Welcome to Douglas' website!
Douglas is the only speaker in 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,’ published in South Africa and Nigeria, ‘50 Ways to Position Yourself as an Expert,’ and co-author of ‘So You’re in Charge. Now What? 52 Ways to Become a Better Leader.’
In Africa, he has spoken and trained for organizations like: Vodacom, ABSA, Old Mutual, Wesbank, Caltex, Nedcor, FNB, Revlon, Alexander Forbes, Standard Bank, the JCCI, Clarins, and many more. In 2009, he produced, choreographed and co-presented a nationwide Customer Service road show for Caltex. He has presented as far afield as Hong Kong and the USA. He has also personally coached: The Executive Director of Fairbairn Capital, the Chief Financial Officer of Barnard, Jacobs and Mellet, the executive team of BMW South Africa, and the CEO of PWC.
Douglas has been a talk-show host on SAfm and Talk Radio 702, and writes regular thought-leadership columns for Entrepreneur, Sales Guru and Career Success magazines. In 2010, he was made the face of Ford, starring in a series of TV ads.
Doug’s style is easy and entertaining. He is quick-witted, humorous and always at the forefront of industry knowledge. He is also experienced at working with conference conveners and knows how to assist you in meeting your goals.
Expect an engaging content-rich presentation from a presenter who knows how to make it come alive. And has the credentials to prove it! Check out some of the presentations and training topics that he covers, read his articles, or watch him in action…
