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2016 World Champion of Public Speaking, Darren Tay Wen Jie
2016 World Champion of Public Speaking, Darren Tay Wen Jie, District 80.
Highlights of winning speech, titled “Outsmart; Outlast”.
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Darren Tay.
Out smart, out last.
Darren out smart, out last, Darren Tay.
Hey loser, how do you like your new school uniform? I think it looks great on you
Those were the words of my high school bully Greg Umberfield
Now if you're all wondering whether the underwear that Greg used was clean. I
Had the same question
Mr. Contest chair fellow Toastmasters and anyone including those watching worldwide
If you are looking at Calvin Klein here, stop staring.
My eyes are up here.
And this was what Greg told me.
He said the best way to deal with inner bullies
is not to run or hide.
You cannot run away from the bully here.
The best way to deal with it is to stand firm,
face it and acknowledge its presence.
When you do so, you are no longer identifying with it.
You are stepping out and observing it.
It's like instead of being out there in the storm,
you're now in the house, watching the storm.
Your inner bully will weaken and fade.
I was thinking, wow, that's profound.
How come you didn't tell me when I was 14?
My friends, I'm standing on stage now
before 2,000 of you and many more watching worldwide.
wide, but I'm not afraid anymore. I'm in control because I'm acknowledging it, I'm stepping
out of it, observing it and watching it weaken and fade. My friends, let us all not run away
from our inner bullies anymore. Let us all face our inner bullies, acknowledge its presence
and fight, let us all be vulnerable together as a family, supporting one another.
Because we can all outsmart and...
outmatch!
Mr. Tom's Master!
