Saturday, March 11th, two members of our club competed at the Division A speech contest. Bill Collier took first place in the Humorous Contest and will advance to the District Contest. Steve Burchett took third place in the International Contest. Congratulations Bill and Steve for your excellent performance!
Category: Contests
2022 Contest Rulebook
Click here to find the latest Toastmaster Contest Rulebook. Any member of the club is eligible to compete in the Evaluation Contest. To be eligible to compete in the International Speech Contest, a membermust: Have completed six (6) speech projects in the Competent Communication manualor earned certificates of completion in Levels 1 and 2 of … Continue reading 2022 Contest Rulebook
South County Toastmasters was well represented at the Area 4 Table Topics and International Speech Contests
By Kat Higashino The first virtual Area 4 speech contest was held on February 6, 2021. Jim Salih represented South County Toastmasters in Area 4 for both Table Topics® and the International Speech Contest. Additionally, his South County Toastmasters colleague, George Kiser, participated in the International Speech Contest. In their speeches, Jim Salih and George … Continue reading South County Toastmasters was well represented at the Area 4 Table Topics and International Speech Contests
Free Online International Convention
August 24 - 29, 2020 There are few details at this time.The big announcement is that it is going to be free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bGRfD_HNlg&feature=emb_logo You can find details at:https://www.toastmasters.org/events/2020-international-convention
Congratulations to International and Humorous Speech Contestants
Pictured above from left to right: Bill Collier (1st Place, Humorous Speech Contest); Jim Bubash (2nd Place, Humorous Speech Contest), Victor Mattison (2nd Place, International Speech Contest) The Area 4 International and Humorous Speech Contests were held on February 22, 2020 at Grand Glaize Library. Members of South County Toastmasters presented interesting and entertaining … Continue reading Congratulations to International and Humorous Speech Contestants
South County Toastmasters Well Represented at the Area 4 International and Humorous Speech Contests
Shown above from left to right: Bill Collier (1st Place, Humorous Speech Contest); Jim Bubash, currently a member of Jeffco Challengers and South County Toastmasters (2nd Place, Humorous Speech Contest); Charmin Gans, formerly a member of South County Toastmasters (1st Place International Speech Contest); Victor Mattison (2nd Place International Speech Contest) On February 22, 2020, … Continue reading South County Toastmasters Well Represented at the Area 4 International and Humorous Speech Contests
Upcoming International and Humorous Speech Contests – February 22, 2020
Victor Mattison and Bill Collier will be representing South County Toastmasters by competing in the Area 4 International and Humorous Speech contests. Details on time and place are shown below: Saturday, February 22, 2020 Grand Glaize Library 1010 Meramec Station Road Manchester, MO 63021 Meeting Room 2 Doors Open: 9:00 am Briefings: 9:30 am Contests:10:00 … Continue reading Upcoming International and Humorous Speech Contests – February 22, 2020
Humorous Speech Contest Winners
On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, South County Toastmasters hosted a Humorous Speech Contest. Club members were entertained by the stories shared by the contest participants. The winners are shown in the photo above from left to right: Bill Collier (First Place); Kathy Denton (Second Place); and Matt Clark (Third Place). Bill Collier will represent South … Continue reading Humorous Speech Contest Winners
International Speech Contest Winners – Club Level
On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, South County Toastmasters hosted an International Speech Contest. All participants presented well prepared speeches on a variety of topics. The winners of the contest are shown above from left to right: Victor Mattison (First Place); Kathy Denton (Second Place); and J.D. Perper (Third Place). Victor Mattison will represent South County … Continue reading International Speech Contest Winners – Club Level
Table Topics Marathon October 30th
On October 30th, South County Toastmasters conducted a Table Topics Marathon with a Halloween theme. J.D. Perper (aka Mad Scientist) led the marathon and was assisted by Debbie Young (aka Dr. Pain), Rob Van Winkle (aka Arrr Pirate) and Allie Puskarich (aka Princess). The members present voted for the best table topics after each session. … Continue reading Table Topics Marathon October 30th
Congratulations to Bill Collier
Congratulations to Bill Collier on his second place award in the Area 4 Evaluation Contest.
Speech and Evaluation Contest Awards
Wednesday, February 6th, South County Toastmasters hosted an International Speech and Evaluation Contest. All of the participants were well prepared and provided an interesting night of competition. Shown below are the participants: JD Perper (Speech Contest, 2nd Place); Kate Schafroth (Speech Contest, 1st Place); Bill Collier (Evaluation Contest, 1st Place); Adam Kutell (Evaluation Contest, 2nd … Continue reading Speech and Evaluation Contest Awards
Speech and Evaluation Contest Winners
Wednesday, February 6th, South County Toastmasters hosted an International Speech and Evaluation Contest. Kate Schafroth took first place in the International Speech Contest and Bill Collier took first place in the Evaluation Contest. Both will advance to Area Contest on Saturday, March 9.
Speech & Evaluation Contest Winners
Wednesday, February 28th, South County Toastmasters hosted an International Speech and Evaluation Contest. Susan McConnell took first place in the International Speech Contest and Max Kaiser took first place in the Evaluation Contest. Both will advance to Area Contest on Saturday, March 31st. Kathy Denton took second place in the International Speech Contest and Adam … Continue reading Speech & Evaluation Contest Winners
Tall Tales Contest
The South County Toastmasters enjoyed a night of great stories at our "Tall Tales Contest". These veteran toastmasters delighted the group with fun, creative stories. From left to right; Victor Mattison, Adam Kutell, Jim Bubash, Carl Hendrikson, Kathy Denton and Jim Salih were the contestants. Winning 1st place, Jim Bubash, 2nd place goes to Carl Hendrikson and 3rd Victor Mattison. Thanks to all who … Continue reading Tall Tales Contest
South County Toastmasters Win in the Area 04 Contest
Congratulations to George Kiser and Kathy Denton! George won first place in Humorous Speech and Kathy won second place in Table Topics at the recent Area 04 speech Contest. Well done!
Tall Tales Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the club's recent Tall Tales contest. Jim Bubash - 3rd place, Rich Puskarich - 2nd place, Carl Hendrickson - 1st place.
Division A Contest – April 22nd
Alan Kirby and Erin Gissel are contestants in the Division A Contest which is being held in Ste. Genevieve on April 22nd. The club has paid the club registration fee, so the event is free for all club members, but you need to let Tom Terrific know you are planning to attend if you haven't … Continue reading Division A Contest – April 22nd
Erin and Alan – Area 4 Winners
Congratulation to both Erin Gissel and Alan Kirby for taking first place at the Area 4 contests. Erin won in the Evaluation Contest and Alan won in the International Speech Contest. Both will move on to the Division Contest on April 22nd.
Congrats to Alan Kirby and Erin Gissel!
Join us in congratulating Alan Kirby on winning the International Speech contest and moving on to the area contest on the road to internationals in Ontario, Canada. Erin secured the win in the evaluation contest above two other very talented evaluators - Susan McConnell and Sera Jennings. Great job!
Fall 2016 Conference, South County Toastmasters weekend to shine.
It was South County's Weekend to shine at the 2016 District 8 Fall Conference. Two members (Adam Kutell and Robert VanWinkle) were awarded Distinguished Toastmaster awards, out of four in attendance. We won first place in both contests (Table Topics - Erin Gissel and Humorous - Rich Puskarich). We also were represented by Jim Bubash … Continue reading Fall 2016 Conference, South County Toastmasters weekend to shine.
District 8 Champions – Erin and Rich
Congratulations to Erin Gissel for winning the District 8 Tabletopics contest. Rich Puskarich also won the Humorous speech contest at District 8. We're proud of you both. Also in the pictures above are Kat Mokriakow - Program Quality Director and Lora Mather - District 8 Director (Note - you can find more pictures of the … Continue reading District 8 Champions – Erin and Rich
Congratulations to Erin and Rich
Erin Gissel and Rich Puskarich did it one more time by winning first place in the Division A Speech Contests. Erin won the First Place award in Table Topics. Rich won the First Place award in the Humorous Speech Contest. They now go on to the District Contests which will be held in Columbia Missouri … Continue reading Congratulations to Erin and Rich
Erin and Rich – First Place
Congratulations to Erin Gissel who won first place in the Area 4 Table Topics contest and Rich Puskarich who took first place in the Humorous Speech Contest. Both will be moving on to the Division A Contest. The details are below. Saturday, October 22, 2016 Doors Open: 10:00 a.m. Briefings: 10:30 a.m. Contests: … Continue reading Erin and Rich – First Place
Contest Winners – Humorous – Table Topics
Congratulations to our latest speech contest winners. Try and support them at the Area Contest - Sept. 17 - 10 a.m. - Grants View Library. Table Topics 1st - Erin Gissel 2nd Carl Hendrickson Humorous Speech Contest 1st - Rich Puskarich 2nd - Carl Hendrickson 3rd - Adam Kutell
Contest Forms
Each contest that we have in the club has a number of forms that need to be printed ahead of time. Here is a summation of each contest and the forms needed. Humorous Contest 2016-2017 Rulebook - 1 (email ahead of time to contestants) Download Humorous Kit from TI Eligibility and Originality Form - 1 per … Continue reading Contest Forms
Area 4 Contest – Sept. 17th
The Area 4 Contest date/location/time has changed due to conflicts within some of the Clubs. St. Louis Grant's View County Library 9700 Musick Road (corner of Gravois & Musick) Saturday 17 September 2016 9:30AM Contestant & Functionary Instructions 10:00AM Contest As I … Continue reading Area 4 Contest – Sept. 17th
Area 4 Director and Contest Information
I wanted to introduce myself to you as your new Area 4 Director. This seems to be a yearly ritual within Toastmasters to congratulate the outgoing officers and welcome in the new ones with somewhat bated breath. I hope to put you at ease. To give you some background, I have been a Toastmaster since … Continue reading Area 4 Director and Contest Information
Chief Judge Duties
Here's a summation of the Chief Judge duties taken from the Contest Manual. Before the contest, voting judges, counters, and timers are briefed on their duties by the chief judge. Before the contest, the chief judge selects a member to act as tiebreaking judge. The identity of the tiebreaking judge is secret, and known only … Continue reading Chief Judge Duties
Congratulations to Adam and Erin
Congratulation to Adam on taking 2nd place in the Evaluation Contest and Erin taking 1st place in the International Speech Contest. Both will be competing at the Division Level. The Division contest details are below. Division A Saturday, April 2, 2016 Briefings: 1:00 pm Contests: 1:30 pm Jefferson County Library – Arnold Branch 1701 Missouri … Continue reading Congratulations to Adam and Erin
Speech and Evaluation Contest Winners
Pictured above from left to right are Brian Ettling, Matt Ramshaw, George Kiser, Erin Gissel and Adam Kutell. Congratulations to all of our contest winners for both the Evaluation Contest and International Speech Contest held on Feb. 24, 2016. In the Evaluation Contest, Adam Kutell took first place and Brian Ettling took second place. … Continue reading Speech and Evaluation Contest Winners
Area Speech Contest – March 3, 2016
International Speech and Evaluation Contests Briefings: 6:00 pm Contests: 6:30 pm Grant's View Branch - St. Louis County Library (Brand New Library) 9700 Musick Road, St. Louis, MO 63123-3935 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information from the Area Director is below. Get ready for our exciting new contest! We will be having our International and Evaluation Contests. The area … Continue reading Area Speech Contest – March 3, 2016
September 2, 2015 Speech Contests
From Left to right: Erin Gissel 2nd place in the International Table Topics Club Contest Vamsi Jammalamadaka 1st place in the International Humorous Speech Club Contest Rob VanWinkle 1st place in the International Table Topics Club Contest Adam Kutell 2nd place in the International Humorous Speech Club Contest
Area 4 Contest – September 26
Humorous and Tabletopics Contest Saturday, September 26, 2015 Briefings: 9:15 a.m. Contest: 9:45 a.m. St. Louis County Library Cliff Cave Branch 5430 Telegraph Rd. St. Louis, MO 63129 For the Area 4 Contest, we will need the following roles filled: Contest Chair Chief Judge Voting Judges Tie Breaking Judge Timers Counters Sergeant At Arms A … Continue reading Area 4 Contest – September 26
2015 – Speech & Evaluation Contest Award Winners
Congratulations to the South County Toastmasters 2015 Speech Contest Winners. From left to right: Vamsi Jammalamadaka - Second place in Speech Contest, Shreya Gopal – First place in the Speech Contest, Erin Gissel – First place in the Evaluation Contest, Jim Bubash - Second place in Evaluation contest. The winners will represent the club at … Continue reading 2015 – Speech & Evaluation Contest Award Winners
2 Ears + 2 Hours = Unlimited Fun
Friends, St Louisans, Countrymen, please lend us your ears for two hours and we will repay you with the time of your life. South County Toastmasters is conducting the club level International Speech and Evaluation Contest next Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The contest would be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the MetLife Building, … Continue reading 2 Ears + 2 Hours = Unlimited Fun
Area 4 International Speech and Evaluation Contest
Saturday, March 28, 2015, 9AM to Noon Cliff Cave Branch, St. Louis County Library 5430 Telegraph Rd., St. Louis, MO 63129-3556 Library Website: http://www.slcl.org/content/cliff-cave-branch Directions are available via the Library Website Please contact Rob Van Winkle at: email: sleepy5vws@att.net phone: 314-416-7215
Vamsi – Second Place at District 8
Congratulations goes to Vamsi Jammalamadaka for his second place trophy at the District 8 Humorous Speech Contest. Vamsi has only belonged to the club for approximately 18 months and already is a truly great speaker. We look for more great things from Vamsi in the future.
District 8 Conference – Support Vamsi
Here's a note from Adam K about the District conference. Vamsi will be speaking Saturday night at 7:15 pm All members, As I announced at the meeting earlier this week, the District 8 Fall Conference is Friday evening Nov 14 and most of the day on the 15th. Our club has paid for our admission … Continue reading District 8 Conference – Support Vamsi
Congratulations to the Winner of the Division A Humorous Speech Contest
Congratulations to the winner of the Division A Humorous Speech Contest, our own Vamsi Jammalamadaka. His speech about the fear of being called on at Table Topics rang true for all of us and had us all laughing out loud. He will next present his speech at the District 8 Fall Conference to be held … Continue reading Congratulations to the Winner of the Division A Humorous Speech Contest
Ginny and Vamsi – Award Winners
Congratulation to Ginny Foster for winning the Area 4 Tabletopics contest and Vamsi Jammalamadaka for winning the Area 4 Humorous Speech Contest.
Congratulations to our Humorous and Table Topics Speech Contest Winners
Great night with some inspiring speeches. Humorous Speech Contest Winners: 1st Place: Vamsi Jammalamadaka 2nd Place: Carl Hendrickson Table Topics Contest Winners: 1st Place: Ginny Foster 2nd Place: Shreya Gopal 3rd Place: Carl Hendrickson
Shreya – 2nd Place Area 13 Speech Contest
Congratulations to Shreya for the 2nd place finish at the Area 13 speech contest. Sudi also participated as the pattern speaker and did a great job as usual.
2014 – Speech Contest Award Winners
Congratulations to the South County Toastmasters 2014 Speech Contest Winners. From left to right: Erin Gissel - first place in the Evaluation Contest, Alan Kirby - first place in the Speech Contest, Carl Hendrickson - 2nd place in both the Evaluation and Speech Contest. Erin and Alan will go on to represent the club at the … Continue reading 2014 – Speech Contest Award Winners
International Speech Contest Materials
To Do Ahead of Time Get members to signup for contests Get a "Pattern Speaker" for the Evaluation contest. Read the current TI Contest Rule Book. Fill positions for chief judge, 2 timers, 2 sgt at arms, tie-breaker judge, 2 vote counters. Email forms to contestants ahead of time - bio and eligibility. Order trophies/Talk … Continue reading International Speech Contest Materials
Division A Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest –
Fellow Toastmasters, The news just in! You all might be curious about what happened at the Division A - Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest! It will come as no surprise that contestants from SCTM fared very well and placed at the contest. Erin Gissel placed 3rd at the Table Topics Contest with style and … Continue reading Division A Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest –
Area 4 Contest, Saturday October 5th
Fellow Toastmasters We had a fantastic time today at the Area 4 contest and I am sure you all can't wait to find out the results! Our representatives Erin Gissel and Matt Ramshaw did great! Erin placed second in the Table Topics Contest! Matt Ramshaw placed second in the Humorous Speech Contest!
District 8 Inspirational Story Telling Event
South County Toastmasters were well represented at the District 8 Inspirational Story Telling Event yesterday evening! Shreya Gopal and Gina Willard were among the 10 story tellers who displayed their story telling skills. It was a great event with spectacular talent from around District 8. From the other story tellers we made notes on various … Continue reading District 8 Inspirational Story Telling Event
Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest!
South County Toastmasters had a spectacular Table Topics Contest and a rib tickling Humorous Speech Contest tonight. Thank you Sudarshan Gopinath for hosting it so well. Here are the winners! Table Topics Contest: 1st Place - Erin Gissel, 2nd Place - Shreya Gopal, 3rd Place - Alan Kirby Humorous Speech Contest: 1st Place - Matt … Continue reading Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contest!
Tall Tales Contest !
South County Toastmasters hosted a fun Tall Tales Contest on July 24th. The contest was expertly planned and organized by Matt Ramshaw - the Contest Master. It was an evening was filled with a variety of tall tales. The contestants entertained everyone with strange, wild, humorous, and creative tales! And the winners are........... First Place … Continue reading Tall Tales Contest !
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