Paul du Toit is a presentation skills specialist and the author of 2 books including “You Can Present With Confidence”. He is the co-author of “The Exceptional Speaker” (Revised Edition) with Alan Stevens (GSF, FPSA). He blogs on presentation skills and customer service and his articles on presenting and customer excellence have been regularly published.
He achieved the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation in 2008. In December 2013 at the 5th Global Speakers Summit in Vancouver, Canada he was recognised in the inaugural group of 21 Global Speaking Fellows. In 2017 he was inducted into the SA Speakers Hall of Fame. He has trained, coached and facilitated presentation skills since 1999.
He delivers motivational keynotes live or online on Mindset Shift, Service, Sales and Presenting with Confidence internationally. He also and co-facilitates “The Exceptional Speaker” Masterclass online internationally.
He is a founding member and past president of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa (2005-2006), and an Honorary Fellow of the Professional Speaking Association of the UK & Ireland. He has served as both Secretary and Treasurer of the Global Speakers Federation. In 2017 he was inducted into the Southern African Speakers Hall of Fame (SASHoF). In July 2020 he passed eSpeakers Virtual Presenter accreditation.
Paul is the managing director of Congruence Training based in Sandton, South Africa, which develops human capital from companies of all sizes. His Congruence e-zine has over 5,000 opt-in subscribers.
To see Paul live in action visit Paul’s YouTube channel pauldutoit1 by clicking here.
He lives in Sandton, South Africa and has a wife, 2 daughters, 2 cats, 2 dogs, 2 guitars and 2 avo trees. He runs marathons for fitness and fun, having completed 13 Two Oceans 56km ultra marathons. He finished back to back Comrades marathons in June 2013 & 2014 in his mid-50’s and crazily #3 in June 2017 a year before his 60th birthday resulting in his keynote talk “In For The Long Run”
Why should Paul facilitate your presentation skills programme?
Paul believes that whilst reading or attending lectures provides the foundation of presentation skills techniques, these must be entrenched practically. The desired levels of excellence are only achieved through repeated practice. This experiential training involves delegates preparing, delivering and evaluating the recorded evidence afterwards – only to do it again more than once. This way he achieves tangible results for his delegates who experience substantial skills shift and heightened confidence levels immediately. Find out more about our system here.
Why book Paul to speak at your conference?
Your conference is a substantial investment. It takes a great deal of planning and involves concerted effort and expense. You need an experienced speaker who takes the trouble to understand your brief and delivers accordingly. By weaving relevant stories into his talks Paul invokes light hearted humour to get decisive messages across.
All talks and courses are available in person or online. For more information click on the Keynote Speeches link on the menu at the top or visit Paul’s speaker website here. Please be in touch by completing and submitting our contact form, or email us pdt@congruence.co.za or call +27829295470.
