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World Champions of Public Speaking
Each year, the Toastmasters International Convention culminates in the International Speech Contest, the final speech contest which crowns the World Champion of Public Speaking. A panel of experienced Toastmasters judges evaluate nine contestants from different parts of the world, all of whom have advanced to the finals following a year-long process of elimination through club, area, district and semifinal competitions. Criteria used in judging includes speech content, organization, voice quality and gestures. Pictured right: 2013 World Champ Presiyan Vasilev. |
2013 Presiyan Vasilev, Chicago, Illinois 2012 Ryan Avery, Portland, Oregon, United States 2011 Jock Elliott, Bongaree, QLD, Australia 2010 David Henderson, San Antonio, Texas 2009 Mark Hunter, Albany Creek, QLD, Australia 2008 LaShunda Rundles, Dallas, Texas 2007 Vikas Jhingran, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2006 Edward Hearn, Chicago, Illinois 2005 Lance Miller, Glendale, California 2004 Randy Harvey, Sherwood, Oregon 2003 Jim Key, Rowlett, Texas 2002 Dwayne Smith, Decatur, Georgia 2001 Darren LaCroix, Auburn, Massachusetts 2000 Ed Tate, Aurora, Colorado 1999 Craig Valentine, Ellicott City, Maryland 1998 Brett Rutledge, Auckland, New Zealand 1997 Willie Jones, Honolulu, Hawaii 1996 David Nottage, Auckland, New Zealand 1995 Mark Brown, Mount Vernon, New York 1994 Morgan McArthur, Idaho Falls, Idaho 1993 Otis Williams Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio 1992 Dana LaMon, Lancaster, California 1991 David Ross, Norman, Oklahoma 1990 David Brooks, Austin, Texas 1989 Don Johnson, Torrance, California 1988 Jerry Starke, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1987 Harold Patterson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1986 M. Arabella Bengson, Islington, Ont., Canada 1985 Marie C. Pyne, Ireland 1984 Joe Boyd, Bellingham, Washington 1983 Roy Fenstermaker, Downey, California 1982 Kenneth Bernard, Australia 1981 Jim Joelson, Reno, Nevada 1980 Jeff Young, Los Angeles, California 1979 Dick Caldwell, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1978 Michael Aun II, Lexington, South Carolina 1977 Evelyn Jane Burgay, Springfield, Virginia 1976 William Johnson, Aberdeen, Maryland 1975 Andy McKay, Rochester, New York | 1974 Bennie Powell, Los Angeles, California 1973 Charles W. Stewart, San Antonio, Texas 1972 Rudy Valle, Canoga Park, California 1971 Bert Angus, Transcona, Manitoba, Canada 1970 Stephen D. Boyd 1969 Dennis Nangers, Delano, California 1968 Grant R. Sheehan, Washington, D.C. 1967 Dale Smith, Goshen, Indiana 1966 Michael Yaconelli, San Diego, California 1965 John L. Nydegger, Lewiston, Idaho 1964 Anthony C.L. Bishop, Northridge, California 1963 Larry Beitel, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1962 Robert Garton, Columbus, Indiana 1961 John J. Carver, Seattle, Washington 1960 Glenn E. Carroll, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada 1959 Dean F. Berkeley, Bloomington, Indiana 1958 Edmund Shire 1957 Charles Jones, Fort Smith, Arkansas 1956 David Holmes Jr., Toledo, Ohio 1955 Charles W. Bryant, Tacoma, Washington 1954 Herbert Thompson, Wood River, Illinois 1953 Theodore B. Furlow, Long Beach, California 1952 George W. Armstrong, Omaha, Nebraska 1951 Albert Green, Jr., Seattle, Washington 1950 Charles Hilton, Mason City, Iowa 1949 Dalton McAllister, Fort Wayne, Indiana 1948 Robert Dellwo, Spokane, Washington 1947 Douglas Sherwin, Clearlake, Iowa 1946 Thor Myhre, Spokane, Washington 1945 NO CONVENTION 1944 NO CONVENTION 1943 Llyod Prante 1942 Cavett Robert, Phoenix, Arizona 1941 John McInnis 1940 David MacFarlane, Santa Monica, California 1939 William Roberts, Huntington Park, California 1938 Henry Wiens, Reedley, California |
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