DIVISION "C" HUMOROUS SPEECH AND EVALUATION CONTEST!!!
OCTOBER 6, 2007

More than 100 attendees laughed & learn while cheering on the best speakers & evaluators from 8 Areas of Division C.  The event was held on October 6, 2007 at the beautiful Bush Auditorium at Rollins College in Winter Park.  Special THANKS to our Host Club Crummer @ Rollins Toastmasters

This was the first of two semi-annual speech contests for the 2007-2008 term involving participants from the 49 Clubs in Division C.  To reach this level, contestants must first compete at their Clubs and then compete at their Area level.  Congratulations to ALL contestants for their wonderful presentations!

Contest Master, Area 33 Governor Jeff Rufenacht kept things moving, keeping the energy level high.  Performing the role of Contest Master is a great way to gain experience in organizing events.  You can also count the experience as a High Performance Leadership project as a requirement of the DTM award. Please contact me if you'd be interested in organizing  the Spring Contest. eMail here

We couldn't have done it without you!
The functionaries are the folks that keep everything running smoothly.

From left to right are Raffle Master Phaedre Harper, Greeter Gail Smith, Vote Counter Trish Walden, Timer Katherine Cockrell, Asst Contest Master Hong-Ting Chen, Timer Toni Gitles, Vote Counter Barbara Bonaparte, Sgt-At-Arms Linda Poole, Sgt-At-Arms Alan Brents, Contest Master Jeff Rufenacht and Chief Judge Sean Tucker.

Thank you so much for your help

Speaking of "Help", that's exactly what evaluation is all about.  Our guest speaker Brian Muehlbauer of Laser Systems Toastmasters Club gave a humorous talk about the upcoming elections.  After his presentation the Evaluation Contest participants gave insightful comments and suggestions for improvement on his speech. 

From left to right are Karl Righter, Vicki Iozzia, Gina Tyckoson, Rudy St Cyr, Jeff Baker, Dennis Gola and Jack Williamson.  Thank you all for the lessons learned today.  Outstanding job!

It's a good thing that food wasn't allowed in the auditorium, because when the humorous speeches started, people would have been laughing their drinks right through their noses!  What an entertaining bunch of performers Division C is lucky to have.  We heard everything from creative uses of the rock to phone evolution to submarine and peanut butter sandwiches to anger management.  With humor, you just never know what you're about to hear.

From left to right are Humorists Antonio Gibson, Vicki Iozzia, Eddie Selover, Frank Santorelli, Jack Mannion, Donna Gatling, Marjorie McCouley, Paula Summa and Contest Master Jeff Rufanacht.

Thanks for the belly laughs and representing your Areas so well!

The Runners Up Are...

Evaluation
2nd Place Winner
Jeff Baker
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Humorous Speech 2nd Place
Antonio Gibson
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And the Winners, who will be representing Division C at the District 47 Fall Conference are...

KARL RIGHTER - 1st Place Evaluation Winner
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and

EDDIE SELOVER - 1st Place Humorous Speech

These past few months have been a lot of fun.  Please enjoy this little video show of photos taken since July, 2007 - Enjoy by clicking here