop greater awareness, adaptability and composure under pressure.
What changes when your people can stay present?
Let’s talk about the situations your teams face and the capabilities that would make the greatest difference.