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Powerful Presenting For Leaders

David Thomas global speaker and executive speaking coach

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

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16:06

#145 The three sections of the presentation process

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/08/22

Quite rightly, you should focus heavily on the delivery part of your presentation, getting all your technical ducks in a row. But to have maximum impact on an audience, there are two other elements to consider - before and after the talk. In this episode, David shares a bunch of things every speaker can do before their presentation to maximise its impact and things they can do after the talk that increase take home value and implementation.

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12:23

#144 Enter the conversation in the heads of the audience

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/08/15

Andy Bounds, a brilliant sales trainer, talks about how you must sell the 'afters'. This is what will the client get AFTER they have bought the product or service you are selling. Leaders need to do the same when they present. You need to think about what the audience will do AFTER you have spoken. In this episode, David explains how leaders get this completely wrong 95% of the time, losing the impact they have on their audiences. He also explains how to put it right so your audiences will want to

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14:30

#143 Having a chip on your shoulder will make you a...

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/08/08

A venture capitalist was interviewed in a podcast. He said that he saw an entrepreneur with a chip on their shoulder as being a positive because when the brown stuff hits the fan, they are the ones who will knuckle down and fight through. In this episode, David explains why it is the same with presenting. Being abrasive, even slightly aggressive, shows deep passion and that is what people buy into. He also shares a fantastic example of how he 'made' a Managing Director be more abrasive, making a

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15:55

#142 What has memorising Pi to 22,500 digits got to...

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/08/01

In a previous life, David had one of the most powerful memories in history as a multiple Guinness and world memory record breaker and US Memory Champion. The #1 question he got asked was 'Have you a gift or is it a trained skill?' In this episode, David gives his response and how this relates to improving your presentation skills. Understanding the difference between natural speaking talent and trained improvement is essential to you achieving your potential.

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16:03

#141 How to choose a presentation skills coach

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/07/29

Someone contacted David recently and asked how to choose a presentation skills coach. This is something that David had never considered but realised one thing - the process is the same as when choosing a coach for ANY endeavour. In this episode, David goes through the 6 key elements that every leader MUST consider when looking for a presentation skills coach for that next big presentation.

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15:37

#140 How the hell do you follow the England football...

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/07/26

2022 is World Cup year in rugby league and as a huge Brucie bonus, it is being held in England. Last week, David got invited to speak to the players and backroom staff at one of their camps just 12 weeks before it starts. In this episode David explains how he made schoolboy errors by cocking up the briefing and how his confidence evaporated when he found out that the last speaker was the England football manager, Gareth Southgate. But he also shares some amazing advice he got from a fellow speaker

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15:53

#139 We all have medals and scars - learn from and...

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/07/08

We all have medals and scars. Successes, failures, amazing highs, devastating lows. But traditional speaking says to only share the war stories. In this episode, David explains why this is horseshit and how we should learn from both medals and scars as they both have a great deal to teach us. It is also the same when we present. Audiences love to hear how you overcame adversity but also want to hear about the mountains you have reached the top of.

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23:22

#138 6 things to consider when choosing a...

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/07/01

You don't look for a presentation skills coach in the Yellow Pages. Oh no, that much is obvious. After all, why would you put one of the most important presentations of your life in the hands of a stranger? Well, actually, many do and don't have much choice. In this episode, David goes through the 6 key things to consider when looking for a coach including the questions to ask, what the perfect trifecta of a speaking coach looks like, how long it will take and investment.

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09:23

#137 Learn to be a performing monkey

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/06/28

Most leaders resist like mad when it comes to putting entertainment into their presentations. They usually tell David that they are not a 'performing monkey.' To which he always replies 'Yes you are and if you're not now, you'd better learn.' In this episode, David explains why every presentation requires a certain amount of entertainment. Otherwise, it will be boring, you will be boring, the audience will disengage and you will not get your message across and effect real change. Which is the only

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16:41

#136 Can you brag too much?

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/06/10

Someone challenged David about his Facebook feed commenting that he has too many testimonials. Basically, he is bragging too much. A great challenge. In this episode, David talks about how the changes he implemented in his social media feed are the same we should put into our speaking.

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15:33

#135 How the most expensive car ever sold shows the...

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/06/03

A 1955 Mercedes SL 'gullwing' currently costs around $2m at auction. When they come up. A 1955 Mercedes SLR 'gullwing' Uhlenhaut just sold for a shocking $142m. The only major difference between the two cars is the wonderful back story and history attached to the Uhlenhaut. In this episode, David explains the value of a back story and how we can use it to get greater engagement from our audiences.

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15:34

#134 Another bunch of lessons from a new coaching...

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/05/27

David recently went to Croatia to do last minute on site coaching with a client who he had been working with for 6 weeks from home. Coaching at the event they were speaking at was a first for him and taught a ton of stuff. In this episode, David is going to share what he learned and also what he did that made them come off stage fist pumping the air.

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09:57

#133 19 years later and still making the same mistakes

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/05/20

David recently got asked to speak at a major event. Problem is, he didn't know how major...because he didn't ask! In this week's episode, David goes through what you should ask a client when speaking externally. Or you could REALLY miss out.

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12:46

#132 Lessons learned from appearing on BBC Radio 2

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/05/11

David has just appeared on The Rob Beckett Show on BBC Radio 2. It was a fun slot called Geek Of The Week! As always, David uses his media appearances as a great example of how to apply presentation skills. With Beckett being a professional comedian, it made for a very fun and lively interview. The clip is included in this week's podcast.

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25:25

#131 Interview with a speaking legend Part 2

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/04/29

The second half of the interview that David conducted with Dave Hyner. Dave does not hold back in giving his opinion on the good, bad and ugly in the world of speaking. He drops knowledge bombs all the way through this interview. A fascinating insight into a top class speaker.

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26:45

#130 Interview with a speaking legend Part 1

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/04/22

Dave Hyner has spoken to more than 1 million people over the last 25 years. He is a Hall Of Fame speaker with the former Academy for Chief Executives. He has spoken internationally, written books and done enormous amounts of study and research to make sure that what he speaks about works. In this episode, David interviews Dave and gets into everything involved in the world of top class speaking.

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10:34

#129 Fresh Fish Sold Here - the power of brevity

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/04/15

Brevity is the #1 law in all of speaking. Get on, say your bit in the shortest time with the least number of slides and the fewest number of words then get off. Even if you have a time slot to fill, keeping it super succinct and moving along is really key. In this episode, David talks about why it is so important and uses a really cool example of selling fish!

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15:36

#128 Don't be an idiot, professionalise your...

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/04/08

This week, David bought a new microphone to improve the quality of his podcast recordings. It has only taken the idiot 120+ episodes to do it. In this episode, David talks about how important it is to crank up your professionalism BEFORE it starts to become noticeable. Unless you're an idiot, of course in which case, stay as you are.

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20:25

#127 What does the Will Smith and Chris Rock debacle...

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/04/04

The Oscars generated billions of words about the Will Smith and Chris Rock situation. And about the same number of conversations about what is acceptable for a host to say to an audience member. In this episode, David goes through his very specific formula about what you can and definitely should NOT say to an audience.

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15:19

#126 Would you mention current affairs if your life...

Powerful Presenting For Leaders ·

2022/03/25

As a leader, people in our circle of influence expect to hear our voice and opinion but when and how we use that voice to mention current affairs can be a delicate issue. In this episode, David talks about how to do just that, shares examples of how to do it badly and gives an example from one speaker who won't discuss it publicly at all. And for very good reason.

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