Essential Communications delivers high impact executive coaching, leadership training, presentation skills training and a broad range of leadership skills

Essential Communications, founded by Tom Henschel, provides a broad range of leadership skills that help executives achieve The Look & Sound of Leadership consisting of: executive coaching, presentation skills, executive presence, and corporate training.

We polish executive presence, while delivering presentation skills, leadership training, and executive coaching.

Essential Communications delivers high impact executive coaching, leadership training, presentation skills training and a broad range of leadership skills that help executives achieve
The Look & Sound of Leadership™.

Our unique brand of business coaching, executive training and corporate training give senior leaders an edge so their leadership qualities can be perceived the way they want them to be perceived. Our focus is always on developing observable, effective leadership behaviors.

Founder Tom Henschel, an executive coach since 1992, is an expert in leadership training, executive coaching and corporate training, particularly in his ability to develop executive presence in his clients.

Act "as if"
Behaviors create "style"
When Lawrence was passed over for promotion to vice-president, the feedback was clear: his expertise was top-notch; his executive presence was not. “He just doesn’t feel like one of our vice-presidents,” the CEO told me.

Lawrence vowed that by the end of the coaching he’d look more vice-presidential than any of the vice-presidents. With lips thinned by determination, he asked, “What do I need to do to ‘feel’ like a VP?” I answered by giving him the following homework.

“When you’re with your VP’s, watch them like a video camera. Make a list with two columns. In one column, list all the behaviors they’re doing that you’re . . . More

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An Interpersonal Communications and Leadership Training Company