No longer does mindfulness belong to spiritual realm, it is entering into boardrooms and is on the lips of hot shot executives.

Imagine yourself on holidays, or playing with your children: you are engaged, aware and responsive.

Take a walk down Southbank mid-afternoon, it’s not hard to notice the tourists, they walk with ease taking in the world.

There are those people that have something about them, something you are attracted to and it seems that to these people, life just happens. It’s easy; they get the promotions, fall in love and people just want to be around them.

This is what actor, journalist and business entrepreneur Chloé Oestreich calls “presence.”

“It’s about having a certain readiness for the world whilst being at ease.”

Ms Oestreich says it’s something that comes more naturally to children-the ability to allow ourselves to be open and vulnerable to the world.

But it’s the habits we acquire that gradually erode our confidence and how we present ourselves to the world.

Prime example: the classic Australian rising intonation at the end of sentences.

Sure, there are several best sellers on mindfulness – “the power of now”- or the importance of body language in business interactions.

Their mantra: Fake it until you make it.

Ms Oestreich says her training is not so much about putting on a façade or creating confidence, moreso it’s about becoming aware of and eliminating internal barriers.

She also says that we should err on the side of caution in overly projecting a confident façade.

“For me the introvert/extrovert dichotomy is too simplistic. The pitfall is creating an either/or scenario and that is not truly communicating.”

Her workshops, Communicate with Confidence and Presence, are primed for business executives. The first step: mindfulness.

After that, the Victorian College of the Arts graduate works with participants on voice training and posture, the subconscious ways we communicate to others our inner state of mind.

“I’ve seen huge improvements with participants. Sometimes it’s simple adjustments such as uncrossing your legs or watching out for your pitch. Most of the time people aren’t aware of the way they are projecting themselves to the world.”

Chloé Oestreich works with individuals and groups of all ages in one-on-one sessions and workplace seminars. For more information visit chloeoestreich.com/