On Saturday, August 20, 27-year-old Singaporean lawyer Darren Tay became the $4 world champion of public speaking. He survived several rounds of a competition that lasted six months and included more than 30,000 competitors from $4 around the world.
He and nine other finalists competed at the Toastmasters annual convention, held this year at Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. Tay took home first place for his speech "Outsmart; Outlast," in which he tells the story of how he met a childhood bully as an adult, and how this reformed bully surprisingly taught him a valuable insight about dealing with inner struggles.
You can watch it below.
Business Insider spoke with Tay about his winning speech and what others can learn from it: