Who is David Thomas?

David Thomas is an inspirational speaker with an unbelievable story, who will show your audience how to manage change and challenge, and develop leadership presentation skills.

He suffered a deeply abusive childhood at the hands of his alcoholic mother and aged stepfather, causing him to fall off the rails. By age 16, he was burgling shops, nearly killed a police officer, received a criminal conviction, was expelled from school, and had attempted suicide twice.

But he soon turned his life around, and by age 20 he had joined the Fire Service. Struggling with the combination of working and studying, he bought a book on memory to help him pass his exams. And just eight months later, he came 4^th at the World Memory Championships.

He is an in-demand motivational speaker and presentation skills coach.

How Can David Thomas help me?

Everyone wants to achieve three things when they are presenting:

• Manage their nerves
• Really connect with the audience
• Finish feeling like a presentation rockstar

David takes delegates through his unique process of presentation skills, sharing his strategies and practice that enables them to be the best version of themselves each and every time they present. His coaching sessions are hugely interactive, with each delegate receiving direct coaching. They will be able to see themselves visibly improve as the day goes on, and will receive a highly personalised plan to move forward.

David Thomas’ experience

David has worked on presentations with leaders and aspiring leaders in more than 60 countries, from Iran to Hong Kong to Iceland, as well as in 40 different US states.

He has presented at huge events and at major venues, including the British Houses of Parliament, Wembley, the Tower of London, Caesars Palace, and Harvard Club.

He has spoken for nearly three decades, reaching over 500,000 people on the topics of presentation skills, motivation, and brain training. He has also worked on sales and investment pitches totalling an impressive $500,000,000!

Who has David Thomas helped?

David Thomas’ clients include:

• Academy for Chief Executives
• American Payroll Association
• Asda
• Barclays
• Bard Pharma
• Boots
• Bristol Myers Squibb
• Citibank
• DHL
• Fujitsu
• GfK
• Hilton Hotels
• HSBC
• IBM
• HPMG
• Ladbrokes
• Lloyds Bank
• LV
• NHS
• National Sales Conference
• Nestle Health Science
• Olympus
• Personal Finance Society
• Prince’s Trust
• Rolls Royce
• Sanofi Pasteur
• Sky
• Thatcher’s Cider
• Toshiba
• University of Leeds
• Vistage
• Wernick Hire
• Zeiss

Objectives

David provides 1-2-1 presentation prep, as well as in-house presentation skills coaching masterclasses. Whatever format you choose, the objectives of the sessions include:

• Establish the current abilities of the delegates
• Apply the techniques during the course as the delegates learn them
• Progress through David’s process
• Be coached directly by David
• Learn how to apply the techniques in a variety of presenting environments
• Walk away from the day with increased confidence in presentation skills

Who Is It For?

Many people would benefit from David’s leadership skills session, but it is particularly beneficial to:

• CEOs
• MDs
• Senior Leadership Teams
• Department Heads
• Sales People
• Employees on a Management Development Program

But what else has David Thomas done?

Not only is David a fantastic leadership skills speaker and coach, he is a Guinness Memory Record Breaker, being able to recite Pi to an unbelievable 22,500 digits! He has managed to train his memory, and he has since become a US Memory Champion, and a multiple world and national memory record breaker.

He is an Academy for Chief Executives Hall of Fame speaker, and an international media personality who has appeared on over 500 programmes including The Oprah Winfrey Show. He is also a Sunday Times #1 bestselling author of several books, including Essential Lifeskills: Improving Your Memory (DK; 2003), and Tell Me Why Mummy: A Little Boy’s Struggle to Survive (Harper; 2007).

Interested?

To find out more about David Thomas, and how he can help you become a presentation skills rockstar, take a look at his full bio, or contact us at Great British Speakers to find out more about how David can help you improve your leadership presentation skills.