Mark Stanton, "How Can I?" - 3rd Place 2016 D57 International Speech Contest

23 - Mark Stanton, "How Can I?" - 3rd Place 2016 Toastmasters District 57 Spring Conference International Speech Contest
Filmed at the 2016 Toastmasters District 57 Spring Conference on Sat., May 14, 2016. Filmed at the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, CA. www.toastmasters.org www.d57tm.org
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[@mahuamoti9215]

Never heard such a perfect TM speech to date....so natural, no drama, a perfect balance of tone and structure. Awesome job!

[@ssrinivas8325]

Great Speech! And the best part is his style is so natural unlike most contest speeches - no exaggerated gestures, unnatural facial expressions ,etc. Brilliant speech with focused content!

[@timtighe9718]

Great job.

[@mykestanton433]

I will remember that day till my last breath. I was a hot mess

[@subhradas1644]

I really liked the emotional part of this story. i felt that it was natural. Some Toastmasters do acting which I really hate.They just memorized and act in a stage. Your speech was well organized and touch my heart. Fantastic job

[@Speak-Fearlessly]

Thanks a lot Subhra, that's very kind of you! I agree, many of these speeches are very "acted". This competition is geared toward that style, but my preference is to make speaking as conversational as possible. I tried to bring that into my performance but it can be tough to do in a memorized speech. Look up James Jeffly's speeches (a TM member) to see someone who does it brilliantly. Cheers!

[@zahraahmed2209]

Beautiful speech! Definitely had an impact on me. I'm going to start asking myself the same question from now onwards. How can I? Thank you for sharing your story with us in such a beautiful way.

[@Speak-Fearlessly]

So glad you got something from it :-D

[@mgtowindia9549]

Great !!!

[@alancwwong5528]

vivek patil I

[@lilly4386]

How Nice!

[@SpeakOnProductions]

Thank you for taking the time to comment. We've forwarded your feedback to Mark. 😊

[@njabulonkuna768]

wooooow " How can i?"

[@tomas_marques]

Great speaker

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