UPDATED Speech Breakdown for the 2014 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking, Dananjaya Hettiarachchi.

This is an incredible speech with a lot of interesting data. Each breakdown brings with it a new technique or perspective that differs from the rest, and that's what makes them so fascinating and not to mention useful in becoming a better speaker or speech writer.



There is a tremendous amount of insight in reverse-engineering a world-class speech such as this one. And each one provides a wealth of information.



The speech may look seamless to an audience, but it didn't get to be that way by chance. This speech is built from many different components and a ton of practice. Knowing what those elements are will give you the knowledge to build your own.



The breakdown includes the following plus much more in-depth analysis:

Full speech transcript with Color Key

Speech statistics (Word count, time of speech, title)

Humor Statistics including LPM & WPL (Laughs Per Minute and Words Per Laugh)

Usage of "You" focused words and "I/Me" focused words

Foundational Phrase + how often it was used

Time Transitions

Stories

And much more plus an in-depth speech analysis and evaluation!

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