I spoke at Wembley Stadium to 300 leaders — here's everything I did to prepare, what went wrong on the day and the lessons every presenter needs to hear.

Whether you're stepping onto a stage for the first time or you've been presenting for years, this episode breaks down the real behind-the-scenes intensity of delivering a high-stakes talk — from the moment you get the call to the second you leave the stage.

In this episode you'll discover:

✅ How to make sure you're the RIGHT fit for an audience before you say yes

✅ Why arriving early is one of the most powerful things a presenter can do

✅ The unexpected last-minute challenges I faced at Wembley — and how I handled them

✅ Why removing the lectern was the best decision I made on the day

✅ How to create genuine connection with 300 people in the room This isn't theory. This is what actually happened — the prep, the nerves, the adaptations, and the wins.

🎙️ David Thomas is a Guinness World Record holder, global professional speaker and leadership presentation skills coach who has delivered keynotes to audiences around the world.

When non-professional speakers can memorise a speech and deliver it without notes, that puts them in the top 1%. But Jamie Oliver won 2010 TED speaker of the Year while clutching a pile of notes a mile thick all the way through.

So which is best? Memorise it and get stressed that you will forget something? Or use notes and lose connection with the audience?

In this episode, David goes through three different ways to learn your presentation while still being able to have massive impact on the audience.

Want to smash that next presentation? Put your content in the right order.

There is one structure that is perfect for every single presentation whether that is a keynote speech, a sales pitch or 1-2-1 appraisal. But hardly anyone does it.

In this episode, David goes through how, working with apprentices, he has been able to hone this process to make it universally powerful.