On Feb 26, British Toastmasters Club just held a Club Speech Contest for International Speech Contest & Table Topics Speech Contest. The winners are :
For International Speech Contest
1st place : Lola Delfin, TM
2nd place : Muqlazh Yusufi, TM
For Table Topics Speech Contest
1st place : Cindy Resita, TM
2nd place : Alvin Anwari, TM
All of them will represent this club to the area contest (1-1) that will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2009.
Toastmasters speech contests have three main purposes:
1. to provide an opportunity for proficient speakers and those Toastmasters who are interested in competitive speaking to gain contest experience;
2. to provide an interesting educational program for Toastmasters and the general public (contests can create a community awareness of the opportunities in the Toastmasters program); and
3. to provide an opportunity to those Toastmasters who are not participating in the the contest to learn by observing proficient speakers. They are also a great way to meet other Toastmasters outside of your club, to see the "bigger" picture and scope of Toastmasters, and above all - have fun!