Communication Beyond Words — with Mélanie Reumaux
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HEC Global Executive Coaching Masterclass Series is a seven‑part, live online series convened by HEC Paris Executive Education for senior coaches, HR leaders and C‑suite sponsors. Evidence‑based, practice‑ready, and focused on the hard problems of leadership today.
Hosted by Ilona Boniwell, PhD and HEC Paris Executive Coaching Academic Director, who will lead an interactive dialogue, creating space to connect the session’s insights with the HEC Post‑Graduate Program in Executive Coaching.
Series Academic Director: Ilona Bonniwell, PhD (HEC Paris)
Why this masterclass and why now?
If coaching is reduced to listening and questioning, it is already outperformed by AI. This session exposes the blind spot of most coach training: presence.
What you will explore
- Why communication is not primarily verbal
- How embodiment, timing and silence shape transformation
- What actors know that coaches rarely learn
- What remains irreducibly human in influence and trust
Who should attend
Coaches, leaders and professionals questioning what human coaching can still do better than machines.
Your speaker
Mélanie Reumaux is an executive coach and acting professional whose work bridges coaching, leadership and the performing arts. Drawing on acting techniques, she brings a rare perspective on presence, embodiment and authority — dimensions often overlooked in traditional coaching approaches. Her work focuses on what shapes influence and trust beyond words, particularly in high‑stakes leadership contexts.
Program pathway
Considering a rigorous qualification in executive coaching? Explore the Post‑Graduate Program in Global Executive Coaching: https://www.hec.edu/en/executive-education/post-graduate-program-global-executive-coaching
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