World Champions of Public Speaking
The best speakers
in the world!
Caption: Vikas Jhingran is presented with his 2007 World Championship
of Public Speaking trophy by International President Chris Ford, DTM.
It's the World Series of public speaking, the Olympics of oratory, the final
bout for the heavyweight title of "World Champion of Public Speaking."
It's the Toastmasters International Speech Contest!
Each year, this speech contest culminates at Toastmasters International's
four-day International Convention, held in August. A panel of 20 Toastmasters
judges evaluate 10 contestants from different parts of the world, all of whom
had advanced to the finals following a year-long process of elimination,
using club, area, district and regional speech competitions. Criteria used
in judging included speech content, organization, voice quality and gestures.
Here's a list of
World Champions:
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2008
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Lashunda Rundles
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Dallas, Texas
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2007
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Vikas Jhingran
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
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2006
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Edward Hearn
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Chicago, Illinois
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2005
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Lance Miller
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Glendale, California
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2004
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Randy Harvey
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Sherwood, Oregon
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2003
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Jim Key
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Rowlett, Texas
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2002
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Dwayne Smith
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Decatur, Georgia
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2001
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Darren LaCroix
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Auburn, Massachusetts
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2000
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Ed Tate
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Aurora, Colorado
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1999
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Craig Valentine
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Ellicott City, Maryland
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1998
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Brett Rutledge
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Auckland, New Zealand
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1997
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Willie Jones
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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1996
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David Nottage
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Auckland, New Zealand
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1995
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Mark Brown
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Mount Vernon, New York
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1994
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Morgan McArthur
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Idaho Falls, Idaho
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1993
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Otis Williams Jr.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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1992
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Dana LaMon
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Lancaster, California
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1991
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David Ross
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Norman, Oklahoma
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1990
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David Brooks
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Austin, Texas
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1989
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Don Johnson
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Torrance, California
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1988
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Jerry Starke
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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1987
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Harold Patterson
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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1986
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M. Arabella Bengson
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Islington, Ontario, Canada
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1985
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Marie C. Pyne
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Ireland
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1984
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Joe Boyd
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Bellingham, Washington
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1983
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Roy Fenstermaker
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Downey, California
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1982
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Kenneth Bernard
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Australia
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1981
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Jim Joelson
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Reno, Nevada
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1980
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Jeff Young
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Los Angeles, California
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1979
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Dick Caldwell
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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1978
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Michael Aun II
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Lexington, South Carolina
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1977
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Evelyn Jane Burgay
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Springfield, Virginia
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1976
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William Johnson
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Aberdeen, Maryland
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1975
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Andy McKay
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Rochester, New York
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1974
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Bennie Powell
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Los Angeles, California
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1973
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Charles W. "Doc" Stewart
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San Antonio, Texas
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1972
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Rudy Valle
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Canoga Park, California
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1971
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Bert Angus
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Transcona, Manitoba, Canada
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1970
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Stephen D. Boyd
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1969
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Dennis Nangers
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Delano, California
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1968
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Grant R. Sheehan
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Washington, D.C.
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1967
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Dale Smith
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Goshen, Indiana
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1966
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Michael Yaconelli
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San Diego, California
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1965
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John L. Nydegger
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Lewiston, Idaho
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1964
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Anthony C.L. Bishop
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Northridge, California
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1963
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Larry D. Beitel
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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1962
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Robert Garton
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Columbus, Indiana
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1961
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John J. Carver
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Seattle, Washington
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1960
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Glenn E. Carroll
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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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1959
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Dean F. Berkeley
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Bloomington, Indiana
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1958
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Edmund Shire
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1957
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Charles Jones
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Fort Smith, Arkansas
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1956
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David Holmes Jr.
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Toledo, Ohio
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1955
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Charles W. Bryant
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Tacoma, Washington
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1954
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Herbert Thompson
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Wood River, Illinois
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1953
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Theodore B. Furlow
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Long Beach, California
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1952
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George W. Armstrong
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Omaha, Nebraska
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1951
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Albert Green Jr
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Seattle, Washington
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1950
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Charles Hilton
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Mason City, Iowa
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1949
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Dalton McAllister
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
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1948
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Robert Dellwo
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Spokane, Washington
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1947
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Douglas Sherwin
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Clearlake, Iowa
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1946
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Thor Myhre
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Spokane, Washington
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1945
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NO CONVENTION
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1944
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NO CONVENTION
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1943
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Llyod Prante
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1942
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Cavett Robert
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Phoenix, Arizona
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1941
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John McInnis
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1940
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David MacFarlane
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Santa Monica, California
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1939
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William Roberts
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Huntington Park, California
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1938
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Henry Wiens
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Reedley, California
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