The Inspirational Speaker Slam occasion finals happen Nov. 18 in Toronto. (Picture: Unsplash)
A few Mississauga residents will try to speak their option to a prestigious worldwide title in Toronto subsequent week.
Stacey Lynnes, a lawyer and inspirational speaker, and Lauren Pires, a PR/media specialist for a non-profit arts group who’s additionally fast to explain herself as an invisible incapacity ambassador, are amongst 14 folks from throughout Canada, the U.S. and Europe who’ll struggle it out — verbally — to be named Speaker Slam’s Inspirational Speaker of the Yr for 2023.
Because the aggressive season’s remaining occasion, the annual Grand Slam Inspirational Talking Last is the end result of North America’s largest inspirational talking competitors, identified merely as Speaker Slam, which relies in Toronto.
The grand finale takes place on the evening of Nov. 18 at Glenn Gould Studio.
The ultimate 14 rivals, who organizers say will inform their “distinctive life tales of overcoming adversity,” have superior to the championship spherical by profitable Speaker Slam competitions earlier this 12 months.
They’ll be vying for a first-place prize bundle valued at as much as $50,000.
Lauren Pires. (Picture: Speaker Slam)
Along with the pair of Mississauga contestants, different finalists are from throughout Ontario, Quebec, Florida, Washington, D.C. and Estonia. It’s a diverse group, organizers word, that features attorneys, coaches, entrepreneurs, musicians and extra.
“It’s a grand showcase of outstanding storytelling and inspirational talking. It’s the place the very best audio system from earlier competitions come collectively to compete and have fun the artwork of public talking,” Speaker Slam organizers stated in a information launch issued Friday. “It brings collectively a end result of expertise, inspiration and group, making it a spotlight on the planet of motivational and transformative talking.”
Organizers add that the finalists’ tales embody the theme of pleasure and showcase triumph, resilience and the ability of the human spirit.
In sharing her ideas by way of Speaker Slam’s occasion web site, Lynnes describes herself as “somebody who’s enthusiastic about sharing my experiences in life with the hope that what I’ve realized alongside the best way will encourage others to step into their energy and stay their lives to the fullest.”
Stacey Lynnes. (Picture: Speaker Slam)
Pires, in the meantime, who was born with a uncommon neuromuscular dysfunction resulting from which she has solely about 33 per cent of the bodily energy of the common individual, says she’s identified for her enthusiasm.
She’s the primary Canadian to obtain the “However You LOOK Good” Inspiration Award from the U.S.-based Invisible Disabilities Affiliation.
An invisible incapacity, in line with the IDA, is a bodily, psychological or neurological situation that’s not seen from the skin, but can restrict or problem an individual’s actions, senses or actions.
The opposite 12 finalists are:
- Chris Ruden — Florida
- Karen Agro — Waterdown, Ontario
- Claudia Chan — North York
- Lydia Knorr — Toronto
- Samantha Plavins — Thunder Bay
- Lindsy Matthews — Aurora, Ontario
- Adrian Leckie — Scarborough
- Martin Lespérance — Quebec
- Anu Tähemaa — Tallinn, Estonia
- Jay Kalryzian — Fonthill, Ontario
- Lasaunia Thompson — Washington, D.C.
- Roberto Paez — Ottawa
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