Rotorua's Kingi Biddle is among the world's top speakers after taking out second place in the final of the Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking competition in the United States.
Mr Biddle took out second place while speaking in the competition at the 2013 Toastmasters International Convention in Cincinatti yesterday.
He was crowned the New Zealand champion in June at the national Toastmasters awards in Wellington before heading to the United States.
He made the final after giving a speech earlier in the week on finding a good work life/family balance. Yesterday he gave his second-place winning speech entitled The Sitting Place during which he spoke about the importance of play for adults.
"I spoke on just allowing our adult selves to play."