THE HUMAN STAGE
Executive Presence Training for Leaders and Their Teams
Presence Lab for Individuals
You already have the skills. What you need is the presence to use them fully.
Michael Liu — working actor, SAG-AFTRA/AEA member, and executive coach — works with you one-on-one to sharpen how you speak, lead, and show up under pressure. Using proven techniques from professional acting, these sessions transform the moments that feel hardest — the high-stakes meeting, the difficult conversation, the room you need to own — into opportunities to perform at your best.
This isn't acting class. It's the edge serious professionals don't know they're missing.
"I was skeptical. I'm an engineer by training — I don't 'do' theater. But Presence Lab isn't theater. It's applied body intelligence for people who need to command a room without performing. I walked out with tools I use every week." — SVP of Technology, Healthcare Company
FOR MANDARIN SPEAKERS
Navigating a career in English when it's not your first language takes more than fluency — it takes presence. Michael coaches Mandarin-speaking professionals on the subtle art of commanding a room: how to project authority, read the dynamics around you, and communicate with the confidence that gets you taken seriously — in any language.
FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS
Whether you're navigating a career pivot, stepping into a leadership role, or simply tired of feeling invisible in rooms where you should be heard — this work is for you. Michael draws on acting methodology to help you find your voice, own your story, and show up with the kind of presence that opens doors.