Online Masterclass - Essential Leadership Body Language Traits
*Exclusive to Henley Partnership members*
First impressions are formed and biases can be confirmed (or challenged) long before considering what you say. To show confidence in their communications, good leaders invest time into crafting their communication. Great leaders know that their content needs to be supplemented with body language that shows confidence, competence and credibility.

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Date | 13 May 2025 |
Time | 10:00-12:00 (Timezone: Europe/London) |
Price | Exclusive to members of The Henley Partnership *Up to 3 Places* |
Venue | Online |
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How do I book?
This event is exclusive to members of The Henley Partnership.
To book please contact your HR or Learning and Development team at your organisation.
Unsure who to contact? Please do not hesitate to contact us at thp@henley.ac.uk
Please note: As this is a masterclass we encourage you to be fully present and turn your camera on if possible. Our masterclasses are interactive and collaborative; therefore they may include breakout sessions for delegates to participate in smaller groups.
Description
When looking to lead others, people will instinctively assess your body language. First impressions are formed and biases can be confirmed (or challenged) long before considering what you say. To show confidence in their communications, good leaders invest time into crafting their communication. Great leaders know that their content needs to be supplemented with body language that shows confidence, competence and credibility.
To buy into you as a leader, your body language needs to ‘say’ you are a leader worth following. Great leaders know that a failure to use body language effectively can lead people to question their content, rather than inspire confidence in their communication.
This compact session will provide you with the essential tools to ‘look’ like a leader that others want to follow. Armed with these tools, and the confidence they inspire, you can ensure your clients, colleagues and peers come to the right conclusions about your credibility as a leader.
Learning Outcomes
This session will help you:
- enhance your credibility by displaying confident gestures when communicating
- build relationships by demonstrating you are listening through your body language
- ensure key messages are understood by effective use of emphasis gestures
Who is this for
For leaders with responsibility for influencing their teams, colleagues and customers, who understand that their personal and team success is partially built on their ability to engage, motivate and inspire others, and for those who aspire to more senior leadership positions.
Martin Brooks

Martin Brooks is a Communications Performance Coach and author of Body Language Decoder. He specialises in helping clients use body language more effectively when communicating.
He has managed his communication consultancy since 2002, following a successful career in sales and sales leadership. Martin has advised business executives and entrepreneurs worldwide on how to use body language to engage audiences more effectively in pitches, presentations and public speaking. Alongside training groups, he coaches individuals and helps pitch teams on ‘live’ projects.
Martin also has extensive experience working at top business schools and has been a course director at the Chartered Institute of Marketing since 2008. He is frequently asked by the media to analyse business people and politicians, and has featured on BBC radio, LBC radio and appeared on BBC2 during elections. In 2018, Martin provided live analysis on the Discovery Channel of Mark Zuckerberg being questioned by the US Senate.
*Up to 3 places per member organisation. 'Up to' indicates the maximum number per member organisation. All places are subject to availability at the time of booking.
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