#240: Jocelyn B. Tyson—2023 World Champion of Public Speaking

The Toastmasters Podcast with Greg Gazin with Ryan Levesque and Bo Bennett

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[30:44] Jocelyn Tyson, a 42-year-old pharmacist from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, won the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking®  at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar Resort and Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas this past August. Jocelyn, along with seven other final contestants, reached the championship level after several eliminating rounds that began more than six months ago with 30,000 participants from 148 countries. She took home the first-place trophy with an inspirational speech titled, "Have You Been There?" 

On today's episode, Greg and Ryan speak with Jocelyn, a first-time speech contest competitor, about her journey. You'll learn about the additional pressures Jocelyn was facing at the time of the competition, the back story behind her championship-winning speech, and much more.

Jocelyn and the other finalists were featured in the November issue of the Toastmaster.

Watch Jocelyn's winning speech: https://youtu.be/vEmawDu17AU

Read the article featuring Jocelyn in the Toastmaster: https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2023/nov/world-champ-winners

Connect with Jocelyn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jocelynbtyson/