The World Championship of Public Speaking is held every year.  As part of the journey to the final contest over 16,000 clubs participate in speech contests the world over.  The winners from Club level continue to compete upward through Area, Division, District and Region to compete at the semi-finals at the Toastmasters International Convention in August.  There were 28 semi-finalists this year.  Once again due to COVID restrictions the competitions were held virtually via the internet.

The final contest was held on Saturday August 28, 2021 and the results are in!

1st place – Verity Price from District 74 (South Africa).  Here is a link to her winning speech on YouTube!  Her speech was titled “A Great Read.”

2nd place – Nitay-Yair Levi from District 70 (Sydney and Southern NSW, Australia) with his speech “Advice For Life.”

3rd place – Roger Caesar from District 86 (SW and Central Ontario) with his speech, “Is It in You?”

Congratulations to all who competed this year and especially to Verity Price!