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Contestants give speeches 5 – 7 minutes in length, advancing through club, area, division and district competitions to the championship contest, which has been held in cities in several different countries.<ref name="SpeechContest">{{cite news |title=Resident of France is semifinalist in the world’s largest speech contest |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/news-and-pr/1477097/resident-of-france-is-semifinalist-in-the-worlds-largest-speech-contest |accessdate=12 June 2018 |publisher=Bangkok Post |date=1 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="HampelClubs">{{cite journal |last1=Hampel |first1=Amir |title=Equal Temperament: Autonomy and Identity in Chinese Public Speaking Clubs |journal=Ethos |date=5 December 2017 |url=https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/etho.12182 |accessdate=12 June 2018}}</ref> |
Contestants give speeches 5 – 7 minutes in length, advancing through club, area, division and district competitions to the championship contest, which has been held in cities in several different countries.<ref name="SpeechContest">{{cite news |title=Resident of France is semifinalist in the world’s largest speech contest |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/news-and-pr/1477097/resident-of-france-is-semifinalist-in-the-worlds-largest-speech-contest |accessdate=12 June 2018 |publisher=Bangkok Post |date=1 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="HampelClubs">{{cite journal |last1=Hampel |first1=Amir |title=Equal Temperament: Autonomy and Identity in Chinese Public Speaking Clubs |journal=Ethos |date=5 December 2017 |url=https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/etho.12182 |accessdate=12 June 2018}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:19, 12 December 2018
The World Championship of Public Speaking is an annual prize in public speaking given to the winner of an international competition sponsored by Toastmasters International.
History
The competition, which began in 1938, is said to be the largest speaking contest in the world, with 30,000 participants in 141 countries in 2018.[1] In its early decades, it was referred to as the Toastmasters Speech Contest.[2] By the 1990s, there were about 10,000 participants every year.[3] The contest's popularity grew rapidly in the 2000s.[4]
2014 champion Dananjaya Hettiarachchi was the first Asian to win the championship.[5]
Contest
In 2017 competitions who 30,000 contestants from 142 countries entered the competition; the final round was held in Vancouver, Canada.[6] In 2014, the contest drew 33,000 entrants.[7]
Contestants give speeches 5 – 7 minutes in length, advancing through club, area, division and district competitions to the championship contest, which has been held in cities in several different countries.[1][8]
References
- ^ a b "Resident of France is semifinalist in the world's largest speech contest". Bangkok Post. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Toastmasters Speech Contest Begins in Boston Tomorrow (A 1)". Boston Globe. 23 March 1958. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Santos, Jenny Delos (23 June 2017). "Hawaii News Maui orator gets set to enter Toastmasters championship". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Blake, John (14 October 2016). "Stop texting and start speaking: The Olympians of storytelling show you how". CNN. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "WORLD CHAMPION OF PUBLIC SPEAKING TO VISIT BAHRAIN". Daily Tribune. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Mooney, Harrison (28 August 2017). "Vancouver lends an ear to world's best speakers; Toastmasters holds 86th convention, crowns new international champion". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ Nasir, Noorain (26 October 2014). "Winning with Words". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ Hampel, Amir (5 December 2017). "Equal Temperament: Autonomy and Identity in Chinese Public Speaking Clubs". Ethos. Retrieved 12 June 2018.