Dananjaya Hettiarachchi ( won 2014 Toastmasters International Speech

Contest)

I will tell you in points what I liked about his speech :

1- He talks very passionatly about his life.

2- He keeps you on your toes , like he keeps you guessing about what’s
going to happen.
3- He uses his humour to convey his story.
4-his gestures are open but controlled, so he doesn't look like he is moving
his hands randomly.
5- He conveyed the message in such a short time and beautifully.
6-There's a technique comedians use called a "callback," in which a joke
refer to a previous joke in the set for added laughter. I think It serves as a
sort of reward for being an active listener .
7- In this speech there was a single journey, but it was broken into smaller
parts
8- I think the most important thing vocal variety . He did it so good when he
was speaking about his mother tears , changing voice to soft and gentle ,
changing pitch I personally liked it.
9- The ending where he pick up the rose from the trash can to convey the
message that people closer to him helped him back together.

What I did’nt like :

1- He said that he became speaker , dreamer that’s how he got a teacher
job but I don’t think its relevant.