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Bohemian Toastmasters Club Contest

April 20, 2008

The Spring Competition 2009 cycle got underway at Bohemian Toastmasters on Monday 20 April.
There were two categories:
  1. International Speech Contest. Contestants give a prepared speech of 5-7 minutes in length.
  2. Evaluation Contest where there is a Target Speech, which is evaluated by the contestants. Each contestant listens to the speech, and then has 5 minutes to prepare comments and notes.
The winners and placegetters were:
  • International Speech Contest Winner – Judi Challiner (speech title “You're so cruel”)
  • Evaluation Contest Winner – Anezka Novak
  • Evaluation Contest 2nd Place – Silvester van Koten

The number of entrants was lower than at the Fall Competition Cycle – it seems that our club members prefer humorous speeches and table topics (the categories in the Toastmasters Fall Competition cycle). However, the level of speeches was high, and the winning speech should prove to be a winner in the next stages of competition.

Both Judi Challiner and Anezka Novak will represent Bohemian Toastmasters at the Area Conference on April 25 where there will be competitors from the other four Toastmasters clubs in the Czech Republic.

The next stages of the Toastmasters International Competition cycle are:
  • Area D Conference in Prague on April 25
  • Division D Conference in Nuremburg, Germany on May 9
  • District 59 Conference in Düsseldorf, Germany on May 23–24

Check out the pictures from our contest.