World Championship of Public Speaking: Part 2

Each year, Toastmasters International hosts the World Championship of Public Speaking. After months of regional elimination rounds, 30,000 international competitors are whittled down to nine finalists - the best public speakers in the world.

In this special two-part documentary, PODIUM follows all nine finalists as they prepare to compete for the title and the glory. Who will be crowned the champion? Watch and see...

Part 1 introduces the finalists, high off their semi-final victories, and follows them through 24 nerve-wracking hours of re-writes, self doubt, practice sessions, and last minute preparations for the biggest stage of their lives.

Part 2 takes you inside the packed Toastmasters hall for the intense final round of competition. After a year of tireless preparations, this is the moment the finalists have been waiting for. Nine electrifying speeches, intimate backstage moments, and the crowning of a new World Champion of Public Speaking.

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http://www.toastmasters.org/

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  Education

[Rob Eros]

So a man - a MAN first and foremost - decides to speak about race, and you criticize the action because he's black. Can you see that you're the one being racist?

[yatakrish]

One thing about these speakers is that they are bad communicators: bad at listening. They become obsessed about speaking, so while with friends they go on and on. And also, anything they say is a form of competition anywhere they go, and this is stressful.

[savethefails]

It's the "Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking". It's not declaring the best in the world; just the best in Toastmasters. It's an organization to help people speak better by over coming anxiety and understanding structure. And by all means, join the competition; like most others, you'll quickly see how vastly you over estimate your abilities. 99% of the people i've met that thought they were "good speakers" were actually pretty bad. I was bad but now I'm better. Still need work.

[savethefails]

Talking with your hands is NOT one of the most important things in Toastmasters. Not sure where you picked up that nugget. It's important to do it CORRECTLY; meaning as needed in an effective manner for ANY speaker. Not just Toastmasters. I agree with you however that some of these people were a bit over the top. I personally thought the winner was kind of awful. I seriously struggled to make it through his entire speech, which you can find on youtube.

[abod7im]

I think the results are not even near fair

the old man is the best, and they're bad by the way, there are a lot of way better speakers out there. John Maxwell as an example..

[xMrM1KE]

too bad E.T. (Eric Thomas) didn't compete

[Nicolas Cage]

** The world championship of public speaking for members of toastmasters that speak english.

[azaabdullah71]

the winner :-)

[azaabdullah71]

indian guys should b.e

[HerrKnitler]

Would you prefer a white guy to talk about the stigma of being black in america? Shut the fuck up.

[2Cruise4Ever]

This event is through Toastmasters International. Members of Toastmaster Clubs compete in this competition every year. I am not permitted to post the website, but you can Google Toastmasters and find the website easily.

[Spirit4J]

Guys does anyone know how to join such comeptition?