Hi there,

I want to start with what someone who took the Executive Buy-In course said about it.

Here's what Adrian said after taking it (he's referring to the Executive Buy-In course):

Adrian's a business analyst preparing for a senior leadership role. He wasn't trying to close one specific deal — he was building the muscle for the conversations he's about to start having at the next level. That's exactly what the course is for.

One participant from the current cohort emailed me partway through. She'd already stopped "explaining" things to her boss and started opening with "I have a recommendation, and I'd like to talk about it." She said she could see the difference straight away — not just in what got approved, but in how she was being treated in the room. That's the shift the whole course is built around, and she was using it within the first couple of weeks.

Beyond the written comments, the verbal feedback from the last cohort has been consistent: people tell me they're getting things they can put to use straight away — a different framing for a paper that had been stuck for weeks, a new opening for a board meeting, a way to handle the executive who always derails the discussion at minute 12. Practical, not abstract. That's what this audience tells me they want, and that's what these courses are built around.

What you're actually getting on Monday:

The Executive Buy-In Presentation System is for when "let me think about it" keeps being the answer. You'll learn how to read what your stakeholders actually need to hear (versus what you've been telling them), how to structure a proposal that holds up when it's questioned, and how to handle the room when someone tries to steer the discussion sideways. Seven self-paced modules, plus optional Q&A calls that are recorded if you can't make them live.

AI-Enhanced Presentation Mastery is for when you're using AI for presentations but the output still reads like everyone else's. You'll learn the prompt patterns, the editorial moves, and the workflow that turns AI from a drafting tool into something that produces senior-level decks first time — not on the third rewrite. Eight modules, 83 lessons, self-paced, with two optional coaching sessions (also recorded).

Both £499. Both lifetime access to the materials.

Now — about the price.

I know £499 is a real number. Many of you came to me through a free download or a small product, and I don't want to pretend that jumping to a £499 course is a small step. It isn't.

So here's what I want to say openly: I don't want money to be the reason someone who would genuinely benefit from one of these courses doesn't take it.

If the price is the only thing standing between you and joining, reply to this email and tell me a bit about your situation. I look at requests like this case-by-case, and I'd rather have a real conversation about it than have you write the course off because of the sticker price. It's an invitation to talk — not a fixed discount or a promo code. I can't promise what we'll land on, but I can promise I'll read what you send and reply.

If you can pay full price and the course is right for you, that's the easiest path. But if it isn't — please don't disappear quietly.

The Executive Buy-In course: https://maven.com/winning-presentations/the-executive-buy-in-presentation-system

The AI-Enhanced course: https://maven.com/winning-presentations/ai-enhanced-presentation-mastery

I'll send one more note tomorrow before they start on Monday.

Mary Beth

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Mary Beth Hazeldine
Owner & Managing Director, Winning Presentations