The Motivational Speaker

DAVID THOMAS

David Thomas, a Guinness record breaker, a London Times #1 bestselling author and one of the most successful people in history in his field, delivers motivational keynote speeches on how people can tap into their own unlimited potential. He is chosen by organizations all over the world as an outstanding example of how to overcome adversity to achieve phenomenal personal and professional success. Read on about a person inundated with incredible abilities who shattered the widely held myth that success is a gift given to the chosen few.

David blends entertainment, education and motivation to deliver a high energy, passionate, funny and inspirational speech. He uses personal real life stories and lots of humour to get his messages across.

David was born in England and suffered an abusive childhood at the hands of his alcoholic mother and aged physically abusive stepfather. Despite this, he became an operational firefighter, a job that he performed for 11 years. During this time, ten years ago, he spent $10 on a memory book to help him pass his exams and has since gone on to develop one of the most powerful memories in history.

He is now an international speaker, best selling author and media personality, even appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

He shares his unique ‘Key Strategies For Success’ that empower delegates to realize their true potential. They walk away with their own ‘Successful Performance Toolkit’ full of practical tips, tools and techniques that they can implement immediately.

Here are the three main elements of David's presentation:

· It's not where you have come from, but where you are going.

· Success does not happen by accident.

· You have potential that you don't even know exists yet.

David joined the Fire Service at age 20 and subsequently failed his promotion exams. In 1995 he saw a guy memorize a pack of playing cards on live television. He went out and bought his book hoping it would help him pass his exams. He entered the World Memory Championships in 1996 and 1997 coming 4th and 3rd and broke a Guinness Book of Records of memory record in 1998. He began teaching his techniques in the Fire Service then on a commercial basis. In 2001 he became a full time professional speaker.

As Author

‘Improving Your Memory’ is David's definitive book on memory self improvement. Just 72 pages long in full color, it contains easy to learn strategies and techniques on how to improve your memory quickly and to a high level of success. To date, it has sold nearly 100,000 copies in it's first three years of publication. It is published in more than sixteen countries around the world. These include USA, UK, Indonesia, Brazil and Holland.

‘Tell Me Why, Mummy’ is David's inspirational memoir charting his rise from a very difficult childhood to become one of the world's leading experts in his field. It is a heart wrenching and deeply moving book which leaves the reader feeling that they too can overcome some of the challenges they face in their life. To date, it has sold nearly 250,000 copies worldwide.

Media appearance

David is in constant demand by the global media because of his incredible story and as the world's greatest expert on memory skills training. To date, David has done over 500 international media appearances. Countries have included UK, Estonia, Latvia, Dubai, Iceland, South Africa, Germany and US. He has even appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in Chicago. This went out to 17 million Americans and 112 countries.

Speaking History

In 1997 David began sharing his knowledge by teaching his memory techniques to members of the Fire Service. He has delivered his speech in 15 countries including Dubai, USA, Iceland, Estonia and India. He has spoken to every kind of organization which included MLMs, Associations, blue chip companies, public sector, private & public schools and Universities. He has spoken to every kind of audience like CEOs, actors, firefighters, teachers, Association members, Olympic athletes, Government ministers, general staff, University professors, even blind business people.

He has presented his ideas in a wide variety of venues including The Tower Of London, The Alexandra Palace, Paris & Bally's, Las Vegas, The Dorchester, Park Lane, London and The Harvard Club, New York.

His visit to Indore, India during September 2010, is sponsored by;

The Academy For Chief Executives, Indore Chapter

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