Manoj Vasudevan

Manoj Vasudevan (born November 17, 1973) is an International speaker, author, consultant and coach.[1][2] He is the founder of Thought Expressions. Vasudevan is best known for winning the World Champion of Public Speaking by Toastmasters International in 2017.[3][4][5]

Manoj Vasudevan
BornNovember 17, 1973 (1973-11-17) (age 46)
OccupationSpeaker, author, consultant
Websitethoughtexpressions.com

Early life and education

Vasudevan was born in Kerala, India. He completed engineering in Electronics and Communication from College of Engineering Trivandrum and thereafter completed MBA from Imperial College London.[6] He currently lives in Singapore.[7]

Career

Vasudevan started his career in 1995 as a software engineer and joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Management Consulting Services as a principal consultant. He left PwC in 2004 to start his own company and founded Thought Expressions in 2008 to help people become speakers, leaders and influencers.[8] Vasudevan has given motivational talks to multinational corporate houses for leadership, team-building, and personal breakthroughs.[9] He authored the book Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way.[10][11]

Vasudevan is a globally sought-after professional speaker and coaches executives and entrepreneurs.[12][13][14]

Awards
  • World Champion of Public Speaking by Toastmasters International.[15][16]
  • Top-25 Standup comedians at the International Comedy Festival in Hong Kong[17][18]

Personal life

Vasudevan married to entrepreneur and author Sindu Sreebhavan in 1998. They have two children Advaith Vasudevan and Aditi Vasudevan.[19]

References
  1. Umoh, Ruth (2017-09-08). "You should master public speaking at a young age, according to the world champion of public speaking". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  2. Umoh, Ruth (2017-09-05). "Top 3 public speaking tips, according to the world champion of public speaking". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  3. "Indian-origin Singaporean wins public speaking championship - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  4. "Singapore management consultant wins Toastmasters' 2017 World Championship of Public Speaking®". Toastmasters International Media Center. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  5. "A Toastmasters world champion who used to be 'petrified' of giving speeches says most people fear public speaking for the same reason: ego". Business Insider Singapore. 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  6. "All about confidence". Deccan Chronicle. 2017-09-09. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  7. "Indian-origin Singaporean wins public speaking championship after speaking on Happy Marriage". The Indian Express. 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  8. GmbH, finanzen.net. "Singapore management consultant wins Toastmasters' 2017 World Championship of Public Speaking® | Markets Insider". Businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  9. "This is how to make a speech like this year's world champion of public speaking". Financial Review. 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  10. "Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way | Thought Expressions!". Thought Expressions. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  11. "Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way | As Many Minds". As Many Minds. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  12. hermes (2017-08-28). "Story of love wins speaker world championship". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  13. "Honestly speaking, I never lie". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  14. "Manoj Vasudevan | Asia Professional Speakers Singapore". www.asiaspeakers.org. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  15. Reporter, Staff (2015-09-08). "Laurel for Keralite at speech contest". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  16. "Singapore retains world public speaking title". The New Paper. 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  17. "On top of the world". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  18. "Manoj Vasudevan Interview: Master The Art of Public Speaking | TIT27". 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  19. hermes (2015-09-14). "Top public speaker used to be a shy person". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
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