Toastmasters Podcast #113: Darren Tay—2016 World Champion of Public Speaking

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

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On Saturday August 20, 2016, Darren Tay Wen Jie of Singapore, District 80, became the 2016 World Champion of Public Speaking. His contest speech, "Outsmart; Outlast," was delivered to an audience of more than 2,000 people from around the world during the finals of the Toastmasters International Speech Contest in Washington, D.C.

Darren shares with Greg and Ryan his journey from joining Toastmasters to improve his poor conversational skills, to competing in speech contests, and eventually winning the World Championship. Also listen to advice from another World Champion about—of all things, Darren's underwear—contributed to his success.