Get your team ready for executive-level presentations
Good thinking gets lost in long decks and slow build-ups. I train teams to lead with the answer, cut what leaders don’t need, and walk in prepared.
They call them soft skills.
They’re actually very hard.
Explaining a complex idea in 2 minutes. Making a recommendation a senior leader will approve. Running a meeting that ends with a decision instead of another meeting.
Your team does these things every week, and the stakes rise every time they move into a bigger room.
Most people have been told to “be concise,” “tell a better story,” or “show more executive presence.” Almost no one has been shown what that looks like in practice.
That’s what I teach. Your team learns how to:
Organize their thinking before they build a single slide
Lead with the answer instead of the backstory
Build slides that support the message instead of burying it
Deliver it in a way that holds up in front of senior leaders
The result is people that senior leaders can quickly understand, trust, and a message they can act on.
Ways to work with me
Masterclasses
A high-energy way to kick off a cohort. In two hours, I teach the fundamentals of executive-level storytelling and data-driven presenting, the foundation every leadership program needs before the harder skill-building begins.
Workshops
The centerpiece for programs that want more than a lecture. These half- and full-day sessions put participants' real presentations under a microscope, so they leave with feedback in hand and a plan for their next high-stakes room.
Ongoing Support
The reinforcement that makes a program stick. From monthly lunch and learns to 1:1 coaching before a key presentation, I help you extend the skill-building past the workshop, so it shows up in participants' work months later, not just in the room.
Hi, I’m Libby!
The rare combination: practitioner and teacherI’m Libby Magliolo, an executive presentation skills trainer and professor of Business Presentation Techniques at SMU’s Cox School of Business. I teach rising leaders how to structure, design, and deliver clear, concise presentations for senior audiences.
Most trainers are strong in one lane or the other: they know the corporate world, or they know how to teach. I've spent my career doing both, so the frameworks I bring into your program are ones I've actually used in rooms exactly like the ones your participants are walking into.
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“PowerPoint presentations are simple, right? That’s what I used to think. Libby has enlightened me to SO MANY different tips and tricks to make the presentation more effective, engaging, and memorable.”
Chad Holmes
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“Libby is fun, engaging, and understands how to make sure everyone gets it. I’ve been fortunate enough to attend a few of her training sessions, and even with a public speaking background, I learn something new every time!”
Tania Kadar
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“Libby’s knowledge and expertise in storytelling took my career to another level. She is extremely engaging and provides fun, current examples and exercises to teach interactively.”
Caleigh T.
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“The tools Libby provides throughout these training sessions will elevate your presentations to the next level! Her tips simplify the process, and I can’t wait to incorporate them into my next slide deck.”
Juan Ortega
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“We hired Build Better Slides to teach data-driven storytelling to our sales team. This was one of the most popular sessions we hosted during our event, and we received feedback that this was one of their favorite trainings ever!”
Kayla Thompson
