Professional Presence has absolutely nothing to do with how many degrees you have or your title.
Professional Presence is an attitude that consists of all the resources you possess to influence others.
Professional Presence includes pride in your work and wanting to do things right, regardless of your job function.
It is a sincere desire to help clients/customers (both internal and external) achieve their goals and missions while you are meeting your own.
Professional Presence is the ability to feel and project a sense of poise, self-assurance, sense of competence, and credibility at work (looking confident)
Professional Presence is acting in situations with an advantage, without making others uncomfortable, and using tact and diplomacy.