The 31-year-old teacher who beat 30,000 people to become the world champion of public speaking explains exactly how she did it

Ramona Smith, a 31-year-old teacher from Houston, won the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking competition on ...
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Netherlands resident wins Toastmasters' 2026 World Championship of Public Speaking

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Toastmasters International proudly announces that Dirceu da Silva of Rotterdam, Netherlands, has won the 2026 World Championship of Public Speaking®, ...
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Finalists from Temecula, Claremont and Redlands will compete in District 12 Toastmasters speech contest

Three Inland Empire speakers — Rich Politiski of Temecula, Mark Olvera of Claremont and Thomas Lynch of Redlands — have advanced to the District 12 level of the Toastmasters International Speech ...
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Netherlands resident wins Toastmasters' 2026 World Championship of Public Speaking

Dirceu da Silva wins the world's largest speech contest ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Toastmasters International proudly announces that Dirceu da Silva of Rotterdam, Netherlands, has ...