Speech Contest Information and Purpose
- To provide an opportunity for speakers to improve their speaking abilities and to recognize the best as encouragement to all.
- To provide an opportunity to learn by observing the more proficient speakers who have benefited from their Toastmasters training.
Each Toastmaster club has their own contest or selection process to choose a representative from the club. Winners advance through the organizational structure of clubs in four steps of a tournament (Club – Area – Division – District).
The Fall Speech Contests District Finals are held at the District 6 Fall Conference. Winners from the District’s ten Divisions will compete in two different contests and an individual may compete in both:
HUMOROUS SPEECH (5 to 7 minutes) – To recognize the value of humor in speaking.
EVALUATION CONTEST(2 to 3 minutes) – To encourage development of evaluation skills.
– At the beginning of the contest a five to seven minute test speech will be presented. Each contestant delivers an evaluation of the same speech.
Information on conducting contests in general is available on our Speech Contests – District 6 page.
See the Fall Conference 2012 home page for additional information about this convention.
Photos from many of the Division Contests have been posted on Facebook. Link to District 6 Facebook site!
List of Contestant results by Division will be added below once the Fall Division Contests occur.
Evaluation Contest
| Division | Contestant |
| Central | 1st Place – Jay Loufek 2nd Place – Sarah Bateman 3rd Place – Ruth Lunde |
| Eastern | 1st Place – Ravi Rai 2nd Place – Bob Boyce 3rd Place – Gretchen Coons |
| Frontier | 1st Place – Emily Peters 2nd Place – Alanna Kennedy 3rd Place – Judi Holloway |
| International | 1st Place – Deanna Ford 2nd Place – Herb Mortenson 3rd Place – Randine LePage |
| Metro | 1st Place – Cindy Dainsberg 2nd Place – Nancy Heck 3rd Place – Char Coal |
| Northern | 1st Place – Brian Rice 2nd Place – Medard Kaisershot 3rd Place – Judy Twisk |
| Prairie | 1st Place – Curt Whisler 2nd Place – Sunshine Sinarath 3rd Place – Helen Grothe |
| Rivers | 1st Place – Julianne Savage 2nd Place – Jane Polluck 3rd Place – Peter Benedict |
| Southern | 1st Place – Clint Calvert 2nd Place – Cynthia O’Brien 3rd Place – Robert Padzieski |
| Western | 1st Place – Steve Clifton 2nd Place – David Deutsch 3rd Place – Christopher Pryce |
Humorous Speech Contest
| Division | Contestant |
| Central | 1st Place – Deanna Reiter 2nd Place – Shikha Goodwin 3rd Place – Srinidhi Rao |
| Eastern | 1st Place – Ravi Rai 2nd Place – Mark Kvidera 3rd Place – Michael Teffera |
| Frontier | 1st Place – Steve Schreen 2nd Place – Teri Heyer 3rd Place – John Marzitelli |
| International | 1st Place – Shane Robertson 2nd Place – Deanna Ford |
| Metro | 1st Place – Conor Hesch 2nd Place – Kevin Miller 3rd Place – Raul Rojas |
| Northern | 1st Place – Patrice Pariseau 2nd Place – Kelly Huseby 3rd Place – William Clark |
| Prairie | 1st Place – Scott Voss 2nd Place – Cindy O’Leary 3rd Place – Char Hopela |
| Rivers | 1st Place – Eric Schurr 2nd Place – Lynnda Nelson 3rd Place – Richard George |
| Southern | 1st Place – Penny Kinney 2nd Place – Amit Ghosh 3rd Place – Carolyn Christopherson |
| Western | 1st Place – Jason Armstrong 2nd Place – Norm Nystrom 3rd Place – Christopher Rack |