J.A. Gamache Toastmasters World Championship 2007 Region VI

[Howleyland]

That was beautifully done and how I feel about my fellow Toastmasters too. So many Mr. and Mrs. G.'s.

[TheJoyceelynn]

wow...

[steve453376]

I liked it but I didnt really get it. Whats the difference between Gamache and say a standup comedian? Shouldnt his speech be about a lame topic like a companies history or something like that? Then he could really use his skills to try to make an interesting presentation out of a lame topic.

[bubzmama]

tomorrow is my public speaking debut in class and this was a perfect teaching tool for me. he's exceptionally talented...

[alphamale442]

Good Luck!

[sllimfej]

This is a great speech! The only thing that bothers me a bit is this: He does everything according to the rules of public speaking. It's almost as if he follows the rules too perfectly. Watching this I get the feeling there is not enough of himself in his 'performance'. His personality gets lost in the perfection of following the rules on how to be a good public speaker.

[nathanfornash]

It seems to lack a natural air because of that.

[Lea4009]

@sllimfej It is a speech competition so the speech will be judged according to the rules of public speaking like structure, focus, value etc...

[minsatminsat]

he's got an ability to enrapture the audience completely!

[GooseberryFiddich]

very good. Great content, engaging and much better than the so so many 'speaking champions'. It was a little wooden though in the delivery which jarred a bit on the ears. More like an act than a conversation with the audience. Still extremely good material.

[minsatminsat]

i appreciate his guts to stay barefooted

[Supremehydra]

BRILLIANT

[MarionSpeaks]

J.A., you do Canada proud! As a speaker myself, I really appreciate your skill. You are a wonderful and inspiring storyteller. Great speech.

[ekoandi]

LUAR BIASA!!! (indonesian: AMAZING !!!)

It is so natural. I hope i can join your session. eko andi

[1FallopianTube]

It is a great speech, the message was excellent.

I've several of the championship speeches and there is one thing I dont like. It sounds to rehearsed, that they are saying a memorized verse, the way they act are synthetic and nowhere like real actors.

I've heard other speeches apart from the toastmasters and I feel that a really great speech is where the speaker feels like he is communicating to you on a personal level. As if you are having a conversation and that the dialogue is not robotic.

[jkanniah]

That was awesome. I loved your speech. Love to hear more of yours JA Gamche.

Regards

TM J.Kannan

Malaysia

[jkanniah]

I loved your speech. That was awesome. Thanks for the great speech JA Gamache.

TM J.Kannan

Malaysia

[cslicer]

I would have loved to hear this with clear audio. Please plug into the camera directly when recording. Carl in District 53.

[thespeakerstudio]

I've met JA. He's a sweetheart and an awesome speaker.

[fsadamo]

He is a good speaker; however, the above link opens to a page with a video which is only a promotion for Mark Garrett's books. You have to go to Mark's Web site before seeing a video of Mark. Basically, it seemed to me that the link above goes into a sales pitch which, IMHO, discredits your intention.

[abadi36]

this guy has class. i think this is superb. the best speach ive seen