Powerful Presenting For Leaders David Thomas global speaker and executive speaking coach

David is not just a presentation skills coach, he is out there banging out talks in front of audiences every week.
In this episode, he outlines 12 different lessons he learned from 12 different events, one from each month.
As a leader who wants to be the best version of themselves every time they present, you can apply every lesson he has .

David recently watched a fantastic interview with the creator of DeepTomCruise, a TikTok channel. He thought it would be a frivolous (ish) conversation about creating fun videos.
But it was way different than that. The creator of the videos was thoughtful, smart, business savvy and had a very deep insight into the future of AI, deep fake videos and what it means for all of us.
What David heard and saw was incredibly exciting and at the same time, disturbing and unsettling.
In this episode, he gives the relevant highlights of the interview, what AI means for speaking and whether it will be the nail in the coffin for real, live face to face presenting.

'Death By Powerpoint' has been a well worn phrase that shows just how horrifically bad most presenters use this application.
But in this episode, David explains how Powerpoint - and more specifically what we put on the screen - can absolutely transform ANY presentation.
He shares the following:
The single greatest Powerpoint RULE that 90% of presenters break Why images are massively more powerful than words (and it's not because they are pretty) His transformational experience with explaining to audiences his Guinness record reciting Pi to 22,500 digits What you should do if Powerpoint goes down

Being the MC of a conference is a job that can make or break a fantastic event.
David was recently asked to coach a client to perform this role who had volunteered to do it but had never done it before.
In this episode, he shares the following:
Pros and cons of using someone internal Best practice of introducing upcoming presenters The pitfalls to look out for Managing the minefield of Q&A with your superiors Why humour is the ONLY currency

All David's presentation skills coaching clients tell him the same thing. That 'their' speaking/clients/products/service is unique and different to everyone else's.
But in reality, the basic principles behind great presenting are the same whether it is speaking at a Board meeting of a billion dollar company or being the compere of a Masked Dancer event at a conference, both things that David has prepared clients for in just the last two weeks.
In this episode, David shares how to get the basics nailed down so you can be a presentation rockstar, whatever the audience and whatever the talk.

David's tagline is Making Leaders Presentation Rockstars and when presenting, it is brilliant to feel that way. The audience laughing at your jokes and clapping you off stage.
But sometimes the reason behind improving presentation skills is more prosaic than that.
In this episode, David talks about an inspirational entrepreneur who specifically asked him to turn her into a presentation rockstar while actually needing the improvement in her skills for nothing more complicated than being able to get the highest price for her business when she sells.