In this video, I take an in-depth look at Ramona's winning speech in the World Championship of Public Speaking held by Toastmasters in 2018.I give over 20 praises and critiques, showing you how you can achieve the same amount of success by following the principles that she does.If you're interested in this topic, it's worth checking out my post on the top lessons … [Read more...]
Road to Semifinals — Episode 5 (Getting back into an old speech)
Fifth video of the series where I document my attempt to make it to the Semifinals of the World Championship of Public Speaking.SummaryI'm back after a long break after getting married!In this video, I talk about the 5-step plan for how to recover your passion for an old speech:To summarize the plan, you need to break it down into small pieces, then get … [Read more...]
Road to Semifinals — Episode 4 (Topic selection and outlining)
Fourth video of the series where I document my attempt to make it to the Semifinals of the World Championship of Public Speaking.SummaryI finished selecting two topics:Being unique Be more adventurousBoth are cliche topics, but high level speeches in Toastmasters commonly are. It's not really about whether the audience has never heard your point before. … [Read more...]
Road to Semifinals — Episode 3 (Research results)
Third video of the series where I document my attempt to make it to the Semifinals of the World Championship of Public Speaking. SummaryI finished the research that I've been doing for a few weeks.In this video, I give 4 major insights from my research. However, I wrote an article with 16 tips! I advise you read that. … [Read more...]
The Secrets to Winning the World Championship of Public Speaking (16 tips)
Armed with a large spreadsheet, videos of Toastmasters International Finalists, and an overwhelming sense of curiosity, I set out to learn what sets the champions apart.I watched 10 champion speeches and 5 speeches that placed second or third. I manually recorded everything about them in a spreadsheet: aspects like how many laughs they received, what style of speaker they … [Read more...]