David Thomas, global speaker and executive speaking coach, shows leaders how to handle their nerves when presenting, really connect with their audience and walk off feeling like a presentation rockstar!
https://www.CreatingPresentationRockstars.com
David is working with CEOs all over Europe to prepare them for huge pitches at the same event. The challenge is how to make each one unique. In this episode, he explains how he did it.
There is a massive difference between presenting internally and externally when it comes to the desired outcomes for your presentation.
In this episode, David explains the difference so you don't hav…
David is currently preparing 9 CEOs for talks. He explains the big difference between leaders who have to present - CEOs, MDs, etc - and aspiring leaders.
David has gone back into bodybuilding prep to get himself ready to compete in 2021. He explains why his approach is hugely analogous to improving presentation skills as a leader.
David is coaching 9 CEOs for specific pitches at the moment. When he first gets introduced to the new client, what typically happens is that he is presented with a slide deck to start proceedings.
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As a presentations skills coach I am used to telling leaders what to do. But now I am putting together a showreel video and as it is still a presentation, it is critical that I apply my own rules.
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Almost every leader wants to stand out from the crowd when it comes to their product or service but goes into reverse when asked to do the same when it comes to their presentations.
I recently saw a post about how someone LOST 2000 followers on LinkedIn by changing their icon to incorporate the Pride colours.
One of the comments in the thread said this was virtue signalling.
Is …
David has been preparing an MD of a wealth management firm for a major keynote speech. Due to coronavirus, she has had to pivot very quickly as the event went online. She showed real courage in makin…
The death of George Floyd impacted David profoundly. He has found it difficult to know what to say because he has never encountered prejudice of that kind. But he knows what he thinks and what he fee…
No-one knows what the future holds when it comes to live events. But I do believe that even after lockdown, when things start returning to normal, remote speaking, presenting and facilitating will st…
Being put on the spot is a nervous experience for even the most experienced speaker. Hear how David did on the second half of his live Q&A on a recent remote motivational speech.
Normally, when David does a keynote speech, there are no questions at the end. The client wants to get their value for money by having him speak for as long as possible. But after doing a recent remo…
David has thrown himself into the remote speaking world. He shares his experiences so far and there is the second half of his keynote speech that he recently did remotely for a national sales confere…
Keynote speaking is the one type of presentation where it is difficult to capture the same impact online as you do face to face. David did one this week and gives you his opinion on whether it worked…
Coronavirus has turned David’s speaking diary into a desert for the foreseeable future. The saviour that has stepped in is remote speaking. In this episode, David goes through how valuable remote spe…
There is one number more important in business than any other and we should avoid it like the plague. It is the number that is sending businesses to the wall and particularly those of many speakers.
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David posted today on social media about how managing nerves is still the #1 issue when it comes to presenting. Someone posted that they ‘believed’ that nerves are good to maintain focus. This is utt…
If it was easy, every leader would be a presentation rockstar. Improving presentation skills requires an entire deconstruction of your current speaking self, learning successful and tried strategies …
‘Every organisation must prepare for the abandonment of everything it does.’ - Peter Drucker. This is EXACTLY what David does when he coaches CEOs. He takes them apart and reassembles them as a prese…