GIFTED TEENAGER Michael Akinnyemi has won world’s largest youth public speaking competition with speech about...
Michael Akinyemi's effort has earned him the title of Grand Champion winner of Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge! 2022GIFTED TEENAGER Michael Akinnyemi has won world’s largest youth public speaking competition with speech about Nigerian heritage.
The Grand Final judging panel who declared Michael the winner comprised a mix of award-winning journalists, high-profile business people and celebrities, all known for using their voice to make a change:Apprentice “The second reason – because of stigmas about immigration. I talk about my father in my speech as an immigrant to shed some light why people immigrate. It’s not like he couldn’t have lived a good life in Nigeria. He graduated from university, was earning decent money. But he knew that he was destined for more than “decent”. Immigrants don’t leave their entire lives behind to come and steal people’s jobs in England.
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