Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
This course equips senior finance professionals with the executive communication and boardroom presence skills required to lead with influence. Participants will learn how to craft compelling financial narratives, develop gravitas and poise for high-stakes presentations, simplify complex financial information for diverse audiences, and handle challenging Q&A with composure. The session also explores the evolving role of the CFO as a strategic partner rather than a purely technical expert.
Topics Include:
- The CFO’s role transformation and the demand for soft skills
- Boardroom communication: structure, narrative, and storytelling with data
- Executive presence: body language, vocal control, and gravitas
- Presenting to non-finance stakeholders using plain language and visual tools
- Handling Q&A, managing dissent, and maintaining composure under pressure
- Cross-functional communication strategies
Note: Registration for this seminar closes November 23rd at 3:00 p.m. (EDT).
Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
- Distinguish between the traditional technical CFO role and the strategic leadership role demanded by modern organisations, and identify the associated soft skill requirements.
- Construct a structured financial narrative that communicates key insights clearly and persuasively to board-level and non-finance stakeholders.
- Apply techniques including analogies, visual aids, and executive summaries to simplify complex financial information for diverse audiences.
- Develop strategies for managing boardroom Q&A, dissenting views, and challenging questions with composure and articulate responses.
Who Will Benefit
This course will benefit senior finance professionals who are looking to advance their leadership skills, ability to break down complex financial topics for varied audiences, and maintain composure during high pressure Q&A.
How to Access the Course
This course is a live webinar. You must attend the live course to receive verifiable CPD hours. We recommend you join five minutes prior to the scheduled starting time. To get the full experience of this interactive course, use a computer that has video and microphone capabilities.
If available, course materials can be accessed 2 business days prior to the course and should be downloaded in advance.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Philip Meagher is the founder and CEO of Learnsignal, and an ACCA-qualified accountant and accounting educator with over 20 years of experience. He founded Learnsignal in 2013 to modernise how accountants train and has built it into an ACCA Gold Approved Learning Partner used by more than 100,000 learners across 130+ countries, with CPD recognised across 20+ professional accounting bodies. Prior to Learnsignal, he worked with startups and venture and private equity firms, including a period as a company analyst sourcing private equity opportunities in the third-level education sector. In addition to leading the business, Philip teaches and writes on accounting and exam technique, including detailed ACCA Strategic Business Leader pre-seen analyses, and on the growing role of AI and automation in finance.