Contests

 

Speech contests are a Toastmasters tradition. Each year thousands of Toastmasters compete in the Humorous, Evaluation, Tall Tales, Table Topics and International speech contests. Competition begins with club contests and winners continue competing through the area, division and district levels. The International competition has two additional levels — semifinal and the World Championship of Public Speaking.

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Each year, more than 30,000 Toastmasters compete in one or more of the following contests:

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International Speech Contest

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Contestants present a five to seven minute speech on any subject they choose. All districts must conduct this contest. The winner of this Contest is declared as "World Champion of Public Speaking"

Evaluation

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Contestants observe a five-to seven-minute test speech and then present a two-to three-minute evaluation of the test speech.

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Table Topics

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An impromptu speech, all contestants are assigned the same topic, told to them when they are introduced by the contest chair.