I'm writing to announce the Fall Speech Contest for 2014. Cromwell Community Toastmasters will be holding its Fall Speech Contest on September 16, 2014, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Our topics for the speeches fall into two categories:
- Humorous Speeches: For this contest, our members have to be funny, they have to be original, and they have to tell stories — not just string together one-liners. They also have to avoid objectionable language: not easy, but great practice, and a terrific challenge.
- Table Topics: For our second contest, our members are going to be given a subject for a speech about 10 seconds before they have to speak on it. Table Topics are challenging — you never know what it is that you're going to be asked to speak on, whether the price of tea in China or your favorite movie ever or the best meal you've ever eaten. Table Topics contests are a real high-wire act, and they test your mettle like no other.
The Toastmasters website has a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the subject of contests: who may be in them, who can compete and advance to the next level of competition, and what the requirements are for judges. If you can, please familiarize yourself with the rules before Hollie Rose, our Contest Chairperson, requires you to get familiar!
If you'd like to be part of the Speech Contest, you need to be a member of Toastmasters in good standing, and a member of our club. Which means you need to come to the meeting on August 19 at 5:30 pm and talk to our Vice President of Membership, Miroslav, about joining up. Hope to see you then!
If you'd like to be part of the Speech Contest, you need to be a member of Toastmasters in good standing, and a member of our club. Which means you need to come to the meeting on August 19 at 5:30 pm and talk to our Vice President of Membership, Miroslav, about joining up. Hope to see you then!
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