Area A4 International Speech and Evaluation Contests
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The results of the 2017 Spring Club Contest are in…..
Last night was contest night! It was an exciting evening with a full house and 6 speech contestants as well as 4 evaluation contestants. And then, after careful deliberation, the judges spoke. and the results are… International Speech Contest Damien Shelley Lyly Evaluation Contest Shelley Hemanth CONGRATULATIONS!!! The 1st and 2nd prize winners in both competitions […]
The Club Fall Contest is approaching! Will you go to Madrid?
At the end of September – on Thursday 29, to be precise – our Fall club contest will once again take place. All members can be a contestant in either the Humorous Speech contest, and/or the Table Topics contest. Or, help organize in a variety of roles. The winner will go on to the area […]
Area Contest down! Next up, 2015 Division A District 59 Contest!
We are happy to announce the winners of the Area 4 Contest Oct 17th, 2015 below! Humorous Speech – English: 1st Place: Mark Finneran 2nd Place: Carol Bausor 3rd Place: Shelley Mullon Table Topics – English: 1st Place: Carol Bausor 2nd Place: Shelley Mullon 3rd Place: Juliet Meere Humorous Speech – French: 1st Place: […]
Area 4 Humorous Speech & Table Topics FALL CONTEST
Area 4 Humorous Speech & Table Topics FALL CONTEST Paris, on 17 October 2015, at 1 PM We at La Défense Toastmasters are pleased to invite you to this Fall’s Humorous Speech & Table Topics contests for Area 4. It will be an exciting and entertaining afternoon. Some of the best of the area’s many outstanding speaker […]
Get Inspired: Dananjaya Hettiarachchi – Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking 2014
What better to improve your public speaking than by observing those who already excel in it? Our ‘Get Inspired’ series will look at different people who have delivered incredible speeches and see what made them engage with the audience. In the first of this series is Dananjaya Hettiarachchi from Sri Lanka who won the 2014 […]
Toastmasters Area Humour Contest: Kayee Wins 2nd Place
La Defense Toastmasters Club sent three participants to the Area Contest on October 18 and we are immensely proud that one of our participants came in the top three for the Humour Speech! Kayee will go on to represent the club at the District Conference on 15th November. We caught up with our winner Kayee […]
Sign Up to our First Club Contest
We’re excited to run our very first club contest on October 16th and we’re looking for candidates! Whether you have a competitive spirit or you want to challenge yourself, you can’t afford to miss this fun opportunity to take your public speaking skills to the next level. Humourous Speech Contest Muscle up your funny bone! […]
Why Public Speaking Should Be in Your To-Do List for 2014
Go to the gym more. Spend more time with the kids. Eat more healthily. Quit smoking. Get a (new) job. How many times have you seen these on people’s lists of New Year resolutions? With the start of the New Year, we’re looking for ways to improve ourselves and this is why you should seriously […]
Three Essential Techniques Every Beginner Needs to Master Public Speaking
Since joining toastmasters, I have learned a lot but here’s my first list of three basic areas on public speaking that I think will benefit every beginner: 1. Breathing When you’re cast into the spotlight, especially for the first time, have you ever experience one of these? Dry mouth Sweaty palms Shaky hands Jittery knees […]