WORLD CHAMPION OF PUBLIC SPEAKING Breaks Down his Championship Speech

[@ashkarali6033]

Hello Aaron , I am from India , i just wanna tell you , after watching your 2019 winning speech, i was inspired to be a public speaker and when i landed in Dubai in searching for a job .. I searched ' Toastmasters club near me' (quick fact about ma place : No toastmasters club near by) . I attended the club and even won 'The Best table topic speaker' award even before joining the club. Now i've got a job and i am gonna be a Toastmaster member as i get my first salary. Keep uploading videos,we love to learn from you.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

@Ashkar ali that is absolutely incredible! Thank you for sharing that. Congratulations on all of your success. It only happened because you took the initiative and had the drive. Well done, my friend. May you keep speaking, improving and moving forward.

[@oyinkansolabenson8587]

Congratulations Aaron, the hard work paid off and you won this year. This has inspired me to start my own toastmasters journey.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Oyinkansola Benson that’s awesome! I’m happy to hear that. I hope that Toastmasters can be as good for you as it has been for me.

[@englishwithmrclarence7382]

And then you won this year! Congratulations Aaron!!!! World Champion of Public Speaking 2019!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Theodore Tessensohn many thanks, my friend.

[@mohammadanwar8538]

Hello Aaron, I am from Bangladesh. I am a very new Toastmaster. I watched both of your 2016 & 2019. I loved them so much. I don't know how many times I watched them, specially 2016. As a new TM these inspired me a lot put much more effort on my own speech. thank you very much for this review. this will help me a lot.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Hi Mohammad, that type of response and feedback is what gives me the motivation to keep sharing. I'm glad to know that you find this content motivating.

[@EmperorKnives]

Hi Aaron, I’m a Toastmaster from The Philippines (District 75). I just wanted to say that your 2016 world championship speech is probably my favorite TM speech of all time. I showed your speech to a non-TM friend the other day and she felt really touched because she could totally relate to the message of your speech. I think that speaks volumes of how good this piece was. I also really appreciated the analysis you provided in this video. I will competing at our District evaluation competition and your breakdown of the speech has given me a lot of possible inputs I could give to speakers I will be evaluating. It has also inspired me to further improve my prepared speeches. Very informative!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Thank you Jan-Ace. Out of both of my world championship speeches, I do believe this one is my favorite. In 2019, I told "a" story but in 2016, I told "My" story. It was much more personal and I believe that is why it remains so relatable to many people today. I am glad to hear that I've given you some inspiration for your future evaluation contests. It is a good idea to look at evaluation and breakdowns. That is actually something that I didn't think about when I competed in my evaluation contest.

[@EmperorKnives]

I definitely felt the more personal touch with this one. The misdirection towards the end really drove home the message. Looking forward to more great content!

[@fernlulham8837]

All your hard work paid off, Aaron! You are incredible. 😊 xxx

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Fern Lulham thank you, my friend. I appreciate it. 😊

[@bizarrepalak8709]

Congratulations Aaron .. your 2019 speech was enthralling ....and even 2016 one....great use of humor...truly speaking the hard work paid off this time..you are the best orator ...love from India..

[@publicspeakingmentor]

@The EDU lab Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

[@bizarrepalak8709]

@@publicspeakingmentor can you upload some videos for public speaking tips...that will be surely helpful for us....

[@publicspeakingmentor]

@@bizarrepalak8709 Yes I plan to do just that.

[@riyasa.f8519]

Aaron, I have witnessed you speaking on the conference and when you said you are releasing this video, I was so excited to watch. I don't know how many times I have watched your speech, but I could never find out many things that you have just shared here, especially the grammar part of it.. 😇 There was a lot of learnings from this video which I will surely apply on my speeches and the 21.59 minutes I have spent on your video was worthwhile.. You are simply amazing.. Looking forward for the review of the full speech.. Wish you all the success and waiting to see you again on the world championship stage soon..

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Thanks a ton Riyas! Honestly one of my fears making the video was that it would be too long. I am glad I was able to keep your attention throughout. Thanks again, my friend.

[@Qiemao]

Aaron, I really loved your 2016 speech (better than the 2019 one even) and seeing how you broke it down and how much effort and thought you put into it is very inspiring! It inspires me to put much more efforts into my own speeches and hope one day I could stand on the international stage in the Toastmasters Convention!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Hongjin Du thank you for the comment. Yes, a lot goes into the speeches that make it to the world stage. My personal favorite is also my 2016 speech.

[@altafsayyad1276]

Learning a lot from your speeches aron. Keep making such videos for us. I have just started my toastmasters journey. Love from India!!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Altaf Sayad I appreciate that, bro. I’m planning on doing more with social media and KZbin in the very near future. Stay tuned.

[@AbhisekNegi]

Hello Aaron, I have watched your speech more than 100 times. Every time there is something new to learn. I try to use those ideas in my toastmasters journey. Congratulations on your success and thanks for the breakdown.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

I'm glad that you enjoyed it, Abhisek. This particular speech was closer to my heart as it was my personal view and perspective on being a quiet person. I hope to do additional break downs for some of my other speeches in the near future.

[@jaykamhi]

Your concise and insightful analysis will help countless speakers improve. Great job Aaron!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Glad you think so. thank you, Jay.

[@RoadCaptainUSA]

Hello Aaron! This video is amazing. I have seen all four of your 2016 and 2019 contest speeches and without a doubt this video is your most impressive performance I have seen. Your analytical autopsy, self awareness and comprehensive breakdown fascinated me this morning. I love how you engineer every detail. The thought you put into everything down to eye ball movement is inspiring. In this breakdown you deliver value by showing me that every second of your contest speech is on purpose. I have faulted my own contest performances for feeling too well planned and executed and I see yours being even more extreme in this regard. It does not feel like there is any randomness, improvisation or authenticity to the moment. I'm going to have to see you perform in table topics one day. I'm super curious to see you speak off the cuff. I hope I see you soon. Keep up the great work and congratulations on your win! Jay Green, District 18

[@publicspeakingmentor]

@RoadCaptainUSA thank you! I am very partial to this speech as it is actually my favorite of the speeches I've ever performed (my personal critique asides) I enjoyed breaking it down. I hope you got value out of this.

[@RoadCaptainUSA]

@@publicspeakingmentor I got a lot out of your breakdown. Thanks!

[@rintarnw.1722]

Thank u so much for explaining what u r thinking it means so much for our family!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

It's my pleasure

[@DewdropShaheena]

Congratulations Aaron! I am Shaheena from Maldives and recently started watching the toastmaster episodes as we are about to join a club! This is so inspiring and learned a lot from this. Keep doing the awesome work!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

That is very encouraging for me to hear, Shaheena! I will gladly keep up the work if it inspires awesome people like yourself to take positive action.

[@christinatai2933]

Hello Aaron Beverly, I appreciate your KZbin channel's content and generosity. It is a treasure trove of inspiration and information!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

It is my pleasure. I am glad that you find benefit from it.

[@LisaGelhaus]

This is so helpful as I head into the contest season! Thank you for sharing your self feedback on a speech that was darn close to perfect!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Thanks Lisa! Glad it was helpful!

[@boletohgaming8142]

Dude not enough people watch you.. you were placed 2nd! You are awesome!!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

You are too kind. Thank you very much.

[@alankemp6679]

Your insights are very helpful for me, thank you Aaron! Well done placing first last year. Congratulations :)

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Happy to help! And thank you!

[@jennygates]

Useful and accessible insight and tips. Have been there and done that with my speeches ... well, except for taking them all the way to the world stage. :) Congratulations on your success then and now, Aaron. Cheers!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Thank you, Jenny. Glad to know you got value from it.

[@osmettleprince6632]

It happened this year. Keep being better. Congratulations

[@publicspeakingmentor]

osmettle prince many thanks 🙏

[@adarshmetgal]

Hey Aaron! Brilliant video. I could relate to what you said about not being proud of something yourself, as you personally felt you could have done better. I get that feeling too at times while I speak. What I take home from this video, is to just give it your best and feel content with yourself. Don't worry too much about the rest. Thank you for this and keep making more videos!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Well said Adarsh! Thank you for watching. I will definitely be posting more videos.

[@robdavlin]

Thanks for this review. Your attention to detail is what sets you apart.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

I appreciate that, Rob. Thank you!

[@sandra3370]

Great job sir ,you know what's your strength and weakness that's helping you to attain more heights

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Thanks for watching Sandra. And thanks for the positive feedback.

[@ruchiacharya93]

The best and a very honest evaluation that it could be! Brilliant👏 The cues and suggestions are truly inspiring. Thank you, Sir!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

I appreciate that feedback. Glad to know that you found it valuable.

[@sansritisarraf8525]

Thank You so much, sir, for sharing this amazing video. It was mind-boggling. I attend a Gavel Club in Qatar. I was truly inspired by the speech you gave in 2016 as well the one in 2019. It has helped me a lot to prepare for my club contest. My topic for the international speech contest is kindness and I hope it goes well. I would be delighted if you shared some tips for me as this is the first time I am going for an inspirational speech. Once again, Thanks a ton, sir and Best of Luck for the next time you are on a stage.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

(late reply) My pleasure. I am glad you were able to get some insight from it and that it helped you prepare for you own contests. I apologize for answering so late. But I do have other videos released that can help those who are competing.

[@shubhamkhare6754]

Congrats Aaron for winning the world championship!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Thank you my friend

[@CJMARKS17]

Greetings and Salutations Mr. Beverly!! Aaron, you have been an inspiration to me and many others sir. I think it would be awesome to get you to Japan for the District 76 Toastmasters Conference in Kyoto next year. I hope we can work together to make it happen man.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

C.J. MARKS Thank you very much for the kind words. I’d be happy to work with you and your organizers on that. You can send me a direct message on KZbin or connect with me on Facebook or LinkedIn. Hope to hear back from you soon. Take care!

[@tiruinternationalpublicspe4932]

Awesome Explaination Aaron

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Thank you, my friend. Much appreciated.

[@tiruinternationalpublicspe4932]

@@publicspeakingmentor So sweet Gesture , You are so down to earth Aaron .

[@fireystella]

thank you for your tips and review!! this was super helpful

[@publicspeakingmentor]

I'm glad that they were helpful

[@venicerowe2711]

Hi Aaron. Thank you for the tips and techniques your shared with Aniket Amdekar interview. I have just joined toastmaster - having learnt of your existence 4 weeks ago. ta

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Venice Rowe thank you. Welcome to the Toastmasters community. I hope to continue putting out content to teach more.

[@hm_898]

And u have improved and won the world championship of public speaking

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Yessir! Thank you brother!

[@asinfathima8348]

Dear Aaron, I love your speeches especially the 57 word long title speech and your attire and humor in the 2019 world championship speech. I am a young speaker of age 13, it is going to be my second contest in the coming month and I want to ask you how humor and misdirection can be added to include flavor in the speech and make it more entertaining to the audience?

[@publicspeakingmentor]

SHINING STARS first I think it’s awesome that your 13 and passionate about public speaking. I can’t add much more about misdirection than what I said in the video, but it can be done many ways for example puns are a form of misdirection. You say a word that means one thing but you use it out of context which creates the humor. The key however should that your humor needs to fit with what you’re talking about. You can’t just tell a few jokes then give your speech.

[@asinfathima8348]

@@publicspeakingmentor Thankyou so much for your quick response... and suggestions. You are the best speaker I have ever seen.

[@asinfathima8348]

@@publicspeakingmentor Congratulations for being the best public speaker in the world!!

[@ahmadaliyu1242]

Much love from Nigeria. I am a huge fan. I wish I could have a better mentor than you.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Love back to Nigeria. Thank you my friend. I hope you are able to find such a mentor.

[@imanebenyagoub3742]

Please Aaron make a similar video for the 2019's speech :)

[@ahmadaliyu1242]

Imane BENYAGOUB Yes please......make a simlar video for all your speeches.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

I'll see what I can do!

[@ahmadaliyu1242]

@@publicspeakingmentor Yayy!!

[@nelsonoghenekaroomoyibo270]

I thoroughly enjoyed this analysis. I didn't even notice the grammar part until you pointed it out. Wow. But I have a question, though. At the start of the story, you told it in the past tense. But at some point later, you switched to the present tense in telling the story. Is that Okay to use? If so, was that intentional also, from you?

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Good question! When I did it, it was unintentional. I didn't pay attention to tense switching when I was competing back then. Once I was made aware of it, I made sure that my speeches were either in present tense or past tense and stuck with only one throughout. While many people don't usually notice the switching, a keen judge could possibly mark you negatively for grammar (at least in my opinion)

[@devaansharora757]

Congratulations Aaron on winning the world championship this year. Brother I am speaking your 2016 speech for my declamation competition. But the time limit is 4 minutes. Could you please suggest me some ways to edit it in accordance with the time limit without losing its essence ? And one more favor, please suggest some tips for my good performance.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

@Devaansh Arora thank you so much. Sorry I'm just seeing this. If you use this speech the best way to condense it would be to cut out the mini-story about my mother and stick with the two main stories.

[@devaansharora757]

Thanks a lot Aaron for your great advice and now I can prepare accordingly. Will surely tell you the result of the competition. Hoping for the best.

[@singletotakentv9583]

I just subscribed to your channel and love your content.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

@Single To Taken TV: Thank you for the sub. I am glad you enjoy the content. Hope to release more that you will like.

[@MegaNivet]

Hi Aaron its really useful video and how do you organize your speech? do you prepare script or main key points and emphasize?

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Nivethan Amirthanathan the short answer is yes, I script out everything in my presentations. However that is just what I do. There are other great speakers who do it differently.

[@kimberlyt.mitchell]

Hi Aaron I am apart of Toastmasters in NY actually 2 clubs. Why because I am on a mission lol I also want to make it the international speech contest! I like you were loser. I speak fast and I am trying to slow it down I received over 100 feed back slow down! You have something to say and it’s important. I want to but I don’t want to lose my personality. They fact you evaluation lol glad you got the prize first! The purpose of this comment....Not sure but I am taking notes 📝

[@kimberlyt.mitchell]

Question how many times did you practice?

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Sorry for the delay....honestly too many times to count. I have a habit of recording my speeches and listening to the recording. Since I consider that a form of internalization and practice, the count was in the hundreds.

[@kimberlyt.mitchell]

@@publicspeakingmentor Okay well I am so far behind, the Area Contest is March 27th. I have to get to work

[@ShannonLeah279]

Hi Aaron, I've been watching your videos as I gear up to compete next month at the District 44 International Speech Contest. It will be my 3rd time competing at District. I won 2nd place in 2019. Do you give private coaching?

[@nyambachamachambile661]

good performance brother

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Many thanks!

[@HienPham-wn2wy]

can you please make some more how to make a speech videos like that. Thank you!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Yes, Hien. That is my intent. Thank you for watching this review.

[@mindlaboratory939]

You excessively good sir Pls sir, I want you to mentor me in public speaking

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Noka Chidiebere, unfortunately I do not offer one on one coaching or mentoring but I am going to put out more public speaking education content.

[@ahmadaliyu1242]

Noka Chidiebere exactly what I have in mind. Lol

[@lifeandentertainment24]

Congrest for your great and awesome performance. So I wanna know from you that .. how many time you had prepared or practiced that speech.????

[@publicspeakingmentor]

JEEVAN CHANDRA PANDEY wow I cannot even put a number on it. In some ways I was always practicing because it was always on my mind. The speech itself was drafted a year before the original story was written about 2 years before.

[@lifeandentertainment24]

@@publicspeakingmentor great sir

[@jaggievelayadum2729]

Hello Aaron I am Jackie from Kwa Zulu Natal South Africa. I have been trying to find out for months now on how to join toastmasters. Is there a cost. Also I am 54 years, am I too old to join. Please advise.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Hello Jackie. The short answer is no one is too old to join Toastmasters. If you go to toastmasters.org you can search for clubs that meet in your area. There is a cost. It is about $45 USD every six months, but is still the cheapest, most effective option in my opinion.

[@jaggievelayadum2729]

@@publicspeakingmentor thank you sir for your kind response. Much appreciated.

[@sarikabamnote4699]

2019 Winner.

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Indeed 👍

[@BradMackComedy]

Is there a certain way you deal with nervousness during your speeches? I'm in college now and I've been nervous speaking in front of my classes since a young age and I'd like to know if you have any tactics that may help in the future. Thanks

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Brad McNamara the best way that I deal with nervousness is mastering the beginning of my speech. Right before I go on stage I think to myself “nail the opening.” Something else I do is listen to music before I go on. Not just any music, but music that inspires me and motivates me to go out and do what I need to do. When I competed for the world championship that is exactly what I did.

[@BradMackComedy]

@@publicspeakingmentor Thank you for this advice, I really appreciate that you took the time to answer. This seems like it could definitely work for me in the future. Usually the first thing I think before I start my presentation/speech is, "so many eyes are gonna be on me." I'm sure if I change my mindset from an anxious to a confident one and prepare myself with some music that motivates me I may be able to completely change the way I present myself. Thanks again and good luck, champ!

[@MrLDS]

Hi sir Im Larren . Remember me

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Mr. LDS hey Larren!

[@chetanlakhera8724]

Hello aaron...... amazing inputs you shared there; didn't know it could be made better until you shared your comments I need some help. I've an area contest of humorous speech on 17th November 2019 in India. What I've done is narrated 3 stories and then inter connected them in the conclusion. So there's no message in it. The dilemma is should I go ahead with it or should I end it with a message Thanks in advance

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Chetan Lakhera I don’t have much experience competing in the humorous contest. But one thing I have observed is that a message isn’t always needed. Sometimes all you need is a quality ending to a story and closure of any open points you had in your stories. Try to review district winning humorous speeches and see what you can find.

[@chetanlakhera8724]

@@publicspeakingmentor thank you mate

[@chetanlakhera8724]

@@publicspeakingmentor also can you please evaluate my speech regarding delivery, voice modulation, hand movements and everything? Can I share the link here?

[@aadarshupadhyay9898]

Any tips to contest toastmasters? Please aaron

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Hi Aadarsh, sorry for the delayed reply. I will give you 3 tips right here and now. 1) Focus on growing not winning. Use the contest as an opportunity to display the skills that you have learned in Toastmasters like vocal variety and getting to the point, etc... don't worry about the trophy, if you improve your skills, the trophies will follow. 2) Just compete and don't wait: Some people wait for the perfect topic or don't compete because someone more experienced is competing as well, so they don't think they can win. Again don't worry about winning and just compete. Competing raises your experience 3) Find a mentor ASAP who has been where you want to go and who is close to your location. I was not trained or coached by any previous world champions; however I had a person near me who was experienced in the contest. He trained me and taught me. I used his lessons to learn how to succeed in the contest.

[@aadarshupadhyay9898]

@@publicspeakingmentor Aaron thank you very much For your tips You are a real gentleman And one great thing I have done is that i have memorised your speech An unbelievable story And going to deliver in my farewell Thank you very much aaron love you☺☺☺❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@aadarshupadhyay9898]

@@publicspeakingmentor I will surely focus on growing sir

[@peggystreetinfluencer]

Aaron, routing for you at semis in August!

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Much thanks

[@bisrategebrealabrham8535]

are you reading your speech?

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Nope notes are not allowed.

[@anaryasharoghlu]

Aaron, as I understand, you have only made one mistake on grammar. I didn't see any more mistakes and I think you deserve the first place 😕. What are the other mistakes?

[@publicspeakingmentor]

Thanks for watching, Anar. To clarify, I wasn't pointing out the mistakes to substantiate coming in second place. I was pointing them out to share my areas to grow and regrets about my performance. Even had I won in 2016, I would have made the same commentary.

[@anaryasharoghlu]

@@publicspeakingmentor You are the best, Aaron. We love you. Thanks for such well-wishing comment