Ramona J. Smith is a dynamic international speaker who holds the prestigious title of the 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking. She is based out of Houston, Texas, and she is on a mission to inspire, connect and transform lives globally using the power of words (and she's really great at it too)!
In this episode, Ramona shares her journey to winning the World Champion title, and she also talks about what life was like pre- and post title. She also reveals that there was an unexpected, improvised moment during her World Champion Contest speech titled "Still Standing."
Ramona coaches Toastmasters speakers who are competing in the speech contests, and she also helps speakers outside the Toastmasters world become more authentic and genuine on stage. She graciously puts her coaching hat on for most of this episode and gives very helpful tips and suggestions for improving your presentations and speeches.
While the World Champion of Public Speaking Contest happens once a year with one person winning the title, you can be a World Champion Speaker on every stage that you step on. They key is to practice, practice, and practice some more, and also continue to grow and try new things, even when you're nervous and scared.
You can find out more about Ramona here:
- Website - https://www.ramonajsmith.com/
- Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ramonajsmith1
- I Dream of Speaking Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwycxI1Fw2w
- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramona-j-smith-61390743/
- IG - @ramonajsmith1 - https://www.instagram.com/ramonajsmith1/
- Twitter - @LadybugSpeaker - https://twitter.com/LadybugSpeaker
- Tiktok - @ramonajsmith1 - https://www.tiktok.com/@ramonajsmith1
- Ramona's 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking Winning Speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tev43VNRIc
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