Description
Selected as a Next Big Idea Club Must Read
Are you an ambitious hard worker and high-achiever—but feeling stuck, unseen, and struggling to move up in your career?
Being great at your job isn't enough anymore. In today's competitive workplace, ambitious professionals need to master both how and where they show up if they want to stand out and be recognized.
Lorraine K. Lee knows this journey firsthand. As a shy, overlooked introvert who became a sought-after keynote speaker, she discovered that success comes not from working harder, but from being intentional about your professional presence. Through her role as a founding editor at LinkedIn and work with Fortune 500 companies, she's helped millions of professionals develop an intentional, powerful presence that takes them from invisible to unforgettable.
Drawing from research-backed principles, personal anecdotes, and insights from interviews with dozens of industry leaders, including bestselling author Daniel Pink and Radical Candor's Kim Scott, Unforgettable Presence teaches you how to:
- Master virtual presence using proven frameworks for standing out in today’s workplace
- Deliver impactful presentations with confidence and authority
- Develop executive presence at any career stage
- Leverage LinkedIn to stay top-of-mind and be recognized for your expertise
- Transform your team’s presence and impact as a leader
- Give and receive feedback that inspires change
- Lead meetings that your teammates don’t dread
This guide introduces practical frameworks to help you build influence and be seen as a leader, and gives you concrete tools to increase your impact immediately. You'll learn to communicate with confidence, build strategic relationships, and advocate for yourself and your team effectively.
Whether you're an introvert seeking greater visibility or a leader looking to amplify your team's impact, Unforgettable Presence provides the proven frameworks and practices to ensure you're remembered for all the right reasons. It's time to take control of your career trajectory by mastering both how and where you show up so that you can create a presence that makes you truly unforgettable.
Table of Contents
Introduction: What Does It Mean to Be Unforgettable?
Part I Building Your Foundation 1
1 Crafting Your Career Brand 3
2 Turning Video Into Your Superpower 23
3 Using LinkedIn the Right Way 41
Part II Today’s Key Skills 65
4 Becoming a Confident Communicator 67
5 Supercharging Your Virtual Presentations 85
6 Leading Meetings That Are Actually Good 103
Part III Career Advancement 119
7 Making Yourself Unforgettable to Executives 121
8 Building Influence at Any Level 137
9 Managing Your Manager 155
Part IV Leadership and Management 175
10 Thinking Like a Manager 177
11 Increasing Your Team’s Presence 191
12 Expert Advice on Executive Presence 207
Conclusion: An Unforgettable Future 225
Acronyms and Frameworks 233
Notes 235
Acknowledgments 241
About the Author 245
Index 247
