Manoj Vasudevan
Born November 17, 1973 (1973-11-17 ) (age 51) Occupation(s) Speaker, author, consultant Website thoughtexpressions .com
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]
Early life and education [ edit ]
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]
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 professional speaker and coaches executives and entrepreneurs.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
World Champion of Public Speaking by Toastmasters International.[ 15] [ 16]
Top-25 Standup comedians at the International Comedy Festival in Hong Kong[ 17] [ 18]
Vasudevan married entrepreneur and author Sindu Sreebhavan in 1998. They have two children, named Advaith Vasudevan and Aditi Vasudevan.[ 19]
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^ "Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way | Thought Expressions!" . Thought Expressions . October 6, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
^ "Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way | As Many Minds" . As Many Minds . Retrieved June 2, 2018 .
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^ "Honestly speaking, I never lie" . www.asiaone.com . Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
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^ Staff Reporter (September 8, 2015). "Laurel for Keralite at speech contest" . The Hindu . ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
^ "Singapore retains world public speaking title" . The New Paper . August 28, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
^ "On top of the world" . The New Indian Express . Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
^ "Manoj Vasudevan Interview: Master The Art of Public Speaking | TIT27" . February 26, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018 .
^ hermes (September 14, 2015). "Top public speaker used to be a shy person" . The Straits Times . Retrieved May 27, 2018 .