2017 World Champion of Public Speaking, Manoj Vasudevan

Watch Manoj Vasudevan, ACS, CL-the 2017 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking-deliver his winning speech titled, “Pull Less, Bend More.” It’s about the power of being flexible in relationships.
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[@boriskondev]

I see something in this speech and I know exactly what it is.

[@letterstomyson195]

Boris Kondev Nice!

[@OfficialTvZ]

Lol😂Dananjaya

[@abdelbaribenali3506]

agree

[@hammer.11011]

Gottem

[@DineshC]

:D

[@uniquelife7225]

Can't replace Dhananjaya 🤣🤣 He was absolutely magnificent

[@sajansenadeera9298]

Exactly.I completely agree with that.

[@gedekariana7548]

@@sajansenadeera9298 True! because we know we see something in Him, but we don't know what it is.

[@shlokmishra6144]

@@gedekariana7548 exactly he ended speech with that only He see something in us but he dont know what it is .

[@goyumkaluthanthrige1939]

@@gedekariana7548 exactly

[@lifesymphony2024]

I find his speech is very captivating and funny. He nailed his message with a great example, " bow and string".

[@Briancrobinsonspeaks]

It's amazing the difference between this same speech he gave in 2015 and what he gave here in 2017. I found 2015 to be more entertaining, funny and took 3rd place, and yet, he tightened the same speech for 2017 (less funny and entertaining) and took 1st. Awesome job of focusing on THE MESSAGE

[@Lexxierod]

I love this speech. A professor showed me it in college and i still come back to watch years later. Such a powerful and important message.

[@jakeshowman815]

Saw his interview on BBC. A brilliant speech and one of the most meaningful messages ever, that everyone should adopt in their lives. Keep inspiring.

[@amrk21]

Mohammad Al Qahtani was the best champion I witnessed .. his speech about " power of words " was great .. almost hit everyone with humour , seriousness and much more

[@carrotbeetrootcarrot2022beetro]

Of course! When he is a Muslim he has to be the best :-)

[@jackallen1010]

where can see "power of words" ?

[@divania]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/np67aXl4g9RlpNE

[@usamamemon9483]

Relationships demand sacrifices and compromises.

[@veenadharshetty2304]

Great Message to Everyone - Be Flexible Always with Positive Attitude.....

[@rishikasingh9635]

They both are good dananjaya and Manoj 😃😃😃

[@zackrobins3815]

Bravo. An amazing speach with so much to learn from.

[@PaulEugene]

Thank Sir, your message was well received.

[@Manaprava_K]

Such a beautiful way he presented ❤️

[@nwicky1]

Amazing speech plus wonderful presentation skills. A lot to learn. Pull less and bend more !

[@sanskritipathak7415]

wow the way you explain the meaning of each word is excellent sir. it really gone help me . thanks for sharing with us

[@kaila62kaila]

great speech and great mesage

[@Onlyonesport]

awesome speech

[@samgtabu]

Wow! Just what I needed to hear today.

[@azizahmed1593]

learned a great lesson and will try to utilize it

[@imranfromindia1]

Superb... Congratulations

[@vamshikrishna7374]

Great message from Your Mama... Vasudevan!!

[@CLEANDrumCovers]

My favorite ever.

[@gihanrajiv]

it's like Dananjaya Hettiarachchi speech.The toastmaster of 2014 😯

[@brunopicasso6093]

Gihan Perera he's way better

[@babubehera9556]

Great message

[@mahianthikad]

What a come back! Congratulations Manojettaa...

[@averagestudent-en5rk]

So awesome.

[@sankarnarayanan9831]

Pull less bend more ....awesome ...

[@souffled]

All the best speakers of the world are now at TED's. Why? They have something real to share with humanity.

[@weltschmerzistofthaufig2440]

So does he...

[@knowledge.englishsompanna]

Great post

[@thebloggerbuddy]

Loved this one !

[@sameneje]

very captivating ... Big lessons

[@vijinkss2902]

It was nice and perfect

[@younglankan4095]

Very good message

[@jayprogroup]

I love this so much ❤️❤️

[@johnchuolbiel5097]

He was speak well, actually is a good story

[@shahidsultan3151]

Wow, amazing

[@ryangrahamndoro7747]

Wonderful

[@uwaisporopad8586]

Great msg

[@floraho8265]

I laughed so hard,luv ur sense of humor and the way you present it

[@reiniipj5805]

Very true. Pull less-bend more.

[@AmanDeep-qy9bd]

Nice message...

[@mohamedansar6647]

Wowwwww , really amazing

[@sandeepsydney1573]

Good msg..pull less bend more

[@jacrispyvulcano4708]

Bravo good speech

[@dilshe8596]

"The perfect partners are those who keep perfecting their partnership by choosing to pull less and bend more"

[@queenla227]

I agree with one of the commenters. There’s a format to winning. Fact is, if he used the same/similar speech, lost one year and one another, then he must have found what he needed to win or the judges weren’t bias or something.

[@AvgGuyFitness]

Proud to see a fellow keralite

[@EnglishLearnersHere]

Love your speech! Truly excellent!

[@rinupp2562]

awesome return back sir but it is very ashame that your keeping same concept.

[@leahgodson2319]

Wow; great message, well delivered!

[@sarvankumarmehra9530]

I m from india i want to talk to you

[@zdy20000]

good speech lemal

[@VillyP]

Wow the toastmasters community is popping

[@kobetiu8628]

So much from this speech was taken from his other speech, "We Can Fix It".

[@md.sohelmia5125]

nice one

[@chunmeiyu7603]

So fun

[@pasindudeshan8916]

Pull less and bend more ❤️

[@premrajasthani1231]

Sir jordar Jaberdast sandar

[@chaturanganieudewatte210]

This reminds me Dananjaya Hettiarachi's speech 2014.

[@pratibhamission1]

Nice

[@swastikguleria7134]

Pull less and bend more I m gonna apply the same in the future

[@apha55]

I watched the 1st and the the 3rd..and personally like the 3rd better (I was more captivated by him). Being a Toastmaster and having served as a judge myself I can totally understand why the 1st is the winner.

[@mohitgirdhar9244]

anaphat Hello Sir, I am also interested in public speaking and thinking of joining a toastmasters club in India . I just watched the third place winner's speech also. To me, his content seemed very good and his delivery more genuine. Could you tell me what are the points I missed to see in this(1st prize winner) speech, that made it win the championship. I really want to understand this. Thank you.

[@ashleyching3166]

anaphat Why?

[@paigebrewer2990]

I liked the third guy better too. I thought his delivery was better and his structure more coherent

[@apha55]

Part of the scoring system is the audience response/reaction, using/having props, body movement, vocal variety to name just a few. This is why TM speech contestants tend to 'overact.' I think the 3rd contestant style is more calm/inward, but the 1st is definitely outward which seems to fit the TM criteria better.

[@mohitgirdhar9244]

anaphat Thank you, Sir. I get that now.

[@recipeFor]

wow

[@selfmadeinamerica]

I'm shocked he got beyond the first round with this speech - seriously. I'd like to know what the judges look for and why this guy won.

[@TapaniRonni]

He didn't. He won the Semifinals with a different speech. For Finals, you have to have a new speech.

[@zackrobins3815]

Denis its the content of the speach which equally matters along with speaking ability and gestures.

[@omeryousuf3882]

Totally agreed.it shouldn't be about the content only. The sync b/w words,content & body language is what make a good speaker. No offense

[@rudrarudram937]

Unfortunately, what makes a makes a good speech in Toastmasters will never be a speech I give elsewhere. The speech is still a good speech, but a format and style that would get me kicked out of a job or politics - where speeches matter most

[@Deadpool12353]

@@rudrarudram937 Yes its not applicable to day to day speechs to leaders, co workers. It doesn't even meet time constrained delivery.

[@mrbirbahadurshahi1586]

V good

[@irshadahmed2526]

❤️❤️❤️

[@satyasvlog496]

I want to be like you sir

[@gauravtiwari3389]

Nice one

[@anitharajendran4060]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@drneel1919]

he came to my school today

[@zhenhuazeng4257]

Hope to see he "come back" again in another two years with same speech. Maybe we should help him think a new title.

[@nishantkabra3821]

Zhenhua Zeng hahaha u r funny bro thats the best comment.I dont know who's more dumb toastmasters for allowing repeated content or speaker thinking he could win with same speech(although he did win)

[@Oneandonlyamirali]

Hahaha spoken like a true professional! 😂

[@ashiksha247]

exactly bro, He done same speech at 2015

[@silkroute.concepts]

Same like winning speaker 2014, Mr.Dananjaya Hettiarachchi's speech

[@ahigithchowdhary4101]

I see so many negative comments, but as a neutral and educated audience here's what I have to say. Toastmaster's Speech here is not supposed to be normal in terms of speech delivery. There's a lot of metrics they have to aim to score like presentation, delivery, etc. Although I believe he delivered a great message quite beautifully, he did seem artificial and over the top at times. I still believe that this message and example got him the win so learn from the way he perfected the second half of the speech and nailed the competition.

[@n.i.s2532]

It doesn't sound natural at all... He is trying so hard!! Another example of HARD WORK BEATS TALENT!!!

[@theodorus956]

very much agree, i don't understand how did he win nor how do people like his speech. it's not natural at all

[@dhivakarb1311]

toastmasters giving the same content to all. so reputation will be there.syllabus is equal to all.the way how he show as a presenter on stage is the matter we getting from toastmasters. if u want different content then there is table topic round will be opt for you.

[@Akshatgiri]

I thought she said..pole less and bend more

[@senggu8549]

Before you try to judge on other people, look at yourself first. He is not a female okay?

[@FikriKawakibi]

Seng Gu she was a male?! 😱

[@vaibhavguptawho]

The commenter clearly meant the Contest Chair, who is female.

[@Oneandonlyamirali]

Muhammad Fikri Kawakibi Huda lol 😂

[@RupeshNishad145]

@@FikriKawakibi he is talking about context chair she is female before judge anyone look on you understand the feeling of speaker before saying anything

[@ankur729]

Pull less and bend more. Summary of the talk

[@Dr.raghupatrunis7815]

It's ok😊

[@Salampk08]

Same story which he delivered 2015

[@rushabhsanghavi9281]

This wasn't really engrossing. I was expecting that the speech would make me forget that I'm judging a speech. Isn't that what you call the 'charisma' of a public speaker?

[@dr.saman-282]

Same speech 3rd position 2015 1st place 2017 🤷‍♀️

[@ammuchichi772]

great speech sir

[@NAMASANKIRTANYA]

How wil i able to participate in this competition?

[@binodkafle3903]

Same as Dhananjaya

[@lives5418]

1:11

[@NongshaAngom]

I disliked because that's the same speech he delivered 2 years back in 2015 with a title "we can fix it", not worthy. Doesn't sound genuine in fact feels as if he is pushing himself hard. Don't know how he became the champ.

[@tankala30]

you are absolutely right. same words.. title changed from we can fix it

[@gdalmet0993]

A story teller with voice modulation is all it takes to win the competition, no matter how many times you have given the same speech to present the speech with highs lows emotions happiness and laughter and the pauses taken to deliver is tough

[@mirzasaadbaig8999]

Wasn't catchy. I don't know what's the criteria of winning here. Sometimes some speeches look over acting & they win. Idk how. Even 2016 that underwear guy was overacting. Indeed they had a good message but it's the way they present that counts in toastmasters. -A toastmaster.

[@nguyenngoc2856]

Mirza Saad Baig totally agree with you. I found this presentation too tired to watch :))

[@mirzasaadbaig8999]

They should seriously look into this matter. People who I publicize toastmaster about, turn off after watching such speeches. And I can clearly see why wouldn't they.

[@justinthompson3254]

it really depends on what the judges are hearing, feeling and observing..no one really knows.....

[@manuelpaderne]

Dananjaya's copy. Sometimes when you copy from the best you can get good results.

[@ddmax90]

nothing close to Dananjaya, that guy had style and way more fluent accent. this was like watching some indian movie narration.

[@God_Father72]

To be frank he is really good but Dananjaya hettiarachchi was better than him

[@SankhaKelumDahanaggalaSKD]

Dananjaya Hettiarachchi is the best 🤘👌

[@Unknown_vibe952]

Undoubtedly

[@peakyblinder5786]

Pronunciation is far better too

[@smellyjelly0905]

When you pull on a bow less it bends less

[@_C_-l-_-l-]

Logic explode

[@umesh07yt]

Sorry but Dananjaya's of Sri Lanka in 2016 was a far better and deserving champion speach.

[@rishabhrajz]

Just trying to know, WHAT IT IS, in the videos continuously.

[@CAVaibhavSachdeva]

Same person, Same content, just different title in 2015.

[@preetiprakash15]

That's what we call a comeback

[@mtthanish2640]

I wonder! why all the toastmasters over act ?????

[@brianmcafee348]

When you have characters in your speech, you take on the role of the characters and act out the characters in the speech. Toastmasters World Championship Public Speaking is a storytelling contest and you will see speakers take on different roles of their characters in their story.

[@christofferinfo]

@@brianmcafee348 In the first moments you see him "acting" himself. Not a character. The whole Toastmaster system teach people to speak very inauthentically and overacted.

[@brianmcafee348]

@@christofferinfo If you are basing the whole toastmasters system based on the contests, I feel you may lack the knowledge of the whole toastmaster"s system. Most people who join toastmasters are mainly trying to get comfortable in front of a live audience. Toastmasters gives them the opportunity to practice in front of a live audience to get comfortable and improve their speaking ability with feedback from experienced speakers. In storytelling, a lot of times people narrate the story and bring in characters so the audience can relive the story with them. When you bring in characters to the story, you become the character in the story and act what happened in the story. This can be an argument- anger, happiness, sadness, fear whatever happened in the story. With the contests, people are usually trying to separate themselves from the other speakers which people may see as overacting or feel they are not being authentic. This can be subjective as the contest itself is very subjective. I feel Toastmasters should change the title of the of The Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking Contest to The Toastmasters World Champion of Storytelling Contest. I feel this would be accurate with the contest and wouldn't confuse people when they watch the contests on KZbin.

[@christofferinfo]

@@brianmcafee348 All speakers I have seen that have gone through the Toastmaster system speak in similar ways to the competition. (I have worked in the event industry as a speaker and producer for the last 15 years, so I have seen a few) But, you might be right that I'm compartmentalising too much, so I wish to rephrase: The Toastmaster competition system teach people to speak very inauthentically and overacted. And I totally agree that "World Champion of Storytelling Contest" would be much more appropriate than Public Speaking Contest. But I don't think that's even enough, because: You can tell a story in a way that is believable and still engaging. This is what we actors do... ;-) But that takes serious skills and training. What I'm seeing here in the Toastmasters competition is at the level of storytelling and acting you see at a high school recital or an amateur production anywhere in the world. In this case, overacting is not subjective. It's a pattern/style that is unfortunately supported by this whole structure Toastmasters has created. Thanks for your input!

[@christofferinfo]

I do recognise the value of the actual system, and as a speaking coach as well, I do appreciate the chance they give for people to practice the sacred craft of public speaking and storytelling. I just wish they would show a different outcome of years and years of diligent training. Right now, from a professional standpoint, they look like clowns. And many people in the industry actually look down on speakers that have "graduated" from Toastmasters, because of the buffoonery in these competitions. I would love to see them change their style, as there is much to be learned from their system and I wish them all the best

[@rubenlasmarias3950]

what are the qualifications a person can participate on this?

[@MartinSchuler]

To win at least the club contest you have to give at least six speeches of the basic manual. Then you have to be "a member of good standing of a club in good standing". In other words: paid your fees in time ("member in good standing") and at least six members of the clubs has to pay their fees in time ("club of good standing"). The speech has to be your own one, not copied. And then you can "go for it". :-)

[@alllivesmatter5008]

Im wondering. . Is it ok to perform the same speech in the same competition twice? He performed this in 2015 btw

[@CAVaibhavSachdeva]

Vanbel Manik yup exactly I was thinking..he had some content

[@zhenhuazeng4257]

Apparently one can plagiarize oneself. What a shame.

[@brianmcafee348]

Yes, if it's in a different year, the only requirement is you need a different speech for the Finals than you used in your previous speeches to get to the finals. Obviously he is within the rules of the contest.

[@nebperez5005]

The rules changed for next year, 2019. No one can repeat a semifinals and finals speech anymore

[@brianmcafee348]

I like the rule change this makes the more experienced competitors come up with different speeches.

[@tayyabbrao]

I see something in this guy and I know what this is..

[@bapurautray]

I still wonder ...........why all great speakers are bald !

[@schenzur]

I guess the 2017 competition wasn't competitive as this guy got the third place for the same speech in 2015 however, a true toastmaster Muhammad Qatani performed in that year and I just think that no one outdid him this year but he ain't a true master

[@lean9709]

Last time I checked this was not a winning speech . I didn't know he came to win with the same speech. Good message for relationships though but not sure if it's fair to other contestants 🤨.