Speech Contests
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2022-2023 Speech Contest Information:
Contest types
District 61 will conduct the following contests:
- International Speech Contest
- French Speech Contest
- Evaluation Contest
- French Evaluation Contest
Contestants per Area (# Clubs in Good Standing)
District 61 allows 2 contestants from each club that belongs to an area with 4 or fewer clubs in good standing to compete in their area contests.
Contestants per Division (by # Areas)
District 61 allows 2 contestants from each area that belongs to a division with 4 or fewer areas to compete in their division contests.
Contest Formats and Dates
Area Contests
- Online, 2022-12-01 to 2023-01-31.
Division Contests
- Hybrid, 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-25.
District Contests
- Hybrid, 2023-04-14 to 2023-04-16 (Annual Conference).
Organizing a Speech Contest
Organizing a Speech Contest Workbook
Videos
Contests in English
Documents Common to all English Contests
Speech Contest Rulebook
Specific English Contests
Online Contests
The following documents will help to hold contests online:
Complete Packages
For English contests only, you can download a .zip file, from Toastmasters.org, containing all documents for each contest:
International Speech Contest complete.zip
Humorous Speech Contest complete.zip
Evaluation Contest complete.zip
Table Topics Contest complete.zip
Eligibility Checker for Speech Contests
For contestants in your contest, click Check their Eligibility