SPEECH CONTESTS

Speech contests are a Toastmasters tradition. Each year thousands of Toastmasters compete in the Humorous, Evaluation, Table Topics, Tall Tales, 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^®.

This year, District 13 will be participating in the following contests:

International Contest

• Contestants present a five-to-seven-minute speech on any subject they choose. All districts must conduct this contest.

Evaluation

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