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2015 Toastmasters World Championship: An Analysis of the Winner's Speech


Getting the Audience on His Side
     One thing that is as clear as day in Mohammed Qahtani's presentation is that he doesn't orbit his topic. He gets directly into his topic without any unnecessary delays and uncalled for examples. He begins his presentation with a style of opening I have never seen before, which proved to be very successful in grabbing myself and the audience's attention. He demonstrates how words cuts deeper than a knife. He demonstrates how a word can kill and save. He demonstrates how a word has more power than we believe it does. He gives a superb yet saddening example of how a single sentence murdered his friend, Nasser. He explains why being able to properly explain yourself is important by showing that the way you express yourself can deeply hurt someone, even if your intention wasn't to.
     Qahtani's explains how your tone can affect someone's behavior by setting his own child as an example. The method Qahtani used to open his presentation was his key to his successful presentation. By opening his presentation this way, it was without a doubt that more than the majority of the audience had their eyes and full attention on Qahtani, which is what someone should aim for when presenting to an especially large group or audience. Just like a hook in a paragraph or essay, Qahtani's opening was the hook that grabbed everyone's attention.  I believe that if he were to open his presentation in a different way, not much of the audience would be overly focused on him. I can almost assure this because I, myself, knew I would enjoy his presentation the first 2 and a half minutes.
The Power of Words
     Qahtani's presentation clearly taught me the importance of speech, social skill, and, most importantly, the power of words. His presentation explains many aspects in our daily life, like how severe bullying is (no matter to what extent it is) or how important it is to be able to properly express yourself. It is without a doubt no wonder why Qahtani has won first place.

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  1. Anonymous28 October 2017 at 09:22

    the blog of ziad was excellent he i knew about the topic and about the power of words in very simple and direct way

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