The World Championship of Public Speaking is a huge event held each year at the Toastmasters International Conference. From the thousands of participants, one person moves up the ranks, competing against the best in the club, area, division, district, region, to eventually be judged World Champion of Public Speaking. Many of these individuals then become professional public speakers and go on to write books on presentation skills.
We encourage you to visit their sites and take advantage of their expertise.
| Year | Winner | Website |
| 2006 | Ed Hearns | |
| 2005 | Lance Miller | www.lancemillerspeaks.com |
| 2004 | Randy Harvey | www.randyjharvey.com www.worldchampionspeakers.com |
| 2003 | Jim Key | www.jimkey.com www.worldchampionspeakers.com |
| 2002 | Dwayne Smith | www.dwaynegsmith.com |
| 2001 | Darren LaCroix | www.humor411.com www.worldchampionspeakers.com |
| 2000 | Ed Tate | www.edtate.com www.worldchampionspeakers.com |
| 1999 | Craig Valentine | www.craigvalentine.com www.thecommunicationfactory.com www.worldchampionspeakers.com |
| 1998 | Brett Rutledge | www.rutledge.co.nz |
| 1997 | Willie Jones | |
| 1996 | David Nottage | |
| 1995 | Mark Brown | www.MarkBrownSpeaks.com www.worldchampionspeakers.com |
| 1994 | Morgan McArthur | www.morganmcarthur.com |
| 1993 | Otis Williams Jr. | www.otiswilliams.com |
| 1992 | Dana LaMon | www.danalamon.com |
| 1991 | David Ross | |
| 1990 | David Brooks | www.davidbrookstexas.com www.worldchampionspeakers.com |
You can purchase tapes of these winning performances at www.billspro.com/ts/ts04.html.