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I entered the World Championship of Public Speaking in 2019 and lost in the second round. When I lost, I realised I still had room to improve and grow and Darren Lacroix was the person who helped me to start doing that and taking my speaking to a level I had not previously realised existed.

Darren Lacroix won the 2001 world championship of public speaking with his hilarious talk 'Ouch', which is well worth a watch. In this episode, we discussed what it takes to become a world championship-winning speaker and the most important elements to work on if you want to be a champion yourself or just want to be a better, more engaging, more humourous and expert level speaker.

We discussed this year's world championship, being the first one ever fully online and the winning speech for 2020 from Mike Carr and what the main differences were between presenting virtually and presenting live.

Darren has his own online courses and programs which I have been through myself with his Stage Time University. I highly recommend you check it out and learn not just from Darren but from his mentor and co-trainer Mark Brown and world-renowned speaking trainer Patricia Fripp. You can also check out his podcast with Mark Brown for free here.

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