Once again, this years International Speech and Evaluation contest provided members and guests with a spectacular evening. This years event was organised by Toastmaster Julie Farrell and what an evening it was.
The event was attended by no fewer than 30 people and everyone was extremely impressed with the speakers and evaluations.
The night kicked off with an unusual but highly interactive A-Z story that involved everyone taking turns to continue a rather bazaar story about a group of aliens that visited the Toastmaster club.
This led us into the speech contest where we where glued to our seats as 4 speakers and 7 evaluators took part in trying to claim those coveted wins.
International Speech Contest
We had 4 entries to the speech contest this year with brilliant performances from all. In the end Tom Hostetler took top honours with his heartwarming speech sharing his story and pride of his son.
Results for the 2019 International Speech
- Tom Hostetler – 1st
- Tony Searby – 2nd
- Chris Boden – 3rd
Evaluation Contest
Next the audience was treated to a master class in speaking from our guest speaker, Eddie McGuire from Chiltern Speakers. He delivered an amazing, active, thought provoking speech about how our actions or words can sometimes cause offence and the importance of owning and recognising them.
We had 8 entries to the Evaluation contest but on the night, Tony Searby took top honours.
Results for the 2019 Evaluation Content
- Tony Searby – 1st
- Lorraine Hamilton – 2nd
- Vidhya Nadarajan – 3rd
Well done to everyone that took part and thank you to everyone that helped arrange the evening.
Overall, an educational, fun-filled and enjoyable evening.
Maidenhead Speakers Club 