{"id":777,"date":"2026-02-11T16:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rod-thomas.com\/speaking\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T11:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:07:12","slug":"speaking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rod-thomas.com\/en\/speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container funanim uagb-block-64ad9fa7 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);flex-basis:50%\">\n<div data-aos= \"fade-right\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-982468ee\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Keynote \u2014 The Trader\u2019s Edge<\/strong> <\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-aos= \"fade-up\" data-aos-duration=\"400\" data-aos-delay=\"0\" data-aos-easing=\"ease\" data-aos-once=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-1766269d has-white-color has-text-color\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>A keynote built on 20 years in high-stakes trading environments, not on theories. 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Covers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The three failure modes under pressure that nobody names and how to spot them before they cost you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Why motivation, discipline and willpower aren\u2019t enough \u2014 and what actually replaces them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">How to build a personal system that decides for you before the pressure arrives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">How to identify the pattern currently costing your team the most and what to do about it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br\/>What Your Audience Will Take Away<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">A precise understanding of how they respond under pressure (TILT, DRIFT or STALL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The foundations of a personal 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