Strategic Influence

Project confidence, earn respect, and influence decisions at every level of your organisation.

Preparation

Most meetings suffer because typically only one person arrives (somewhat) prepared. Everyone else is reacting spontaneously to what's discussed, rather than contributing thoughtfully.

Decision Making

Without proper preparation, decision-making quality suffers, conversations drag on, and critical issues remain unresolved—often postponed to future meetings. Productivity declines as valuable time is lost in prolonged discussions rather than decisive action.

Time

Leaders often say, “I'm in back-to-back meetings—I don’t have time to prepare!” But the real issue isn't lack of time; it's that most leaders haven't learned an effective way to prepare quickly and thoroughly.

I thoroughly recommend Arabella’s Influential Conversations program for anyone who wants to lift their business conversations to the next level!

Arabella is an outstanding communicator. She has taught me how to understand

people, the decisions they make and how to influence their thought processes to

drive better outcomes.

Arabella was fantastic! Her professionalism, knowledge and passion is infectious

and genuine. I would highly recommend her to others.

Very accommodating to the different circumstances of all participants. Excellent

at making the online course format not feel like an awkward game of marco polo!

Thank you so much for facilitating this awesome course for us. I have learnt SO

much about myself and working with others!

This training was so in depth and insightful. The best training I’ve done across my

media career. The skills I learnt will help me succeed and go from strength to

strength in my new role. Thank you Arabella, you are incredible.

Arabella Macpherson

Influence Expert

With 18 years of experience, Arabella has worked globally with CEOs and senior leadership teams across diverse sectors, including Telstra, AstraZeneca, eBay, LinkedIn, Deloitte, and AMEX. She has spoken on over 500 stages internationally on influence, communication, negotiation and leadership. Her practical training equips executives with actionable skills that deliver tangible results. 

With a background in stage performance, Arabella is an energising facilitator and captivating storyteller who tailors strategies to each workplace. Her workshop participants say they could listen to her for days, and that content is relatable and relevant to what they need.

Arabella is the co-author of the communication section of Macquarie University’s Global Online MBA (66k+ enrollments). Outside of work, Arabella enjoys walking her border collie Byron and taking quick beach dips between virtual meetings.