Silk Clarity · Flagship diagnostic
Executive Presence Diagnostic.
A seven-minute diagnostic that maps how you actually communicate under pressure — across 18 communication dimensions organised into 5 capability clusters. You receive your Communication Signature™: strengths, blind spots, an archetype, and the one focus that will move the needle first.
Ten scenarios · ~7 minutes · No signup to take it
50 is average for a senior international professional. 85+ is exceptional. No vanity scores.
Every dimension score links to the specific moments you handled and how.
The output is a training profile, not a personality quiz. One focus, three growth moves.
The Framework
The Silk Clarity Executive Presence Framework
We assess observable communication behaviours, not personality traits. The framework evaluates the skills most closely associated with credibility, influence, leadership presence, and professional effectiveness.
Presence
Five skill clusters shape how stakeholders experience your communication.
- ClarityCommunicating ideas in a clear and understandable way.
- ConcisionSaying more with fewer, sharper sentences.
- Communication StructureOrganising information logically and effectively.
- Professional VocabularyUsing language appropriate to audience and context.
- Confidence & AuthorityProjecting confidence without appearing aggressive.
- Leadership CommunicationCreating clarity, direction, and alignment.
- Professional CredibilityBuilding trust through communication.
- Strategic ThinkingDemonstrating judgement and commercial awareness.
- Influence & PersuasionHelping others understand and support ideas.
- Diplomacy & TactManaging difficult conversations constructively.
- Stakeholder CommunicationAdapting communication for different audiences.
- Interpersonal EffectivenessBuilding engagement and professional relationships.
- Executive PresenceHow others experience your communication.
- Presentation ImpactCreating confidence and engagement.
- Delivery & PacingCommunicating at an effective rhythm and tempo.
- Self-AwarenessUnderstanding communication strengths and development areas.
- Reflective PracticeLearning from communication experiences.
- Behavioural AdaptabilityAdjusting communication to different situations.
Deliverables
What You'll Receive
Your Communication Signature™ is free. The full report — strengths, priorities, archetype and 90-day roadmap — unlocks with a paid plan.
Complete ten workplace communication scenarios.
Immediate access to your results.
Built from 20+ years of international business, communication, coaching, and leadership experience.
Sample Report Preview
How insight becomes development
A redacted snapshot of what an Executive Presence Profile contains.
- Clarity84
- Strategic Thinking81
- Stakeholder Communication78
- Concision under pressure58
- Confidence & Authority61
- Influence & Persuasion64
- Weeks 1–3Tighten message architecture — headline-first delivery.
- Weeks 4–7Replace hedging language; rehearse high-stakes openings.
- Weeks 8–12Lead one senior-room conversation per week with intent.
Anonymised sample. Your own profile is generated at the end of the diagnostic.
Ten scenarios · ~7 minutes · No signup to take it
Built with executive communication specialists who work with business development managers, directors, partners, emerging leaders and C-suite professionals across consulting, law, pharma, technology and enterprise software.
Sample output — redacted summary
Executive Communication Assessment
Summary — [name redacted], Director, Consulting
Strengths
- Calm, measured delivery under pressure.
- Strong command of technical detail.
- Listens before responding in adversarial exchanges.
Development priorities
- Lead with the recommendation, not the context.
- Reduce qualifying phrases in written updates.
- Pace pronunciation of unfamiliar names and figures.
Recommended path
Membership for structural practice, plus one 50-minute coaching session focused on board-level updates.
Anonymised excerpt from a paid Executive Communication Assessment.
What the diagnostic produces — Communication Signature
Communication Signature™
The Considered Strategist
Director, Consulting · Calibrated 14 May
Overall
71
Senior international band
Lands with measured authority once the framing is set. Tends to load the front of a conversation with context — the recommendation arrives later than the room is ready for.
Where you're strong
- · Holds composure under direct challenge.
- · Reads the room before pushing a position.
- · Precise on technical detail without losing the audience.
Where it slips under pressure
- · Recommendation buried under context.
- · Hedges multiply in writing ("just", "maybe", "a bit").
- · Pace accelerates when challenged in front of seniors.
Recommended focus this month
Lead with the recommendation. Frame the context as the answer to "why", not as the opener.
Sample Signature. Your own version is generated at the end of the diagnostic — no signup required to see it.