Welcome to Douglas' website!
Douglas is the only person in Southern Africa to have won the Southern African Championships for Public Speaking a record five times. He is also Africa’s only 2nd place World Champion! Competing in Reno, Nevada in 2004, he achieved the highest ranking Africa has ever attained at this prestigious contest.

He is the author of ‘50 Ways to Become a Better Speaker,’ available at bookstores nationally, and from kalahari.net, and co-author of the upcoming ‘50 Ways to Become a Better Leader.’

In Africa, Douglas has spoken and trained for organizations like: Vodacom, ABSA, Old Mutual, Wesbank, Caltex, Nedcor, FNB, Revlon, Alexander Forbes, Advantage Asset Managers, Standard Bank, the JCCI, Clarins, Spar and many more.

He has been a presenter on SAfm and Talk Radio 702, and he writes regular columns for Entrepreneur and Sales Guru magazines. With a knack for capturing audiences, Doug’s style is easy and entertaining. He is experienced at working with conference conveners and knows how to assist you in meeting your goals.

Douglas is eloquent, friendly, captivating and always highly informative. Expect a content-rich presentation from a presenter who knows how to make it come alive!