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LMU Executive Education + Boeing

Through our partnership with Boeing, LMU College of Business Administration offers the "Power Presenter" online course for Boeing employees who meet LTP eligibility requirements.

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Power Presenter

Powerfully and effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences in both traditional and virtual environments.

Instructor

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Larry Haas
Founder/CEO, Global Aperture LLC

Experience

Former Air Force Program Manager, Boeing Director, and PwC Consultant

Vistage CEO Speaker

Author of SOS to ROI & A Strategic Approach to Conquer the Complexity Monster and Accelerate Results

Recent Feedback

"Thank you again for all you taught us during this class. Since then, I’ve had to give several presentations to program management, program systems engineers, the program chief engineer, and customer representatives. I relied on the skills I had learned in your class, which definitely helped boost my confidence and helped me to communicate effectively! The presentations were very successful, and I was able to achieve my objective(s)."

Essential Information

Upcoming Dates

July 10 – August 14, 2025
Thursdays | 5:30–7:45 p.m. PT

Format

  • Live, online (synchronous) sessions.
  • Real-time participation is required during all scheduled class dates and times; you must be able to attend the classes during the dates and times stated.

Continuing Education Units

  • 3 CEUs awarded upon completion.

Technology Requirements

  • A device with a camera, microphone, and audio capability.

What’s You'll Receive Before the First Class

  • Customized e-binder delivered in PDF format.
  • Login instructions.

Pricing

Course price: $5,938
Boeing employee price: $4,750

How to Enroll

You must register in two places:

Boeing WorkLife/LTP

    • Enroll as an "Individual Course"
    • Use LMU Course Number: EXECED 6010 

Loyola Marymount University

Enrollment Policies

  • Boeing enrollment voucher must be provided to LMU by the first class.
  • Course may be dropped or added up to five business days before the first class.
  • If an unforeseen major life event, such as a death in the family or a severe illness, prevents attendance, student's may email LMU Executive Education at ExecEd@lmu.edu to request a deferral. No refunds will be issued.

Course Content

Overview

Become a Power Presenter™ both on stage and online by upgrading your technical presentation skills! Learn how to powerfully and effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences utilizing a range of video and non-video modalities.

This course is an intensive workshop-based program designed to help technical professionals become relatable, powerful communicators on stage and on-line in front of practically any audience. It is different from typical speaking training in that it focuses on technical leaders achieving critical business outcomes while avoiding the many mistakes often made when communicating highly technical information typical in an Aerospace and Defense setting. 

Designed to meet the needs of new hires through executives, Power Presenter combines light lecture with rich and meaningful discussion, speaking practice and group evaluation for each student each session. The course has a track record of creating for students a strikingly noticeable improvement in speaking credibility and confidence in a short period of time.

What to Expect

Power Presenter consists of six sessions, each 2 hours and 15 minutes in length broken up into 5-7-minute chunks (in accordance with online best practices) with homework in between sessions. Homework consists of researching and preparing materials such as visuals and practicing before speaking live (using various modalities) in the following session. Note: prior to the first session, a 30-minute “tech check” will be scheduled to address relevant technology requirements and functionality for each student.

A typical session consists of a 15-minute group discussion on a specific “confidence builder” topic (such as why conduct an advance technical walk-thru), followed by student presentations and group feedback. The session ends with a 20-minute workshop to explore new content supporting the homework assignment for the following session.

Sessions

Session 1
Lecture: Course Introduction and Presentation Fundamentals
Presentation Topic: Personal Introduction
Homework: Prepare personal value proposition

Session 2
Presentation Topic: Personal Value Proposition
Lecture: Audience Analysis
Homework: Prepare audience analysis on an important work-related audience

Session 3
Presentation Topic: Audience Analysis
Lecture: Developing Your Presentation
Homework: Developing your presentation flow for an actual work-related presentation

Session 4
Presentation Topic: Your Presentation Flow
Lecture: Delivery Insanity – topics are appearance, voice, posture, movement, and eye contact.
Homework: Gather feedback to determine area of delivery most needing improvement

Session 5
Presentation Topic: Delivery Insanity (a series of fun, physically-oriented drills to get students out of their comfort zones around their primary area of improvement)
Lecture: Handling Questions and Answers, and Managing Distractions
Homework: Prepare “My Personal Power Presenter Journey and Future Areas of Focus”

Session 6
Presentation Topic: My Personal Journey with Q&A, and Handling Distractions
Lecture: Course Wrap Up, Presentation of Certificates
Homework: N/A

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