Congratulations to Dananjaya Hettiarachchi of Nawala
Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka, District 82 on becoming the 2014 World Champion
of Public Speaking.
The winner of the World Championship organized by Toastmasters International holds this crown for one year. Unlike Sports World Championships, the winner of the International Speech Contest does not defend their crown. This is a part of Toastmasters contest rules, that winners, people who officiate the contest and people who administer at the District level and above are ineligible for contests.
This ensures a new winner each year and the rules are there to ensure the fairest type of contest possible. Contest protocols are observed all the way from the Final, down to regional district, division, area and individual club contests - where the path to the final begins.
With the contest held in Malaysia and this years winner being from Sri Lanka, it underscores the global nature of Toastmasters International, from its prior American based roots out of California. The Public Speaking World Championship has come a long way in its long history and Toastmasters International maintain a prior winners list.
CityVP Manjit
25 Aug 2014
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