AI for High-Stakes Conversations

AI for Executive Communication, Influence, and High-Stakes Conversations is a 3-day Management Development Programme designed to help leaders dramatically improve the clarity, persuasiveness, and impact of their communication using Generative AI. Even highly experienced executives often struggle to influence stakeholders effectively. Expertise can create the curse of knowledge, messages become overly abstract, and high-pressure conversations can trigger emotional resistance rather than alignment. As organizations grow more complex and communication channels multiply, leaders must translate ideas quickly and persuasively across diverse audiences such as boards, regulators, employees, and clients. This programme combines proven frameworks from leadership communication, persuasion science, and organizational behavior with hands-on GenAI workflows that help executives design, test, and refine their messages. Participants learn how to use AI not as a substitute for judgment, but as a preparation, framing, and influence partner that helps them craft clearer narratives, anticipate resistance, and manage high-stakes conversations. The programme equips leaders with practical tools to move from ad-hoc communication to structured, repeatable AI-enabled communication workflows that enhance credibility, persuasion, and leadership presence. Key Learning Objectives Participants will learn to: Understand why executive communication often fails despite expertise Apply frameworks for attention, credibility, persuasion, and narrative design Use Generative AI to prepare, test, and refine executive communication Adapt messages across different stakeholders, channels, and power dynamics Build repeatable AI-enabled communication workflows for leadership effectiveness

Executive Education

With 70 MDPs lined up this year, XLRI continues to provide cutting-edge executive education, empowering professionals to navigate evolving business challenges with confidence and agility.

Faculty-led sessions on executive communication, persuasion, cognition, and influence.

Dissect real speeches, boardroom presentations, and crisis communications to understand impact.

Hands-on use of GenAI to design, test, and refine high-stakes communication strategies.

Practice real-world scenarios like negotiations and crisis conversations with feedback and reflection

Leaders responsible for influencing boards, clients, regulators, and cross-functional teams.

Executives across strategy, operations, marketing, HR, and general management roles.

Professionals driving organizational change and stakeholder alignment in complex environments.

Individuals preparing for roles requiring frequent high-stakes communication and influence.

Faculty-led sessions on executive communication, persuasion, cognition, and influence.

Dissect real speeches, boardroom presentations, and crisis communications to understand impact.

Hands-on use of GenAI to design, test, and refine high-stakes communication strategies.

Practice real-world scenarios like negotiations and crisis conversations with feedback and reflection