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Give Your Audience a Room They'll Never Forget.
Keynote Speaker on Executive Presence, Personal Branding & the Art of Commanding Any Room, Especially in the Age of AI
When the room needs to shift, not just be entertained, Elizabeth de Moraes, the Maestro of Presence, is the speaker who makes it happen. She leaves audiences knowing how to stand out and stand in their power, without performing, without shrinking, and without waiting for permission.
In a world overflowing with information but starving for influence, Elizabeth de Moraes helps leaders develop the presence that makes people listen.
Elizabeth doesn't just deliver content. She shifts the energy in the room. Her background as a professional international performer, 50 years of movement study across four continents, gives her a lens on the body, the breath, and the nervous system under pressure that no standard coach has. Audiences leave fundamentally changed in how they command attention before they speak.
Featured On
ABC · NBC · MSN · Business Insider
Clients Prepared For
Netflix · HGTV · TODAY Show · Amazon Prime
Expertise
Executive Presence · Personal Branding · TEDx Coaching
Audience
Fortune 10 Executives · Global Leaders · International Stages
As Featured In, Spoken At, or What Elizabeth Prepared Her Clients For
Lived In. Not Just Visited.
13
Countries
Lived in across 4 regions
4
Regions
N. America · S. America · Europe · Middle East
50
Years Dancing
More than 20 professionally
∞
Cultural Codes
Read before a word is spoken
“Presence that only works in one culture is not presence. It is performance.”
Speaking Experience
Trusted by international conferences, Fortune 10 companies, and prestigious platforms worldwide.
Elizabeth's TEDx Talk: Transform Self-Sabotage Into Your Super Power
International
Keynotes & Panels
TEDx
Speaker & Coach
Corporate
Workshops & Training
Media Personality
National TV, Podcasts & Press
Keynote Topics
Each talk delivers the presence, personal branding, and communication frameworks that accelerate careers, elevate influence, and make leaders impossible to overlook.
Commanding the Room: The Superpower of Leadership Presence
In today’s world, expertise alone doesn’t guarantee influence. Two people can share the same idea—yet one moves the room while the other is overlooked. The difference is presence.
In this engaging and experiential session, Elizabeth de Moraes introduces The Presence Orbit™, a framework that explains how leadership presence expands through three dimensions: Inner Presence, Expressed Presence, and Expanded Presence. When these align, leaders generate Presence Gravity—the ability to command attention, build trust, and move ideas into action.
Through practical techniques and interactive exercises, participants will learn how to close The Presence Gap—the difference between having expertise and having influence—and strengthen their presence on stage and in everyday leadership conversations.
Perfect for: Communication conferences, Toastmasters audiences, leadership and professional development events, speakers, and professionals who want to command the room and connect more effectively with their audience.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the three dimensions of the Presence Orbit™ and how they shape influence
- Learn practical techniques to command attention and connect with audiences
- Discover how to close The Presence Gap so your ideas land with greater impact
- Strengthen your presence to inspire confidence, trust, and action
The Human Edge: Why Your Presence and Personal Brand Are Your Most Valuable Assets in the Age of AI
AI can write, analyze, and create, but it cannot replicate authentic human presence paired with a strategic personal brand. This keynote reveals why commanding a room and communicating a clear personal brand are now your ultimate competitive advantage, and how to cultivate both intentionally.
Perfect for: Tech conferences, innovation summits, future-of-work events, executive leadership forums
Key Takeaways:
- Why human presence and personal brand are the ultimate competitive advantages in an AI-driven world
- The neuroscience of trust and how embodied authority creates instant credibility
- Practical strategies to cultivate authentic presence and strategic personal brand that technology cannot replicate
- How to position yourself as irreplaceable in the age of automation through clear brand messaging
The Leadership Gap: How to Command Authority Before You Have the Title
You're brilliant, qualified, and ready, yet you're still waiting to be recognized. This keynote exposes the invisible barrier keeping talented professionals stuck and shows how to embody leadership authority before the promotion, so decision-makers see you as the obvious choice.
Perfect for: Emerging leaders programs, high-potential employee development, women's leadership conferences, corporate talent development
Key Takeaways:
- How to embody executive presence and communicate an executive brand before receiving the title
- The invisible signals and brand messaging that make decision-makers see you as leadership material
- Strategies to command authority in rooms where you're the youngest, newest, or only
- How to close the gap between your capability and how others perceive your readiness through strategic personal branding
- How a fully embodied presence gives you the capacity to move others, inspiring your team, your audience, and your organization to take meaningful action
The Invisible Employee Trap: How to Command Attention and Respect in Your First Role and Beyond
Your degree got you in the door, but your presence and personal brand determine whether you stay, thrive, or get overlooked. This keynote equips early-career professionals with the skills universities don't teach: how to build credibility fast, communicate across generations, and position yourself as someone worth investing in from day one.
Perfect for: University career centers, graduation ceremonies, young professional organizations, MBA programs, entry-level employee onboarding
Key Takeaways:
- How to establish credibility and command respect from day one through presence and professional brand
- Strategies to navigate workplace dynamics and communicate effectively across generations
- The presence and personal branding skills universities don't teach that determine career trajectory
- How to position yourself as someone worth investing in and promoting quickly through clear brand messaging
Professional Hosting
More than introductions: I hold the energy and intention of your entire event.
What I Bring as Your Host
Energy Management
From opening energy that sets the tone to closing moments that seal transformation, I hold the energetic flow that allows your event's intention to unfold.
Narrative Weaving
I weave the narrative thread that transforms disconnected presentations into a cohesive journey, so your audience experiences transformation, not just information.
Embodied Presence
I bring the same commanding presence I teach, keeping audiences engaged, creating trust, and modeling the leadership presence your event celebrates.
Cultural Intelligence
Four continents of hosting experience, lived, not just visited. Your international audience feels seen, understood, and engaged because Elizabeth has built a life inside different cultures, languages, and communication norms. That lived cross-cultural fluency, combined with a lifetime of embodied movement and performance, means she reads a room the way others cannot.
Perfect For
Multi-day conferences • International summits • Corporate leadership events • Women's leadership forums • Industry panels • Award ceremonies • High-profile galas
More Examples of Elizabeth Speaking
From international panels in Malta to TEDx stages and corporate keynotes, commanding presence across the globe.
TEDx
Speaking at the SIGEF Women's Conference in Malta
Emceeing/Hosting the Texas Business Women Annual Conference
What Event Organizers Say
Elizabeth hosting the Texas Business Women Annual Conference
The Texas Business Women, Inc. organization, our Executive Board, and I (as its President) are so grateful for how you supported and led our event from the stage and behind the scenes. The gift you bring to the stage is that you not only do you understand all of the roles of an event and literally serve as the ALL DAY KEYNOTE… but You also have the ability to hold and harness the energy, the excitement and the flow to enable and empower the rest of the team to be able to stay in our lane and aligned to our vision and purpose for the mission. You are a gift in every way possible and I cannot fully express how grateful I am for you!!
Karen Gray
President, Texas Business Women, Inc.
Elizabeth speaking on the Creative Women Forum panel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, entitled, The Cultural Architects – Creators Redefining Heritage & Identity
It was an absolute pleasure to have you with us at the Creative Women Forum in Riyadh. My deepest gratitude and appreciation go to you for joining us at Princess Nourah University, the largest university for women in the world. The setting itself was truly symbolic, reflecting the strength, vision, and leadership that you and all our participants represent.
Your presence and contribution made a profound impact on this landmark event, helping to advance meaningful dialogue and inspire progress in alignment with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. You are helping to shape history, empowering others through your experience, achievements, and insights.
Olga Balakleets
Founder & CEO, Creative Women Platform
Elizabeth speaking at the EmpowerHER Conference on the Power of Proximity
Elizabeth delivered an absolutely transformational talk at our EmpowerHER Conference. Her insights on the Power of Proximity were not only inspiring but also deeply actionable for every woman in the room. Elizabeth has a gift for connecting with her audience and challenging them to elevate their environments, relationships, and opportunities with intention. She left our attendees energized, empowered, and ready to step boldly into their next level. We were honored to have her as a featured speaker and cannot recommend her highly enough!
Christi Beca
Founder, Flower Mound Women in Business
Videos of Elizabeth Speaking
"Transform Your Self-Sabotage Into Your Super Power"
An excerpt of Elizabeth's TEDx talk — Watch the entire talk on YouTube
Excerpt from Elizabeth Speaking at Master the Stage Conference
Elizabeth live coaching on how to enter the stage or room at Master the Stage Live event
Excerpt from Elizabeth Speaking at the EmpowerHER Conference
Excerpt from Elizabeth Speaking at the Malta SIGEF Women's Conference
Elizabeth coaching on eye contact techniques at Master the Stage Live
Elizabeth on a panel at the United Nations as part of the Creative Women Platform
Elizabeth speaking on the Creative Women Forum panel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, entitled, The Cultural Architects – Creators Redefining Heritage & Identity
Elizabeth on ABC
Elizabeth on NBC TODAY Texas
Knowledge may open the door. Presence is what makes the room listen.
Elizabeth de Moraes — Global Presence & Personal Branding Strategist | International Speaker | TEDx Speaker