District 106 Toastmasters Contests 2024-2025
We are excited to announce the upcoming speech contests for the 2024-2025 Toastmasters year. These contests provide a fantastic opportunity for members to showcase their speaking skills, creativity, and humor. Whether you are a seasoned competitor or a first-time participant, we encourage you to take part in these thrilling events!
Fall Contest: Exciting New Addition: Online Speech Contest for 2024-2025!
The Division Online Contests will be held in October 2024
We are thrilled to announce the introduction of the Online Speech Contest for the 2024-2025 Toastmasters program year! This new contest format allows members to compete from physically distant locations using their own equipment, ensuring everyone can participate in real-time, live online contests.
The Online Speech Contest joins our existing contest options, including Evaluation, Humorous, Table Topics, and Tall Tales. This addition provides greater flexibility and accessibility, allowing more members to showcase their speaking talents regardless of their location.
For detailed rules and guidelines, please visit the Toastmasters International Online Speech Contests page and refer to the 2024-2025 Speech Contest Rulebook.
Eligibility: All members in good standing are welcome to participate.
Spring Contests: Tall Tales and International Speech Contest
Tall Tales Contest:
Unleash your imagination! The Tall Tales Contest is where creativity meets exaggeration. Contestants will weave wildly exaggerated and fantastical stories that enthrall and entertain. This contest is perfect for those who love storytelling and wish to captivate an audience with their inventive tales.
International Speech Contest:
The pinnacle of public speaking excellence, the International Speech Contest is a prestigious event where participants deliver speeches that can inspire and impact audiences globally. This contest is a journey that begins at the club level and culminates at the Toastmasters International Convention, offering the chance to become the World Champion of Public Speaking.
Eligibility: All members in good standing for both contests. For the International Speech Contest, participants must have completed six speech projects in the Competent Communication manual or have earned certificates of completion in Levels 1 and 2 of any Pathways path.
How to Participate
- Check Eligibility: Ensure you meet the eligibility criteria for the contest you wish to enter.
- Register: Contact your club’s contest chair to express your interest and sign up.
- Prepare: Work with your mentor or club members to prepare and polish your speech.
- Compete: Participate in your club contest. Winners will advance to the Area, Division, and finally, the District level.
Join Us!
Contests are an exciting part of the Toastmasters experience, providing opportunities for growth, recognition, and a lot of fun. We look forward to seeing your unique voice and talent shine on stage. Mark your calendars and start preparing for an unforgettable journey!
Good luck to all participants!
Speech Contest Toolkit
The resources below will help you conduct the speech contests in your club, area, or division.
Note: Speech Contest Kits are pulled directly from Toastmasters International.
| International Contest | Contains all the forms needed for the International contest |
| Humorous Contest | Contains all the forms needed for a Humorous contest |
| Table Topics Contest |
Contains all the forms needed for a Table Topics contest |
| Evaluation Speech Contest | Contains all the forms needed for an Evaluation contest |
| Tall Tales Speech Contest | Contains all the forms needed for the Tall Tales contest |
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The source of rules and information for speech contests. Most answers will come from this clearly written document. |
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| Speech Contest Eligibility Checker | For area, division, and district contests. Use this online tool to determine if a member is eligible to compete or serve as a judge. |
Fall 2024 |
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| Fall Contest Script for the Online Contest | Script for the Fall Speech Contest intended to help the contest Toastmaster in briefings and during the contest. The Toastmaster and Contest Chair should become very familiar with this script since it covers the contest flow. This script must be used for the Fall Speech Contest. |
| Fall Chief Judge Briefing for Online Contests | Script for the Chief Judge’s briefings at the speech contest. This script must be used to brief contest officials. |
Spring 2025 |
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| Script for the Spring Speech Contest intended to help the contest Toastmaster in briefings and during the contest. The Toastmaster and Contest Chair should become very familiar with this script since it covers the contest flow. This script must be used for the Spring Speech Contest. | |
| Spring Chief Judge Briefing for Table Topics & International Speech Contests | Script for the Chief Judge’s briefings at the speech contest. This script must be used to brief contest officials. |
| Contest Flyer Example for Club/Area/Division | An example of a contest flyer |
| Speech Contest Program | An example of an agenda/program for your contest |
| Contest Sign Template | A sign to help guests find the contest area/room |
| Contest Registration Form | A simple, customizable registration sheet |
| Certificate of Appreciation Template | A simple certificate to recognize and thank volunteers (PowerPoint slide) |
| Speech Contest Staffing Worksheet | Helpful worksheet to use when filling roles for a contest |
| Speech Contest FAQ | A useful FAQ to consult for speech contests |
Who Can I Ask for Help Regarding Speech Contests?
For any questions related to speech contests, ask your Area Director, Division Director and Program Quality Director.
What’s Important When Running a Speech Contest?
Speech contests should be run in a fair, professional, and consistent manner. Similar to sporting events, elections, and other competitions, speech contests demand attention to the rules and procedure. The rules and procedures involved with running a speech contest should not vary between contests. Consistency and compliance with the rules and procedures are more important than creativity. In professional sporting events, we (as fans) expect uniformity and consistency when it comes to officiating and the overall execution of the event. Contestants and guests expect the same from Toastmasters speech contests.