2019 Toastmasters International Convention Semifinals
AUGUST 21–24, 2019 / DENVER, COLORADO
Congratulations to our 2019 World Championship of Public Speaking® Winners!
1st Place
Aaron Beverly
District 18
2nd Place
Luisa Montalvo
District 55
3rd Place
Kwong Yue Yang
District 89
Could you be the next World Champion?
Each year, the Toastmasters International Convention culminates in the final round of the International Speech Contest,
where the World Champion of Public Speaking
is chosen. In this exciting event, six contestants from all over the world deliver 5- to 7-minute speeches
that are evaluated by a panel of experienced Toastmasters. After a year of competing in club, area, district,
and semifinal competitions, these contestants have advanced for the chance to win this prestigious accolade.
View a list of the past
World Champions of Public Speaking.
Year
Recipient
From
2018
Ramona J. Smith
Chicago, Illinois
2017
Manoj Vasudevan
Singapore
2016
Darren Tay
Singapore
2015
Mohammed Abdullah Qahtani
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
2014
Dananjaya Hettiarachchi
Nawala Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka
2013
Presiyan Vasilev
Chicago, Illinois
2012
Ryan Avery
Portland, Oregon
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
n/a
1969
Dennis Mangers
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
n/a
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
n/a
1942
Cavett Robert
Phoenix, Arizona
1941
John McInnis
n/a
1940
David MacFarlane
Santa Monica, California
1939
William Roberts
Huntington Park, California
1938
Henry Wiens
Reedley, California
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