Contest Dates 2023-2024
Club Contests: 7/1 – 8/31/2023
Area Contests: 9/1 – 10/31/2023
Division Contests: 11/01 – 11/31/2023
Evaluation & International Speech
Club Contests: 12/01 – 01/31/2024
Area Contests: 02/02 – 03/15/2024
Division Contests: 03/16 – 03/31/2024
Speech Contests Are A Toastmasters Tradition
Each year thousands of Toastmasters compete in the Humorous, Evaluation, Tall Tales, Table Topics and International speech contests. Competition begins with club contests and winners continue competing through the area, division and district levels. The International competition has two additional levels — semifinal and the World Championship of Public Speaking®.
Each year, more than 30,000 Toastmasters compete in one or more of the five contests. Competition begins at the club level, and winners advance to the area, division and district levels. The International competition has two additional levels—the semifinal and the World Championship of Public Speaking®.
Humorous
Contest
Humorous Contest
Contestants present a humorous speech that must be thematic in nature (opening, body, and close), not a monologue (series of one-liners).
Table Topics
Contest
Table Topics Contest
An impromptu speech, all contestants are assigned the same topic, told to them when they are introduced by the contest chair.
International
Contest
International Contest
Contestants present a five- to seven-minute speech on any subject they choose. All districts must conduct this contest.
Evaluation
Contest
Evaluation Contest
Contestants observe a
five- to seven-minute
test speech and then present
a two- to three-minute evaluation
of the test speech.
Tall Tales
Contest
Tall Tales Contest
Contestants present a speech
on a topic
that is highly
exaggerated and improbable
in theme or plot.
Toastmasters International Contest Resources
2021 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking: Verity Price
2020 World Champion of Public Speaking, Mike Carr
2019 World Champion of Public Speaking, Aaron Beverly
2018 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking, Ramona J. Smith
2017 World Champion of Public Speaking, Manoj Vasudevan
2016 World Champion of Public Speaking, Darren Tay Wen Jie
2015 World Champion of Public Speaking – Mohammed Qahtani