Coming Soon: In-person WSD Events

We’re in WSD planning mode again – and this time, we’re looking at in-person events. 

That’s because when you imagine a public speaker, you are likely to picture a person standing on a stage with a podium and speaking in front of a live audience. After all, this face-to-face exchange between a designated speaker and an audience has a 2500-year history. 

Nothing beats speaking synchronously, meaning your audience is actually experiencing it in real-time. And it allows you to connect with the audience – and get them involved and engaged. 

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WSD 2021 Speeches on YouTube: Update 5

We continue to see viewership increase for the WSD 2021 videos on our YouTube channel “WSD with CV Plus”. 

Of the 145 WSD 2021 speech videos uploaded last month, our Top 9 videos are shown here:

As you can see, the young people are dominant – only 3 adults from the nine featured speakers!

And here's our list of the Top 25 clips as at today, 03:00 PM Malaysian time: 

• Sanjanaa Kanthan – 1,842 views (1,581) 
• Yosshveina Jega Theesan – 1,172 views (1,152)
• Velleny Jivel Jinau – 1,145 views (1,058)
• Simon Gibson – 1,111 views (1,042) 
• Tashvein Jega Theesan – 1,106 views (1,078) 
• Amirah – 1,060 views (1,027) 
• Vellvie Jivel Jinau – 594 views (574) 
• Christal Wong – 582 views (486) 
• Karyn Yadlyn – 566 views (410) 
• Annie Tsen – 525 views (523) 
• Janany Ganabatirau – 426 views (422) 
• Sumithra Devi – 423 views (358) 
• Ooi Mei Ling – 417 views (411) 
• Santhy Dewi Pillai – 409 views (363) 
• Robyn Grace Leo – 378 views (369) 
• Ahmed Tarek Fawzy – 365 views (358) 
• Ilham Firdaus – 361 views (353) 
• Mathew Varughese – 349 views (339) 
• Joyce Tan – 335 views (249) 
• Samuel Sham – 327 views (325) 
• Chong Kai Zhen – 266 ( – ) 
• Karan Z’vyr – 265 views (237) 
• Dayang Norfaliza – 238 views (226) 
• Takako Aoi – 235 views (233) 
• Stacey Lim – 228 views (221) 

[Note: The figures in parentheses indicate the number of views from the last report published April 19, 2021]. 

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WSD 2021 Speeches on YouTube: Update 4

Our last report on April 12 in this blog refers. 

Of the 145 WSD 2021 speech videos uploaded last month, our Top 9 videos are:

Also our list of the Top 25 clips as at today, 07:25 PM Malaysian time: 

• Sanjanaa Kanthan – 1,581 views (1,403) 
• Yosshveina Jega Theesan – 1,152 views (1,120) 
• Tashvein Jega Theesan – 1,078 views (980) 
• Velleny Jivel Jinau – 1,058 views (948) 
• Simon Gibson – 1,042 views (848) 
• Amirah – 1,027 views (934) 
• Vellvie Jivel Jinau – 574 views (559) 
• Annie Tsen – 523 views (521) 
• Christal Wong – 486 views (405) 
• Janany Ganabatirau – 422 views (418) 
• Ooi Mei Ling – 411 views (397) 
• Karyn Yadlyn – 410 views (303) 
• Robyn Grace Leo – 369 views (351) 
• Santhy Dewi Pillai – 363 views (307) 
• Ahmed Tarek Fawzy – 358 views (350) 
• Sumithra Devi – 358 views (252) 
• Ilham Firdaus – 353 views (348) 
• Mathew Varughese – 339 views (329) 
• Samuel Sham – 325 views (299) 
• Joyce Tan – 249 views (212) 
• Karan Z’vyr – 237 views ( – ) 
• Takako Aoi – 233 views (230) 
• Dayang Norfaliza – 226 views (217) 
• Stacey Lim – 221 views (215) 
• DJenss Ling – 215 views (206) 

[Note: The figures in parentheses indicate the number of views from the last report published April 12, 2021]. 

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The 5 Who Made WSD 2021 KL Happen

On March 16, 2021, we had blogged about the successful conclusion to WSD 2021 Kuala Lumpur via Zoom. 

Here are the two photos of the five people, i.e. CV+ and more importantly, the three persons who greatly assisted us to make WSD 2021 Kuala Lumpur happen: 

(L-R) Balan Rengasamy, Victor Ong, Cyril Jonas, Ahmad Fakhri and Jamilah Samian. Taken at Amber Chinese Muslim Restaurant at Nexus, Bangsar South in Kuala Lumpur.

Six WSD 2021 Videos Surpass 1,000 Views

Yesterday, a routine check of our YouTube channel “WSD with CV Plus” revealed that we had six WSD 2021 speakers whose videos have all amassed more than a thousand views each! We are mighty pleased! 

It’s always good to know that our viewership is thriving because it is a measure of our success with our outreach – the more viewers we pull in, the more people get to know about World Speech Day. 

More importantly, World Speech Day introduces people to public speaking and that it is a fun thing for everybody. It is here that your voice is heard in the public space. 

We embrace the conviction that public speaking brings people together. Therefore, the concept of World Speech Day is the occasion to reach out to unexpected voices everywhere – and a platform where we share ideas, impressions and insights. 

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WSD 2021 Speeches on YouTube: Update 3

One week later since our last report in this blog. 

Our YouTube channel still carries 217 videos in total – of which the same one hundred and forty-five are WSD 2021 speech videos. 

And our Top 9 videos:

Also our list of the Top 25 clips as at today, 09:10 PM Malaysian time: 

• Sanjanaa Kanthan – 1,403 views (1,332) 
• Yosshveina Jega Theesan – 1,120 views (1,088) 
• Tashvein Jega Theesan – 980 views (956) 
• Velleny Jivel Jinau – 948 views (901) 
• Amirah – 934 views (823) 
• Simon Gibson – 848 views (769) 
• Vellvie Jivel Jinau – 559 views (509) 
• Annie Tsen – 521 views (512) 
• Janany Ganabatirau – 418 views (411) 
• Christal Wong – 405 views (315)
• Ooi Mei Ling – 397 views (379) 
• Robyn Grace Leo – 351 views (337)
• Ahmed Tarek Fawzy – 350 views (343) 
• Ilham Firdaus – 348 views (348)  
• Mathew Varughese – 329 views (318) 
• Santhy Dewi Pillai – 307 views ( – ) 
• Karyn Yadlyn – 303 views (232)
• Samuel Sham – 299 views (237)
• Sumithra Devi – 252 views (206) 
• Takako Aoi – 230 views (229) 
• Dayang Norfaliza – 217 views (213) 
• Stacey Lim – 215 views (205) 
• Joyce Tan – 212 views (199) 
• DJenss Ling – 206 views (204) 
• Arjun Yogeswarao – 201 views (193) 

[Note: The figures in parentheses indicate the number of views from the last report published April 05, 2021]. 

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WSD 2021 Johor Bahru: We Care

As we had indicated much earlier, WSD 2021 Johor Bahru had embedded a “We Care” project into the said event. It’s all about extending a helping hand to those in need – particularly during these challenging Covid times. It’s about being part of a community.

This video of a speech by one musician illustrates that help, no matter how small – is still help because in our little way, it shows we care:

 

Seventy-five percent of the registration fees we collected went to eleven local musicians – and while it is not a big amount by any stretch of the imagination, it still helped them in some small way. 

As Teddy Iskandar reiterated in the above video: “…sometimes a little really helps a lot at this particular time”! 

The accompanying texts serve as our record of the recipients’ acknowledgements and have no other purpose than just that.

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WSD 2021 Speeches on YouTube: Update 2

Yet another week has passed since our last report in this blog. 

Todate, of the 217 videos published in our dedicated YouTube channel “WSD with CV Plus”, one hundred and forty-five are WSD 2021 speech videos.

From these Top 9 speakers, there are three interesting facts to chew on: (1) six are youngsters, (2) seven are females, and (3) only one of them is a Toastmaster. 

Here’s the list of the Top 25 speakers as at today, 06:40 PM Malaysian time: 

• Sanjanaa Kanthan – 1,332 views (1,234) 
• Yosshveina Jega Theesan – 1,088 views (868) 
• Tashvein Jega Theesan – 956 views (759) 
• Velleny Jivel Jinau – 901 views (881) 
• Amirah – 823 views (692) 
• Simon Gibson – 769 views (658) 
• Annie Tsen – 512 views (521) 
• Vellvie Jivel Jinau – 509 views (485) 
• Janany Ganabatirau – 411 views (377) 
• Ooi Mei Ling – 379 views (366) 
• Ilham Firdaus – 348 views (345) 
• Ahmed Tarek Fawzy – 343 views (341) 
• Robyn Grace Leo – 337 views (334) 
• Mathew Varughese – 318 views (306) 
• Christal Wong – 315 views ( – ) 
• Samuel Sham – 237 views ( – ) 
• Karyn Yadlyn – 232 views (189) 
• Takako Aoi – 229 views (224) 
• Dayang Norfaliza – 213 views ( – ) 
• Sumithra Devi – 206 views (183) 
• Stacey Lim – 205 views (172) 
• DJenss Ling – 204 views (199) 
• Joyce Tan – 199 views (179) 
• Arjun Yogeswarao – 193 views ( – ) 
• Gina Bayarong Sabungan – 189 views (184) 

[Note: The figures in parentheses indicate the number of views from the last report published March 29, 2021]. 

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WSD 2021 Checklist for March

Four WSD events in March 2021! 

That’s pretty good that we can pull them off. And we can rightly say that they have all been successfully conducted.

 

Thanks to Dr. Zahra Moharrer and LifeTime Skills as well as Amelia Lim and World Speech Day Brunei for our forays beyond Malaysian shores. We’re pleased to note that they intend to work with us again in 2022. 

And here’s the good news! We’re not finished yet for 2021! Keep a lookout for our announcements on our upcoming WSD events! 

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WSD 2021 Johor Bahru: 91 Registrations

We are pleased that we managed to register 91 speakers for our WSD 2021 Johor Bahru – meaning, we equaled WSD 2021 Kuala Lumpur registrations. 

Indeed, we can give ourselves a hearty pat on the back because we made it possible! Particularly all the speakers who sent us their pre-recorded speeches for upload onto our dedicated YouTube channel "WSD with CV Plus".

And of course, a special mention to Melissa Lissete who initiated the “We Care” project and have us embed it into this particular World Speech Day event. 

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WSD 2021 JHB “We Care” Registration Dockets #076-091

Oops, I nearly forgot about our final batch of registration dockets for WSD 2021 Johor Bahru. 

Anyway, below, please find the last of the sixteen dockets #076-#091. 

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