BIO  -  Wayne Botha               

Speaker • Author • Project Manager

In 1986 Wayne Botha trained as an instructor for the South African Defense Force. Since then Wayne has trained audiences in a variety of subjects including the repair of military motor vehicles and Network Operating Systems in South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Holland and the USA.

As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Wayne accumulated many Microsoft certifications including Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). Wayne holds a bachelors degree in Information Systems and a MBA in e-Business. He has also received an array of awards from Toastmasters International. Wayne is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Project Manager in the eCommerce division of a multinational Health Care insurance company delivering Applications to an Internet facing Web Portal.

Wayne is a faculty member at District 53 Toastmasters Leadership Institute. Click here for photo of Wayne and Lt. Governor Education and Training - Karin von von Kaenel at the Manchester 2007 Toastmaster Leadership Institute training day. Wayne presented TM 121 - Club Educational Programming at the 2007 training events.

Wayne is one of only 16 Toastmasters in District 53 who achieved the Triple Crown award in 2006/2007. Wayne was again awarded the Triple Crown award for 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 - the only Toastmaster in District 53 to receive this award every year since its inception. Wayne is a past  Area Governor for Toastmasters International and has held many Toastmasters Club officer roles.

During the past ten years Wayne has used PowerPoint regularly. Along with many other people he has been subjected to countless presentations that leave the audience sleepy, bored, or insulted. These wasted presentations prompted Wayne to ask “What is the best way to use PowerPoint to get a message across?” Wayne’s research resulted in an innovative process that everyone can use to drastically improve any PowerPoint presentation.

Wayne’s book “Dodging the Bullet Points - 5.5 Steps to Presenting with PowerPoint” helps presenters all over the world deliver effective presentations by simply following a repeatable process.  Following this easy process will let you create and deliver a PowerPoint presentation that gets your message across, and makes your audience remember you’re your point is.

PowerPoint Presentations consist of slideshows and delivery skills. Many people using PowerPoint are not trained presenters and gain tremendous benefits from a small amount of coaching. To help speakers, Wayne co-authored a successful CD, "Panic to Power: Swift and Simple Speaking Strategies Anyone Can Use" with three World Champions of Public Speaking. This one hour audio CD is jam-packed with techniques and tips from these experienced speakers to help you when speaking in public.