TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL SPEECH & TABLE TOPICS CONTESTS!!!

The Road to the World Championship of Public Speaking Begins in Your Club - Ask Your VP of Education for Details!
Area Contests - Check Calendar

Division C Contest was held on March 13, 2008

Region VIII Conference - June 18-21 Atlanta, Georgia
Toastmasters International Conference - Calgary, Canada August 13-16

Certificate Template - Here

Agenda Template Front - Here
Agenda Template Rear - Here
Contest Rules - Click Here

All Speech Contests Follow This Progression:

1st Competition is at the Club Level, where eligible club members compete for First Place.
2nd Competition is the Area Level where each Club's winners compete with other winners within their Area.
3rd Competition is at the Division Level, where each Area's winners compete with other winners within their Division.
4th Level is at the District Level, where the Division winners compete with other winners within the District.

The International (World Championship) Speech Contest proceeds to Two More Levels:
5th Level is at the Regional Level, where the District winners compete with other winners within their Region.
Finally, the 6th Level is the International Level where all Regional winners compete for the World Championship of Public Speaking!

Contest Masters - Take Note of District 47's Trophy SIZE regulations:

The maximum height for First Place Trophies (second place would obviously be shorter) will be:

Club Level -  12 Inches
Area Level -  14 Inches
Division Level - 16 Inches
District Level - 18 Inches

Furthermore, because of copyright laws, ONLY trophies purchased directly from Toastmasters International are permitted to use the word "Toastmasters" and/or the Toastmasters International Logo.  Many trophy companies have the Toastmaster logo, however they are not legally allowed to imprint it on trophies.

Speak UP!  And accept the challenge of the following annual Speech Contests.  Everyone WINS simply be joining in.

SPRING CONTESTS:  INTERNATIONAL SPEECH CONTEST (World Championship)  &
TABLE TOPICS CONTEST
Check out 2007's Spring Conference Here
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FALL CONTESTS:  HUMOROUS SPEECH CONTEST  &  EVALUATION CONTEST

2007 Fall Conference Story & Photos   2006 Fall Conference Video
 

The International Speech Contest is the only contest of the four annual contests (Humorous, Evaluation, Table Topics and International) that goes beyond the District level.  Winners from District 47 will compete in the Region 8 Contest and hopefully will progress to the International Contest.  The winner of that contest will hold the title of World Champion of Public Speaking.

The International Contest is also the only one that has a prerequisite that a member must have at least SIX manual speeches complete before competing.  The only exception to this, is regarding newly Chartered Clubs, where the six manual speech requirement is waived.  All other contests (Table Topics, Humor, etc) do not have any prerequisites other than to be a paid member of a Toastmasters Club that is also in good standing.

The subject of the International Speech Contest is up to you, but it should be one of universal interest (motivational, inspiring, etc).  You can use humor and every other technique you’ve learned in Toastmasters to make it effective.  The best (winning) speeches seem to be those that take you on an emotional roller coaster from joy, to struggle (overcoming some sort of hardship/life lesson, etc) back to joy again.  It can be about your own life or someone else’s.  As David Brook (World Champion) says “To make a point… tell a story”. 

Don't Let Murphy Ruin YOUR Speech Contest!  Toastmaster Article Here