The Presence Lab
The Presence Lab is a podcast for leaders who need to communicate clearly under pressure.
Hosted by Dale Dixon, this show helps executives, founders, and rising leaders strengthen executive presence, leadership communication, and confidence in high-stakes moments. If you need to lead a board meeting, handle a media interview, speak in public, navigate a difficult conversation, or show up strong on camera, this podcast is for you.
Most communication advice focuses on what to say. The Presence Lab goes deeper. It focuses on what happens before the words: pressure, physiology, presence, and the habits that shape how you show up when the stakes are high.
Each episode delivers practical tools to help you think clearly, speak with authority, regulate nerves, stay present, and build trust in the moments that define leadership.
This is not polish for polish’s sake. It is communication training for real life.
If you want to sound more confident, lead with more clarity, and communicate better when it matters most, welcome to The Presence Lab.
The Presence Lab
Episode 186 Build the Life You Want by Writing Your Obituary
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When researching his book, Hit The Ground Running, Jason spent time with and wrote about Howard Lance, the CEO of Harris Corporation and currently the Chairman and CEO of three billion dollar, Maxar Technologies, a leading space technology and solutions company. During one of their interviews, Lance told Jason about an exercise he’d done as a young, rising executive that had a profound impact on his career; he and the other attendees were instructed to spend an evening writing their own obituary. Learn how writing your obituary can be the first step toward building a plan that allows you to live the life you want to live.