Workshop Speakers

BEFORE You Take The Stage

Entrepreneur and 2021 World Champion of Public Speaking Runner-up Nitay-Yair Levi says not so long ago, he was a terrible speaker.

After he “completely tanked” giving his own wedding speech, he joined Toastmasters in 2019 and set out with determination and committed curiosity to learn all he could about speaking publicly on topics that mattered to him.

Levi’s forays into the realm of international speech competition have also gone well. After reaching the regional quarterfinals in 2020, he applied all that he’d learned to his 2021 preparation. His work paid off in a finals speech that unfolded like a one-man movie, in which he virtually chronicled the emotions, voices, gestures, pain, and joy of numerous characters.

In this Masterclass, Nitay will inspire us to “Take the Stage”.

• What can you do BEFORE you step on the stage?

• How can you ensure you are at peak performance every single time?

Nitay will help us overcome our nerves providing us with techniques he used to get to the world stage...how he pulled himself through his own mind barriers to become runner up in one of the biggest stages as a public speaker.

Nitay Yair-Levi
2021 World Champion Public Speaking  2nd Place
Founder & Managing Director at Koenig Heritage

Dale is an award-winning professional speaker, trainer, and certified World Class Speaking Coach™ who brings the kind of energy, playfulness and infectious enthusiasm that makes learning feel less like work and more like a revelation. She is the author of The Speaking Formula (available on Amazon) and has a well-documented love of language, learning — and a good laugh.

In 2017, Dale was a semi-finalist at the World Championship of Public Speaking in Vancouver. Then in 2023, she became the first woman in Australia to earn the prestigious Accredited Speaker designation.

Dale is also familiar with the Toastmasters contest arena. Her trophy shelf testifies to the wins: One District International Speech title, one District Humorous Speech Contest and three District Evaluation Contests.

Continuous improvement isn't optional for serious speakers — but what if you had a tireless practice partner available at 2am, one that never gets bored, never judges you, and gives you instant, specific, honest feedback?

In this session Dale will walk you through five AI tools that speakers are using right now to sharpen their craft — and more importantly, how to use them without losing the most important thing: your own voice.

You'll leave with:

• 5 AI tools you can use immediately 

• Practical, no-fluff ways to actually make them work for you

• A healthy dose of Dale's signature energy and more than a few laughs

Dale Anne Clark
Speaker and Trainer
www.daleanneclark.com

Adding Authentic Humour

Katie Yang is Lead, Industry Engagement and Research Collaboration at the Faculty of Engineering, the University of Sydney, and a passionate communicator who brings humour into professional and everyday conversations.

She joined Toastmasters International in 2019 and has since completed two Pathways (Visionary Communication and Engaging humour), earning her Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) in 2024. During her Toastmasters journey, she was a Lachlan Division runner-up across International Speech, Humorous Speech, and Table Topics.

Alongside her professional career, Katie explores stand-up comedy as a creative outlet. Since 2025, she has been performing regularly at local comedy rooms across Sydney, including weekly appearances at Comedy on Edge in Newtown, as well as showcases and

competitions such as RAW Comedy and entered the Grand Final of Sydney Comedy Championship at Comedy Store. She has also performed in community and festival shows, including sold-out Sydney Fringe performances like Crazy Funny Asians.

Katie is known for her self-deprecating humour and sharp cultural observations, drawing on everyday life, family dynamics, and cross-cultural experiences. In this workshop, she shares practical ways to inject humour into speaking while staying authentic and relatable.

She will also be performing in a comedy duo show at the Sydney Fringe Festival in September 2026.

Follow her: @Katie_YZ88 (Instagram) | Katie YZ (Facebook)

Katie Yang
Comedian