Once again, I competed in the Toastmasters International contests this Spring! The first competition was the “Evaluation Contest”. This is a contest to see who can best evaluate a given speech. A test speaker gives a 5 to 7 minute speech and all the contestants hear the speech and take notes. Then, the contestants are escorted […]
It’s been 6 years since I (David) last competed in a Toastmasters “International Speech Contest.” This is the contest that I competed in back in 1999 in which I took third place in the world. This year, I decided to compete again. I’ve needed a new challenge in Toastmasters, and the contests are the best […]
On Saturday, April 24, I competed in the Northeast Ohio District Toastmasters Speech Contest. I was one of eight contestants in the “Speech Evaluation” contest, which measures a contestant’s ability to provide helpful feedback to a given speaker. The target speaker gave a humorous recount of a day in her life in which everything seemed […]
Last night, March 29, David competed in a Toastmasters Speech Contest. This contest, called the “Evaluation Contest”, is a competition to see who can give the best feedback/evaluation to a speaker. David took first place and proceeds to the next level of competition on April 24! That competition will be for “all the marbles” at […]
Last night, March 15, David competed in a Toastmasters Speech Contest. This contest, called the “Evaluation Contest”, is a competition to see who can give the best feedback/evaluation to a speaker. David took first place and proceeds to the next level of competition on March 29!Â