Toastmasters Podcast #100: Mohammed Qahtani—2015 World Champion of Public Speaking

The Toastmasters Podcast with Greg Gazin with Ryan Levesque & Bo Bennett

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 [23:15] On August 15, 2015, Mohammed Qahtani of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, District 79, became Toastmasters’ 2015 World Champion of Public Speaking with his speech, "The Power of Words," delivered at the Toastmasters International Convention in Las Vegas.

In our milestone 100th episode, Qahtani speaks with Greg and Ryan as he shares his struggles with a speech impediment and provides a behind-the-scenes look at his winning speech, its evolution, and even a surprising last-minute change made 30 minutes before he took the stage to compete.