Leadership & sales keynote POWER OF CHOICEThe invisible advantage.

What your people know rarely gets them chosen. What others see in them does.

What people read first, in order: eyes, face, smile, health, accessories, clothing, posture, gestures, virtual presence, attitude, voice, energy, charisma, diplomacy and ethics. What they conclude: honest, memorable, friendly, vibrant, tech-savvy, polished, confident, expressive, camera-ready, determined, approachable, driven, magnetic, fair and trustworthy.

Uncut. Unfiltered. Unmistakably live.

  • Progress Not Perfection: choosing intention (uncut)
  • Your Online Presence Shapes Perception (uncut)
  • How Reputation is Really Formed (uncut)
  • Why Data Doesn't Decide: how people really choose (uncut)
  • How Fast We Judge People: the 7-second window
  • Why Clients Don't Make Rational Decisions
  • How Clients Form Opinions About You
  • Perception vs Reality in Business
  • Progress Not Perfection: choosing intention (uncut)
  • Your Online Presence Shapes Perception (uncut)
  • How Reputation is Really Formed (uncut)
  • Why Data Doesn't Decide: how people really choose (uncut)
  • How Fast We Judge People: the 7-second window
  • Why Clients Don't Make Rational Decisions
  • How Clients Form Opinions About You
  • Perception vs Reality in Business

Put your audience in control of the invisible signals that decide
who gets noticed, who gets trusted, and who gets chosen.

Client story video from a Sylvie di Giusto keynote
The invisible advantage

What your people know rarely gets them chosen. What others see in them does.

It happens in seconds. Clients, talent, the room, all decide long before anyone weighs the facts. And most of your people never notice it happening.

Every day your people are instantly sized up, and every day most of them leave that verdict to chance. Power of Choice hands them the controls. Across the five dimensions that quietly decide who gets kept, followed, and chosen, Sylvie shows your people exactly how those judgments form, and how to engineer them on purpose, not by performing, but by closing the gap between who they are and how they’re seen. Perception that used to happen to them becomes something they intentionally shape.

Power of Choice is a leadership and sales keynote by Sylvie di Giusto, CSP, CPAE, a keynote speaker in the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. Built on her book The Image of Leadership, it shows audiences how perception forms across five dimensions (appearance, behavior, communication, digital and environment) and how to shape their executive presence and personal brand on purpose. Delivered as an immersive 3D experience or a traditional keynote, in person or virtually, in English or German.

What will your people walk away with?

  • Switch off autopilot and take control of how they’re perceived.
  • Close the gap between who they are and how they come across.
  • Show up in the ways a machine never could.
  • Replace “leave a good impression” with “become the irreplaceable choice.”
  • Turn being chosen from luck into a skill they can repeat, in every room.

Who brings Power of Choice to their stage?

Will it work in your room?

3D immersive holographic experience

Needs a room that can go fully dark, a generous stage with a dark backdrop, enough ceiling height for the 3D setup, and a production team eager to make the magic happen.

Traditional keynote

If the room or the budget can’t support the immersive format, the identical keynote delivers beautifully on a regular stage and comes with worksheets that turn it hands-on and interactive.

What do you need to worry about?

Honestly? Nothing.

  • Tailored, never off-the-shelf. E.v.e.r.y single time.
  • English or German, both fluent, charming accent included.
  • The tech is on me: I bring the plug-and-play, your AV team handles the rest.
  • The stage can become your canvas too: openings, closings, celebrations, reveals, or sponsor moments.
  • Book signings, Q&As, fireside chats, luncheons, VIP receptions, meet-and-greets, whatever it takes to make it feel human.

How big can it get?

The Bookshelf

The Image of Leadership (including special industry and audience editions).

The Brain Box, a glowing holographic brain keepsake
The Brain Box

Holographic keepsake including a 14-module online course.

Preferred customer pricing available.

The framework

The invisible advantage, made visible.

Five dimensions your people underestimate, and everyone else sees, feels, and judges.

AAppearanceVisual intelligence

What the room decides before you say a word.

BBehaviorBehavioral intelligence

How you make people feel, long after you leave.

CCommunicationVerbal intelligence

Not just what you say, but what they actually hear.

DDigitalDigital intelligence

Who you are when you’re not in the room.

EEnvironmentSocial intelligence

The company you keep, and what it signals.

End credits

What leaders say after Power of Choice.

In their words, not ours.

 
Everyone walked out knowing they could do something different for the young people we serve.
Misty MillerSenior Vice President, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
 
The team is still talking about what Sylvie taught us.
Randy KatzOperations Manager DFW Flight Service, American Airlines
 
She exemplifies the characteristics that she teaches.
Carla CollinsManager Talent Acquisition, Nestlé Nespresso
 
Sylvie’s message about The Power of Choice reminds us it’s about all of these little things that we choose, and that is our footprint out there in the minds of our customers and employees.
Nate StoreyChairman Elect, MHEDA
 
In the landscape of the media today, The Power of Choice is a really, really powerful aspect. I loved seeing an experienced, dare I say somewhat cynical audience, really get taken in by this 3D experience.
Danielle SweeneyThe Sweeney Agency
 
After watching this presentation, I feel like I know more about the brain. I know more about biases. I know more about my role in amplifying my presence and amplifying my impact than I ever did before.
Ivy GustafsonGotham Artists
 
It made me actually understand how much I really need to change going forward.
Kim BrussowDirector of Sales, Visit Vail
For planners

Before you book.

How is Power of Choice different from Forever Human?

Forever Human is about the human skills AI cannot replace. Power of Choice is about how those humans are perceived and chosen. Tell me about your audience and your theme, and I will recommend the one that fits.

Can you tailor it to our industry and theme?

Always. I build every keynote around your audience, your challenges and your event theme, never off the shelf. You can see how I do it on my customization page.

How long is the keynote?

Most clients book 45 to 60 minutes.

Can Power of Choice be delivered virtually?

Yes. Power of Choice is also available as a virtual keynote for online events.

Is there a book that goes with it?

Yes. The keynote is built on The Image of Leadership, which comes in special editions for industries from health care to technology, so every attendee can take it home.

What does the 3D immersive version need?

A room that can go fully dark, a generous stage with a dark backdrop, and enough ceiling height for the setup. I bring the technology; your AV team handles the rest. If the room can’t support it, the identical keynote delivers beautifully on a regular stage. See how the 3D experience works.

Where are you based, and do you travel?

I am based in Tampa, Florida, and I travel constantly. My keynotes take me to stages across the United States and around the world, so wherever your event is, I will be there.

Can you also emcee our event?

Yes. I can emcee your program and deliver the keynote on the same stage, so one person carries your event from the first welcome to the last goodbye. See how I work as a professional emcee.

How do we check availability and fees?

Reach out to my team through the contact page and share your date, location and audience. We will come back to you quickly.

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