What a brilliant variety of speeches we enjoyed at our club contests last night! Our evaluation contest guest speaker Helen brought a smile to our faces with her talent for humourous speaking – the contestants had their work cut out for them finding recommendations for improvement.
Evaluation contest place-getters
1st place – Cliff H
2nd place – Peter R
3rd place – Roger G
After a very educational Table Topics session in which the contestants shared their speech evaluation tips and tricks, the evening continued with the International speech contest. This is the only contest in Toastmasters which progresses beyond the District (national) level, with the NZ winner going on to compete at the World Championship of Public Speaking in Washington, D.C. Could it be someone from Three Kings club?
With so many inspiring speeches it must have been a tough call for the judges – but in the end they voted not just one, but TWO first-time contestants into the top three. Congratulations Debbie and Liam, we’ll definitely be keeping a close eye on your future progress!
International speech contest place-getters
1st place – Debbie W
2nd place – Grant R
3rd place – Liam L
Well done to everybody who competed, and thank you to all those who helped by judging, chairing, timing, vote counting and Sergeant-at-Armsing (or is that Sergeanting-at-Arms?) especially those who joined us from other local clubs. We hope to see you back at Three Kings club again soon!
(Thanks to club member Richie for the photos)
