2nd African American World Champion of public speaking Ramona Smith!




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Summary: Ramona J. Smith is an international award-winning public speaker who holds the prestigious title<br>of the 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking. She is a powerhouse, a gracious woman<br>beyond measure one who courageously surpassed over 30,000 people to receive such an<br>illustrious honor. Her ubiquitous stage presence and poised intellectual delivery of various<br>topics has made Ramona one of the most sought-after public speakers in the world.<br><br><br>Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, audiences admire her unrivaled ability to captivate and<br>connect with individuals from across the globe of all races and ethnicities. She has given keynote<br>addresses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Brazil<br>and India. Ramona has a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations with a minor in Marketing from<br>the famed Baldwin Wallace University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She is currently pursuing<br>an Executive MBA from Prairie View A&amp;M University in Houston, Texas.<br> <br>Ramona spends a great deal of her time traveling the world delivering encouraging messages of<br>hope, triumph, perseverance, leadership and love. She has been featured on Forbes.com,<br>Business Insider, INC.com, and a number of other creditable news outlets. When she is not<br>touring the world, you can find Ramona speaking on a smaller stage inspiring students in the<br>classroom to go after their goals. In addition to being an educator, author and poet; her greatest<br>joy is being mother to her son.