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Be heard and trusted
Composure, honest updates and good listening help your ideas land.
Camderson Academy · CA-LM-014
Show up with confidence and influence with care.
A practical, self-paced course for every person on every team. Build composure and credibility, listen well, say it clearly, handle tough questions calmly, understand influence and plan your next ninety days.
About 5 hours · 9 lessons · Advanced · Simple tools you can use right away · Self-paced · Tools you keep
Confident presence, one habit at a time.
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Communicate with ease
A clear message pattern and room checklists make every conversation lighter.
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Influence with care
Evidence, curiosity and collaboration help you make a difference whatever your title.
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do
5 practical outcomes, each practiced in an exercise and checked in the final assessment or the capstone.
- Describe presence as learnable habits and choose one strength and one habit to build.
- Listen well and say what you mean clearly, leading with your main point.
- Prepare for every room and answer tough questions calmly and honestly.
- Understand power and influence and choose approaches that build trust.
- Bring your habits together in a ninety day plan with kind feedback and a regular review.
Your toolkit
Simple tools for every step
Presence Snapshot
Rate · Ask · Strength · Habit · Notice
See your strengths and choose one habit to build.
Composure and Credibility Plan
Moments · Habit · Update · Feedback · Practice
Stay steady and be honest about what you know.
Listening Practice Log
Choose · Finish · Ask · Reflect · Note
Practice listening habits daily.
Clear Message Planner
Audience · Point · Reasons · Ask · Trim
Lead with the point and make a clear ask.
Room Readiness Sheet
Rooms · Cards · Invite · Ask · Adjust
Prepare for each setting.
Tough Question Prep Sheet
Questions · Answers · Open items · Practice · Review
Prepare calm answers to likely questions.
Influence Map
Idea · People · Power · First talk · Offer
Map the people and the power and trust you have.
Influence Approach Planner
Decision · Cares · Evidence · Questions · Offer
Plan a persuasive, collaborative conversation.
Presence and Influence 90 Day Plan
Goal · Habits · Feedback · Notice · Review
One page that brings your habits together.
Listen. Clarify. Influence. Grow.
Curriculum
Inside the course
3 modules, 9 lessons with worked examples
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Build Your Presence
Understand presence, build composure and credibility and listen first.
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Communicate With Impact
Lead with the point, prepare for every room and answer tough questions.
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Influence and Your Plan
Understand power and influence, choose approaches that work and plan.
What is included
Skills, tools and templates you keep and use in your work
- 9 lessons, each with a written lesson, worked examples and figures, at your own pace
- A short stand-alone example in every lesson, drawn from many kinds of workplaces
- A fillable Workbook with Try it and Reflect pages for every lesson
- Presence Templates (Word) for every teaching tool
- A practice tracker with live formulas, a solutions version and a reusable template
- Quick Reference Cards and the Practice Examples
- An optional visual companion PDF with every lesson figure
- Knowledge checks for every module and a 20-question final assessment
- A capstone you can build for your own team or from practice scenarios, with a rubric you use to check your own work
- Access to the Camderson Academy community
- A Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion when you pass the final assessment and the capstone
Is this course right for you?
This course is for you if
- You want to be heard, trusted and effective at work
- You want simple habits for clear, calm communication
- You want to influence others honestly, whatever your title
It is not the right fit if
- You need personalized coaching, mental health or legal advice
- You expect a particular promotion or result from a course
- You are looking for a professional credential
Your instructor
Meet your instructor
Taught by Camderson Advisory
A consulting firm for practical workplace skills
Your instructor is Camderson Advisory, a consulting firm that helps organizations build practical skills for the people who do the work. In this course, your instructor helps you build confident presence and caring influence, one habit at a time.
About
About Camderson Academy
Camderson Academy is the education division of Camderson Advisory Services. Camderson helps leaders build organizations that work without them in the room. Everything we teach has been used in a real organization first.
Training a team?
We offer group enrollment for teams and whole organizations that want everyone, in every role and department, to build the same skills. Email connect@camderson.com to talk through your group.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need any experience or a previous course?
No. There is no prerequisite. If you work with other people, you are ready.
Who is this course for?
Individual contributors, team leads and managers in any kind of organization and any department. Each lesson has one short example, and the habits fit every team and role.
How long do I have access?
Your access does not expire. We review the course on a regular cycle, and any updates are added for you at no extra cost.
How long does it take?
About 5 hours in total, including the written lessons, the Try it exercises, the knowledge checks, the final assessment and the capstone. Everything is self-paced.
Questions about your purchase?
Email support through academy.camderson.com.
What tools do I need?
A spreadsheet program that opens .xlsx files (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers or LibreOffice Calc), a word processor that opens .docx files and a PDF reader. All templates and practice files are included as downloads.
Do I have to use my own role for the capstone?
No. You can build your plan from the practice scenarios included in the course. If you use your own role, use sample details and leave out anything confidential.
Does the course recommend products or give professional advice?
No. It names no coaching firm, tool or vendor as the one to use, and it is general education, not coaching, psychological, legal or career advice. It teaches you simple habits and points you to the research it draws on. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with any author or vendor named.
What does the certificate confirm?
You receive a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion after passing the final assessment and completing the capstone. This certificate confirms completion of a Camderson Academy course.
How was this course written and checked?
This course was written and edited by Camderson Advisory. Sources are listed with the date each was read. Where a source could not be opened on that date, the Sources page says so. This course teaches skills for everyday work. It is not legal, tax, financial, medical or professional advice. Laws and rules vary by place and change over time, so talk with your own attorney or qualified professional about your situation. Last updated: November 2026. Next planned review: November 2027.
Show up with confidence and influence with care.
Self-paced, about 5 hours, with a Workbook, templates, Quick Reference Cards and a practice tracker.
This course earns a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion. This certificate confirms completion of a Camderson Academy course. This course is general education about how people at every level show up, communicate and influence others at work. It is not psychological, medical, legal, HR or career advice, it does not promise a promotion or any result, and it does not replace a qualified coach, your manager, your HR contact or the official guidance named in each lesson. Workplaces and cultures differ, so adapt every idea to your own organization, role, values and the people you work with. Examples and numbers are fictional or illustrative. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with any vendor, coaching firm or author named in the sources and does not endorse any product.