Online speech contests require adapting what we already know into processes and procedures more suited to a virtual environment. Whether you are a Contest Chair, Club Officer, an Area or Division Director looking for guidance, these resources are supplied to help you plan and hold a contest at any level.
They 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. Winners continue competing through the area, division, district, and even international levels.
Each year, more than 30,000 Toastmasters compete in one or more of the following contests:
Contestants observe a five-to seven-minute test speech and then present a two-to three-minute evaluation of the test speech. Evaluation Contest Kit (Item 1169E)
An impromptu speech, all contestants are assigned the same topic, told to them when they are introduced by the contest chair. Table Topics Contest Kit (Item 1169H)
Contestants present a speech on a topic that is highly-exaggerated and improbable in theme or plot. Tall Tales Contest Kit (Item 1169TT)
