Robin de Haas, Executive Fellow, IMD

Vocal Leadership

a path to leadership presence

Your voice and breath say a lot about you. Vocal leadership explores the underlying aspects of how voice and breath impact communication and leadership. In doing that, it provides you with a simple and step by step journey towards leadership presence.

  • Have you ever contemplated how your voice impacts your leadership effectiveness?
  • Do you occasionally feel uneasy during public speaking, affecting your composure?
  • Are you challenged by maintaining a steady and confident tone, which is essential for exhibiting poise?
  • Do you worry that your vocal delivery might unintentionally convey aggression or uncertainty, affecting your perception?
  • Are you sometimes caught off guard by stumbling over words in crucial discussions?
  • Do you struggle to persuade others, even when your ideas are compelling, due to a lack of vocal impact?
  • Do high stress levels affect your vocal stability and presence?

Think about it—your voice communicates volumes to everyone in your professional sphere.

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

5 Techniques to Build a More Powerful Speaking Voice

by Albrecht Enders and Robin de Haas

Summary. In an era where the human elements of leadership matter more than ever, mastering your “vocal presence” isn’t just an enhancement to executive capability—it’s an essential dimension of how you inspire, connect with, and mobilize others toward shared goals. Through conscious practice of breath coordination and vocal techniques, you can develop a more commanding, authentic, and engaging presence that will resonate deeply with your audience. The article outlines five simple, functional exercises to improve vocal presence.

feedback from participants

I felt that his presentation was very powerful and how he was able to overcome his handicapped situation is very inspiring. The way we deliver our voice and tone has an impact on others.

Impressed with his ability to learn and improve our vocal ability within short time and simple and powerful exercise.

I believe this was the MOST impactful session for me personally.

Speaker Robin de Haas is a pure inspiration.

I need to write this in German: « Das war echt der Hammer! So cool. » This was so interesting. I want to dive  into it in more depth.

Incredible and unique experience – what a great example of resilience, living your dream and love.

Robin’s talent is simply mind-blowing

Absolutelv blew my mind! Loved it!

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