ABOUT DOUG CAMPBELL
Most of the success I have had in life has come from my ability to connect with people. I used to have terrible social skills myself, but I set out to conquer them and was eventually able to turn my weaknesses into strengths. Now I am inspired to teach those skills to others.
Read my story below.
EARLY YEARS
When I was growing up, my family traveled around the world because of my father's job. I went to elementary school in Germany, middle school in Florida, and high school in California and Belgium. The experience of moving every few years was great for experiencing different cultures and meeting different kinds of people, but not great for social skills development. I was friendly but quiet for the most part - what most people would probably label an introvert.
COLLEGE
My time in college is where my communication and social skills really took off. I knew that I would probably need these skills in whatever career I chose, so I signed up for an intro to public speaking class (with much anxiety and hesitation). To my surprise, I thrived in the class. I actually even enjoyed it. The quiet, focused, introverted kid who had entered college was starting to transform.
After considering a career in law, I decided to change direction and become a high school teacher. When I was entering college, I never would have thought in a million years that I would become a teacher, or anything else that included much public speaking for that matter.
My public speaking practice had prepared me well.
FIRST INSPIRATION TO COACH COMMUNICATION SKILLS
A few years after college another defining moment in my fascination with communication occurred - a friend of a friend who I barely knew asked me to help him improve his social skills. This acquaintance was very uncomfortable talking to strangers and people in general and wanted to get better. I agreed to help, and wound up working with him for an entire summer - taking my new student downtown and giving him communication challenges. At the end of the summer, he had improved a lot and suggested that I go public with my ideas.
DOUG CAMPBELL TRAINING, LLC
After taking a break from communication for a while, I had a realization that inspired me to take the leap from blogging to starting a business. I realized that the goal didn't really matter. The skills needed to succeed in pubic speaking and social situations could be applied to any objective that required communication. This realization opened the door to expanding the methods that I was using for personal situations to business settings as well. This lead to the creation of Doug Campbell Training, LLC, my communication coaching and training business.
I currently work with individuals and groups to help them figure out ways to use communication skills to reach higher levels of success.
When I was growing up, my family traveled around the world because of my father's job. I went to elementary school in Germany, middle school in Florida, and high school in California and Belgium. The experience of moving every few years was great for experiencing different cultures and meeting different kinds of people, but not great for social skills development. I was friendly but quiet for the most part - what most people would probably label an introvert.
COLLEGE
My time in college is where my communication and social skills really took off. I knew that I would probably need these skills in whatever career I chose, so I signed up for an intro to public speaking class (with much anxiety and hesitation). To my surprise, I thrived in the class. I actually even enjoyed it. The quiet, focused, introverted kid who had entered college was starting to transform.
After considering a career in law, I decided to change direction and become a high school teacher. When I was entering college, I never would have thought in a million years that I would become a teacher, or anything else that included much public speaking for that matter.
My public speaking practice had prepared me well.
FIRST INSPIRATION TO COACH COMMUNICATION SKILLS
A few years after college another defining moment in my fascination with communication occurred - a friend of a friend who I barely knew asked me to help him improve his social skills. This acquaintance was very uncomfortable talking to strangers and people in general and wanted to get better. I agreed to help, and wound up working with him for an entire summer - taking my new student downtown and giving him communication challenges. At the end of the summer, he had improved a lot and suggested that I go public with my ideas.
DOUG CAMPBELL TRAINING, LLC
After taking a break from communication for a while, I had a realization that inspired me to take the leap from blogging to starting a business. I realized that the goal didn't really matter. The skills needed to succeed in pubic speaking and social situations could be applied to any objective that required communication. This realization opened the door to expanding the methods that I was using for personal situations to business settings as well. This lead to the creation of Doug Campbell Training, LLC, my communication coaching and training business.
I currently work with individuals and groups to help them figure out ways to use communication skills to reach higher levels of success.
MRDOUGCAMPBELL.COM
I created this website to help people improve in an underrated but extremely important area - communication skills. So, if you would like to improve the way you or your organization communicates through public speaking, social skills, or virtual communication skills, I would love to help. Your level of success, happiness, and peace of mind that you achieve may depend on your ability to communicate.
Get in touch today to find out more.
I created this website to help people improve in an underrated but extremely important area - communication skills. So, if you would like to improve the way you or your organization communicates through public speaking, social skills, or virtual communication skills, I would love to help. Your level of success, happiness, and peace of mind that you achieve may depend on your ability to communicate.
Get in touch today to find out more.
OTHER FACTS ABOUT DOUG
• Grew up playing soccer and other sports
• Paid for his first car and house down payment from the proceeds from selling sports cards that he collected as a youth.
• Wrote two books for teachers to help them with leadership discipline, school relationships, and general survival in the teaching profession.
• Wrote The 200 Communication Commandments: Practical Tips for Personal and Professional Situations
• Has lived in the Upstate of South Carolina since college
• Went to Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina
• Grew up living in Germany, Belgium, Florida, and California
• Taught math and coached basketball and tennis in North and South Carolina for many years
• Paid for his first car and house down payment from the proceeds from selling sports cards that he collected as a youth.
• Wrote two books for teachers to help them with leadership discipline, school relationships, and general survival in the teaching profession.
• Wrote The 200 Communication Commandments: Practical Tips for Personal and Professional Situations
• Has lived in the Upstate of South Carolina since college
• Went to Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina
• Grew up living in Germany, Belgium, Florida, and California
• Taught math and coached basketball and tennis in North and South Carolina for many years
