Toastmasters Fall 2005 Contest

We had some great speeches!

Contest Levels

Our Club Contest

Sandy our VP of Education announces contestants

Table Topics:

• James
• Bonnie
• Michelle W
• Brian
• Susan

• Vlad
• Michelle W

p.s. Each of you will need to fill out the Speech Contestant Biographical Information. Those of you in the Humorous Contest, also need to complete the Speakers Certificate of Eligibility and Originality forms.

-- Sandy / VP of Ed

Club contest Results!

• First place - Michelle W.
• Second place - Bonnie
• Third place - Susan

Table Topics Pictures and Comentary

Laura gave us the contest rules with military precision. This year Fred gave us an interesting challenge. He asked "How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn't live there?"

I could almost hear Bing thinking "Red Light! Red Light!" It was pretty scary, but at least none of the contestants went over time. Thanks to Bing and Debbie for their help as timers. Bonnie did a speech with ease. Later Bonnie told me that she was extremely nervous. However, she did such a great job I don't believe it. The judges must have thought the same for she easly glided into a second place finish. Congratulations Bonnie!

I (James) was the last contestant so I didn't get a chance to hear anyone's table topics until I reviewed the tape the next day. I must say that when I reviewed the tape I was extremely impressed with Brian's speech. Excelent job! Here, we see Michelle expressing her love for the audience. The judges must have been enamoured with her performance for they awarded her first place in Table Topics. Congratulations Michelle!

I (James) was the last contestant! Boo! I found this to be a difficult table topic. Once or twice during my speech I drew a complete blank. I thought I paused for an eternity. However, when I viewed the tape my pauses weren't that big at all! I would have been better off to have paused a fraction of a second longer and state my points more clearly. Overall a good learning experience and a lot of fun! Here we see Susan with her third place win at Table Topics. Congrats!

At this point Sandy made a monolog about how we as Toastmasters must preserve the endangered sea sponge. It was really heart wrenching. However, when our camera man Joe woke up he found that the batteries in the camera had run down. At this point Joe retired his duties as camera man and returned to the safety of civilian life. :)

Our Club's Humorous Speech Contest

• First place - Michelle W.
• Second place - Vlad

Excelent speech Vlad!

Thanks to our volunteers

Area 9 Toastmaster Contest

The Contestants

• Phoenix-Toronto Toastmasters
• Toronto #1Toastmasters
• Gateway
• MDS/Source Medical Speak Easy
• Nissan Canada
• Humber Business School #1

Area Contest Results

Michelle battled it out in both Humorous and Table Topics at the Area 9 competition. Did she hold her own? Hell ya! Michelle pulled off first place in Table Topics. But did she stop here? No! The competition was fierce but Michelle continued on to an impressive second place finish in the humorous speech contest.

Congratulations Michelle! And behalf of the entire club "thanks!" for giving a powerful showing for our Club.

Last years Area Contest

Toastmasters Division Q Contest Location Division Q, District 60 Humorous Speech & Table Topics Contest Date: Thursday, October 20, 2005 Time: 7:00 p.m Venue: 5650 Hurontario Street Mississauga (HJA Brown Education Centre) Click here for a map Cost Cost: $5/person at the door, bring non-Toastmaster guests for ONLY $3/guest Registration starts at 6:30 p.m On a Personal Note... Members should always be charged the same or less than guests. I can't understand the logic of charging guests less than members. What's the benefit of being a member? Why are we discriminating against our own members? It doesn't make sense to me. Contest Reflections Other than this minor anomaly the contest was great. I had some good laughs listening to the speeches. Mohan from Goodyear Toastmasters talked about his experiences in the army and his sense of direction. Great speech. And the "bowel buddy" speech...all I can say is that I won't bother to explain it. It was funny. You just had to be there! The contests are a great source of inspiration, entertainment and fun. I strongly recommend everyone step outside their club environment and experience more of the Toastmaster world. -- James

Toastmasters Division Q includes the Area 9 clubs along with Area 12, Area 22, Area 58, and Area 59. Area 12 Toastmaster Clubs: City Centre COMET TWTSO Leaders of Today Voice of Experience CRA French Edward Jones Area 22 Toastmaster Clubs: Sheridan Park Port Credit Trillium Lakeview ESI Canada Area 58 Toastmaster Clubs: Goodyear Mississauga Valley SNC Lavalin West Mall Area 59 Toastmaster Clubs: Nabisco Speech Krafters Humber Shores Discovery eCommunicators High Park Speakers We can not confirm rumours about Alien clubs in Area 51.

Toastmasters Fall 2005 District 60 Contest

Additional details on the Fall 2005 District 60 Toastmaster Conference can be found here. (PDF file)

And here for the full revised flyer (PDF file).

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