Contests
Important Contest Dates:
Humorous Speech Contest
Club Contests: July 1 – August 31
Evaluation & International Speech Contests
Club Contests: Jan 1 – Feb 15
Area Contests: Feb 16 – March 31
Division Contest: April 1 – April 30
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®.
International
Contest
International Contest
Contestants present a five- to seven-minute speech on any subject they choose. All districts must conduct this contest.
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.
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.
District 48’s 3rd Place Winner, 2017 World Championship of Public Speaking, Kevin Stamper
2018 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking, Ramona J. Smith
2017 World Champion of Public Speaking, Manoj Vasudevan
2019 World Champion of Public Speaking, Aaron Beverly