2017 World Champion of Public Speaking, Manoj Vasudevan

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  • @boriskondev
    @boriskondev 7 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    I see something in this speech and I know exactly what it is.

  • @Lexxierod
    @Lexxierod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love this speech. A professor showed me it in college and i still come back to watch years later. Such a powerful and important message.

  • @Briancrobinsonspeaks
    @Briancrobinsonspeaks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    It's amazing the difference between this same speech he gave in 2015 and what he gave here in 2017. I found 2015 to be more entertaining, funny and took 3rd place, and yet, he tightened the same speech for 2017 (less funny and entertaining) and took 1st. Awesome job of focusing on THE MESSAGE

  • @uniquelife7225
    @uniquelife7225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Can't replace Dhananjaya 🤣🤣 He was absolutely magnificent

    • @sajansenadeera9298
      @sajansenadeera9298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly.I completely agree with that.

    • @gedekariana7548
      @gedekariana7548 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@sajansenadeera9298 True! because we know we see something in Him, but we don't know what it is.

    • @shlokmishra6144
      @shlokmishra6144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gedekariana7548 exactly he ended speech with that only He see something in us but he dont know what it is .

    • @goyumkaluthanthrige1939
      @goyumkaluthanthrige1939 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gedekariana7548 exactly

    • @georgejanko5432
      @georgejanko5432 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So true❤

  • @jakeshowman815
    @jakeshowman815 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Saw his interview on BBC. A brilliant speech and one of the most meaningful messages ever, that everyone should adopt in their lives. Keep inspiring.

  • @lifesymphony2024
    @lifesymphony2024 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I find his speech is very captivating and funny. He nailed his message with a great example, " bow and string".

  • @souffled
    @souffled 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    All the best speakers of the world are now at TED's. Why? They have something real to share with humanity.

  • @venitadaniel7396
    @venitadaniel7396 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The ending of the story was a good point to note guys !!!

  • @nwicky1
    @nwicky1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing speech plus wonderful presentation skills. A lot to learn. Pull less and bend more !

  • @vamshikrishna7374
    @vamshikrishna7374 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great message from Your Mama... Vasudevan!!

  • @veenadharshetty2304
    @veenadharshetty2304 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great Message to Everyone - Be Flexible Always with Positive Attitude.....

  • @gihanrajiv
    @gihanrajiv 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    it's like Dananjaya Hettiarachchi speech.The toastmaster of 2014 😯

  • @rishikasingh9635
    @rishikasingh9635 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They both are good dananjaya and Manoj 😃😃😃

  • @queenla227
    @queenla227 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I agree with one of the commenters. There’s a format to winning. Fact is, if he used the same/similar speech, lost one year and one another, then he must have found what he needed to win or the judges weren’t bias or something.

  • @sanskritipathak7415
    @sanskritipathak7415 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    wow the way you explain the meaning of each word is excellent sir. it really gone help me . thanks for sharing with us

  • @zackrobins3815
    @zackrobins3815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Bravo. An amazing speach with so much to learn from.

  • @azizahmed1593
    @azizahmed1593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    learned a great lesson and will try to utilize it

  • @usamamemon9483
    @usamamemon9483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Relationships demand sacrifices and compromises.

  • @dilshe8596
    @dilshe8596 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "The perfect partners are those who keep perfecting their partnership by choosing to pull less and bend more"

  • @apha55
    @apha55 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I watched the 1st and the the 3rd..and personally like the 3rd better (I was more captivated by him). Being a Toastmaster and having served as a judge myself I can totally understand why the 1st is the winner.

    • @mohitgirdhar9244
      @mohitgirdhar9244 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      anaphat Hello Sir, I am also interested in public speaking and thinking of joining a toastmasters club in India . I just watched the third place winner's speech also. To me, his content seemed very good and his delivery more genuine. Could you tell me what are the points I missed to see in this(1st prize winner) speech, that made it win the championship. I really want to understand this. Thank you.

    • @ashleyching3166
      @ashleyching3166 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      anaphat Why?

    • @paigebrewer2990
      @paigebrewer2990 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I liked the third guy better too. I thought his delivery was better and his structure more coherent

    • @apha55
      @apha55 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Part of the scoring system is the audience response/reaction, using/having props, body movement, vocal variety to name just a few. This is why TM speech contestants tend to 'overact.' I think the 3rd contestant style is more calm/inward, but the 1st is definitely outward which seems to fit the TM criteria better.

    • @mohitgirdhar9244
      @mohitgirdhar9244 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      anaphat Thank you, Sir. I get that now.

  • @selfmadeinamerica
    @selfmadeinamerica 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I'm shocked he got beyond the first round with this speech - seriously. I'd like to know what the judges look for and why this guy won.

    • @TapaniRonni
      @TapaniRonni 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He didn't. He won the Semifinals with a different speech. For Finals, you have to have a new speech.

    • @zackrobins3815
      @zackrobins3815 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Denis its the content of the speach which equally matters along with speaking ability and gestures.

    • @omeryousuf3882
      @omeryousuf3882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Totally agreed.it shouldn't be about the content only. The sync b/w words,content & body language is what make a good speaker. No offense

    • @rudrarudram937
      @rudrarudram937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Unfortunately, what makes a makes a good speech in Toastmasters will never be a speech I give elsewhere. The speech is still a good speech, but a format and style that would get me kicked out of a job or politics - where speeches matter most

    • @Deadpool12353
      @Deadpool12353 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rudrarudram937 Yes its not applicable to day to day speechs to leaders, co workers. It doesn't even meet time constrained delivery.

  • @PaulEugene
    @PaulEugene 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank Sir, your message was well received.

  • @Manaprava_K
    @Manaprava_K 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Such a beautiful way he presented ❤️

  • @johnchuolbiel5097
    @johnchuolbiel5097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He was speak well, actually is a good story

  • @kobetiu8628
    @kobetiu8628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So much from this speech was taken from his other speech, "We Can Fix It".

  • @mahianthikad
    @mahianthikad 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a come back! Congratulations Manojettaa...

  • @VillyP
    @VillyP 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow the toastmasters community is popping

  • @MY.NAME.IS.JENNYY
    @MY.NAME.IS.JENNYY 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Hope to see he "come back" again in another two years with same speech. Maybe we should help him think a new title.

    • @nishantkabra3821
      @nishantkabra3821 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Zhenhua Zeng hahaha u r funny bro thats the best comment.I dont know who's more dumb toastmasters for allowing repeated content or speaker thinking he could win with same speech(although he did win)

    • @Oneandonlyamirali
      @Oneandonlyamirali 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha spoken like a true professional! 😂

    • @ashiksha247
      @ashiksha247 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      exactly bro, He done same speech at 2015

  • @samgtabu
    @samgtabu 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow! Just what I needed to hear today.

  • @chaturanganieudewatte210
    @chaturanganieudewatte210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This reminds me Dananjaya Hettiarachi's speech 2014.

  • @jacrispyvulcano4708
    @jacrispyvulcano4708 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bravo good speech

  • @rinupp2562
    @rinupp2562 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    awesome return back sir but it is very ashame that your keeping same concept.

  • @ahigithchowdhary4101
    @ahigithchowdhary4101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see so many negative comments, but as a neutral and educated audience here's what I have to say.
    Toastmaster's Speech here is not supposed to be normal in terms of speech delivery. There's a lot of metrics they have to aim to score like presentation, delivery, etc. Although I believe he delivered a great message quite beautifully, he did seem artificial and over the top at times. I still believe that this message and example got him the win so learn from the way he perfected the second half of the speech and nailed the competition.

  • @sankarnarayanan9831
    @sankarnarayanan9831 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Pull less bend more ....awesome ...

  • @EnglishLearnersHere
    @EnglishLearnersHere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love your speech! Truly excellent!

  • @AvgGuyFitness
    @AvgGuyFitness 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Proud to see a fellow keralite

  • @averagestudent-en5rk
    @averagestudent-en5rk ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So awesome.

  • @reiniipj5805
    @reiniipj5805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very true. Pull less-bend more.

  • @n.i.s2532
    @n.i.s2532 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It doesn't sound natural at all... He is trying so hard!!
    Another example of HARD WORK BEATS TALENT!!!

    • @theodorus956
      @theodorus956 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      very much agree, i don't understand how did he win nor how do people like his speech. it's not natural at all

  • @Onlyonesport
    @Onlyonesport 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    awesome speech

  • @sandeepsydney1573
    @sandeepsydney1573 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good msg..pull less bend more

  • @knowledge.englishsompanna
    @knowledge.englishsompanna 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great post

  • @floraho8265
    @floraho8265 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I laughed so hard,luv ur sense of humor and the way you present it

  • @mirzasaadbaig8999
    @mirzasaadbaig8999 7 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Wasn't catchy. I don't know what's the criteria of winning here. Sometimes some speeches look over acting & they win. Idk how. Even 2016 that underwear guy was overacting. Indeed they had a good message but it's the way they present that counts in toastmasters.
    -A toastmaster.

    • @nguyenngoc2856
      @nguyenngoc2856 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mirza Saad Baig totally agree with you. I found this presentation too tired to watch :))

    • @mirzasaadbaig8999
      @mirzasaadbaig8999 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They should seriously look into this matter. People who I publicize toastmaster about, turn off after watching such speeches.
      And I can clearly see why wouldn't they.

    • @justinthompson3254
      @justinthompson3254 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      it really depends on what the judges are hearing, feeling and observing..no one really knows.....

  • @CLEANDrumCovers
    @CLEANDrumCovers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My favorite ever.

  • @God_Father72
    @God_Father72 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    To be frank he is really good but Dananjaya hettiarachchi was better than him

  • @rushabhsanghavi9281
    @rushabhsanghavi9281 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This wasn't really engrossing. I was expecting that the speech would make me forget that I'm judging a speech. Isn't that what you call the 'charisma' of a public speaker?

  • @swastikguleria7134
    @swastikguleria7134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pull less and bend more
    I m gonna apply the same in the future

  • @leahgodson2319
    @leahgodson2319 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wow; great message, well delivered!

  • @manuelpaderne
    @manuelpaderne 7 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Dananjaya's copy. Sometimes when you copy from the best you can get good results.

    • @ddmax90
      @ddmax90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nothing close to Dananjaya, that guy had style and way more fluent accent. this was like watching some indian movie narration.

  • @Akshatgiri
    @Akshatgiri 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I thought she said..pole less and bend more

    • @senggu8549
      @senggu8549 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Before you try to judge on other people, look at yourself first. He is not a female okay?

    • @FikriKawakibi
      @FikriKawakibi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seng Gu she was a male?! 😱

    • @vaibhavguptawho
      @vaibhavguptawho 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The commenter clearly meant the Contest Chair, who is female.

    • @Oneandonlyamirali
      @Oneandonlyamirali 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Muhammad Fikri Kawakibi Huda lol 😂

    • @RupeshNishad145
      @RupeshNishad145 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FikriKawakibi he is talking about context chair she is female before judge anyone look on you understand the feeling of speaker before saying anything

  • @thebloggerbuddy
    @thebloggerbuddy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved this one !

  • @pasindudeshan8916
    @pasindudeshan8916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pull less and bend more ❤️

  • @vijinkss2902
    @vijinkss2902 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It was nice and perfect

  • @sumasridhar6038
    @sumasridhar6038 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pull Less Bend More an excellent insight🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

  • @imranfromindia1
    @imranfromindia1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Superb... Congratulations

  • @NongshaAngom
    @NongshaAngom 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I disliked because that's the same speech he delivered 2 years back in 2015 with a title "we can fix it", not worthy. Doesn't sound genuine in fact feels as if he is pushing himself hard. Don't know how he became the champ.

    • @tankala30
      @tankala30 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you are absolutely right. same words.. title changed from we can fix it

    • @gdalmet0993
      @gdalmet0993 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      A story teller with voice modulation is all it takes to win the competition, no matter how many times you have given the same speech to present the speech with highs lows emotions happiness and laughter and the pauses taken to deliver is tough

  • @drneel1919
    @drneel1919 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    he came to my school today

  • @bapurautray
    @bapurautray ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I still wonder ...........why all great speakers are bald !

  • @mtthanish2640
    @mtthanish2640 7 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I wonder! why all the toastmasters over act ?????

    • @brianmcafee348
      @brianmcafee348 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      When you have characters in your speech, you take on the role of the characters and act out the characters in the speech. Toastmasters World Championship Public Speaking is a storytelling contest and you will see speakers take on different roles of their characters in their story.

    • @christofferinfo
      @christofferinfo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@brianmcafee348 In the first moments you see him "acting" himself. Not a character. The whole Toastmaster system teach people to speak very inauthentically and overacted.

    • @brianmcafee348
      @brianmcafee348 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@christofferinfo If you are basing the whole toastmasters system based on the contests, I feel you may lack the knowledge of the whole toastmaster"s system. Most people who join toastmasters are mainly trying to get comfortable in front of a live audience. Toastmasters gives them the opportunity to practice in front of a live audience to get comfortable and improve their speaking ability with feedback from experienced speakers.
      In storytelling, a lot of times people narrate the story and bring in characters so the audience can relive the story with them. When you bring in characters to the story, you become the character in the story and act what happened in the story. This can be an argument- anger, happiness, sadness, fear whatever happened in the story.
      With the contests, people are usually trying to separate themselves from the other speakers which people may see as overacting or feel they are not being authentic. This can be subjective as the contest itself is very subjective.
      I feel Toastmasters should change the title of the of The Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking Contest to The Toastmasters World Champion of Storytelling Contest. I feel this would be accurate with the contest and wouldn't confuse people when they watch the contests on TH-cam.

    • @christofferinfo
      @christofferinfo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@brianmcafee348 All speakers I have seen that have gone through the Toastmaster system speak in similar ways to the competition. (I have worked in the event industry as a speaker and producer for the last 15 years, so I have seen a few) But, you might be right that I'm compartmentalising too much, so I wish to rephrase: The Toastmaster competition system teach people to speak very inauthentically and overacted.
      And I totally agree that "World Champion of Storytelling Contest" would be much more appropriate than Public Speaking Contest. But I don't think that's even enough, because:
      You can tell a story in a way that is believable and still engaging. This is what we actors do... ;-) But that takes serious skills and training. What I'm seeing here in the Toastmasters competition is at the level of storytelling and acting you see at a high school recital or an amateur production anywhere in the world.
      In this case, overacting is not subjective. It's a pattern/style that is unfortunately supported by this whole structure Toastmasters has created.
      Thanks for your input!

    • @christofferinfo
      @christofferinfo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I do recognise the value of the actual system, and as a speaking coach as well, I do appreciate the chance they give for people to practice the sacred craft of public speaking and storytelling. I just wish they would show a different outcome of years and years of diligent training. Right now, from a professional standpoint, they look like clowns. And many people in the industry actually look down on speakers that have "graduated" from Toastmasters, because of the buffoonery in these competitions.
      I would love to see them change their style, as there is much to be learned from their system and I wish them all the best

  • @younglankan4095
    @younglankan4095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good message

  • @silkroute.concepts
    @silkroute.concepts ปีที่แล้ว

    Same like winning speaker 2014, Mr.Dananjaya Hettiarachchi's speech

  • @umesh07yt
    @umesh07yt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sorry but Dananjaya's of Sri Lanka in 2016 was a far better and deserving champion speach.

  • @shahidsultan3151
    @shahidsultan3151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, amazing

  • @ankur729
    @ankur729 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pull less and bend more. Summary of the talk

  • @sameneje
    @sameneje 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very captivating ... Big lessons

  • @mohamedansar6647
    @mohamedansar6647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wowwwww , really amazing

  • @jayprogroup
    @jayprogroup 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this so much ❤️❤️

  • @kaila62kaila
    @kaila62kaila 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great speech and great mesage

  • @babubehera9556
    @babubehera9556 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great message

  • @satyasvlog496
    @satyasvlog496 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I want to be like you sir

  • @zdy20000
    @zdy20000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good speech lemal

  • @CAVaibhavSachdeva
    @CAVaibhavSachdeva 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Same person, Same content, just different title in 2015.

  • @dhivakarb1311
    @dhivakarb1311 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    toastmasters giving the same content to all. so reputation will be there.syllabus is equal to all.the way how he show as a presenter on stage is the matter we getting from toastmasters. if u want different content then there is table topic round will be opt for you.

  • @dr.saman-282
    @dr.saman-282 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Same speech 3rd position 2015 1st place 2017 🤷‍♀️

  • @nicolenicole1791
    @nicolenicole1791 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    He was overacting too much. Not very interesting speech either. Sorry but I wonder how this could be the champion!

    • @sparkist95
      @sparkist95 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I doubt you could do better , so shut up.

    • @ron0gamingplayz102
      @ron0gamingplayz102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jesus dude it's a comment. A pretty helpful one if you ask me

  • @ryangrahamndoro7747
    @ryangrahamndoro7747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful

  • @uwaisporopad8586
    @uwaisporopad8586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great msg

  • @smellyjelly0905
    @smellyjelly0905 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you pull on a bow less it bends less

    • @_C_-l-_-l-
      @_C_-l-_-l- 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Logic explode

  • @lean9709
    @lean9709 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Last time I checked this was not a winning speech . I didn't know he came to win with the same speech. Good message for relationships though but not sure if it's fair to other contestants 🤨.

  • @Salampk08
    @Salampk08 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Same story which he delivered 2015

  • @pratibhamission1
    @pratibhamission1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice

  • @dilshadmirza
    @dilshadmirza 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sorry to say but loose it's charm due to the same flavor served in a different plate, don't u?

  • @chunmeiyu7603
    @chunmeiyu7603 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So fun

  • @AmanDeep-qy9bd
    @AmanDeep-qy9bd 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice message...

  • @albertthewriter7558
    @albertthewriter7558 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is not a speech. It is stand up comedy. A bad one. I can't believe he won. The jury was from India?

    • @mamanako763
      @mamanako763 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      i thought so too...this is more like a stand up comedy.

  • @sunnysuman08
    @sunnysuman08 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I personally feel the speaker performed far better wen he came 3rd few years back! It doesn't seem to be anyway even close to that performance! Flow is missing, not that energy too! BTW Congratulations to him!!!

  • @irshadahmed2526
    @irshadahmed2526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @premrajasthani1231
    @premrajasthani1231 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir jordar Jaberdast sandar

  • @BrotherSantodes
    @BrotherSantodes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How the hell did this guy win? How do we go from Mohammed Qahtani to this and that underwear guy?

    • @yalnaabi
      @yalnaabi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't know!! Seriously, Qahtani inspired me to join TM. But after seeing this, I don't know if I should be going. I really don't want my speaking style to be influenced by this kind of speakers

  • @preetiprakash15
    @preetiprakash15 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's what we call a comeback

  • @schenzur
    @schenzur 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I guess the 2017 competition wasn't competitive as this guy got the third place for the same speech in 2015 however, a true toastmaster Muhammad Qatani performed in that year and I just think that no one outdid him this year but he ain't a true master

  • @md.sohelmia5125
    @md.sohelmia5125 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nice one

  • @anitharajendran4060
    @anitharajendran4060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @rishabhrajz
    @rishabhrajz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just trying to know, WHAT IT IS, in the videos continuously.

  • @binodkafle3903
    @binodkafle3903 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same as Dhananjaya

  • @gauravtiwari3389
    @gauravtiwari3389 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice one

  • @hanishshkr
    @hanishshkr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:09, 1:23, 1:53
    for me to remember lol

  • @NAMASANKIRTANYA
    @NAMASANKIRTANYA 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How wil i able to participate in this competition?

  • @Arun_Aizen
    @Arun_Aizen 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great speech sir