Category Archives for Contests

Division & Area Contest Schedule

Club: January 1, 2021 through January 31, 2021Area: February 1, 2021 through February 28, 2021Division: March 1, 2021 through March 31, 2021District: TBDIn accordance with Toastmasters International guidelines, the best practices for online contests, and the rules [Speech contest rule book 2020-2021, Page 8, 3.Selection Sequence, B], the District 53 senior team has decided that […]

Speech Contest Webinars

Online Speech Contest Training for Judges & Functionaries

District 53 Toastmasters lead a training to assist speech contestants to better prepare for a virtual environment.

Online Speech Contest Training for Contestants

District 53 Toastmasters lead a training to assist speech contestants to better prepare for a virtual environment.

Division Contest Schedule

District 53 International Speech & Evaluation Contests – Saturday, May 30 Online Contest Training WebinarsOrientation to Contests for ContestantsView the RecordingContest Orientation for Judges & FunctionariesView the Recording Online Division Contest Schedule Division Day, Date Contest   Division A March 7 International Speech Contest   March 7 Evaluation Contest   Division B April 18 International […]

Schedule Online Division Contest

Please review the Division and Area Contest Schedule for conflicts before scheduling your contest.

Schedule Online Area Contest

Please review the Division and Area Contest Schedule for conflicts before scheduling your contest.

How to Run a Division or Area Contest

This webinar is designed for the district’s area and division directors. It will cover the details and the timelines for the area/division contests, functionaries’ roles and eligibility requirements, important contest rules, available resources, and answers to questions from the team.

How to Be a Judge at a Toastmasters Speech Contest

In this webinar, you will learn how to effectively judge a Toastmasters speech contest, review the ballots for the International and Evaluation speech contests, learn how judging a contest speech is different than evaluating a speech, and have your questions answered.

How to Conduct a Club Speech Contest

In this webinar, you will learn the procedures for running a quality speech contest, the participants who make it possible, contest rules you should be aware of, the resources that will make it easy, and get the answers to the questions you have.