Dear All,
Just came back from the Division C contest and I should say it was a fun-filled night. With 24 clubs in contention representing more than 500 members, I would say our club had a very high % of participation. That is always a good news.
For the evaluation contest, our own Ute kindly stepped forward to be the test speaker and of course it goes without saying, as for any of Ute's speeches, that all the attendees were in for a treat. She gave the speech on " It is not what but how you eat matters!" and all the evaluation contestants appreciated the speech and provided some valuable positive feedback. Thanks to Ute for stepping forward.....
Coming to the humorous speeches, yes, we were really laughing and rolling on our backs literally. All the speeches were of very high quality loaded with laughter. In my opinion, they were all pretty good and our own Sonia was placed top 6 of the 500. It is a tremendous achievement, in my opinion, for Sonia considering the fact that she was with toastmasters for a little over 6 months and, moreover, this was her first ever contest. Congratulations to Sonia for bravely stepping forward and yes, she cleared at least 2 hurdles, the club and the area hurdles during the process. To put in perspective of her achievements- many, myself included :), haven't gone past the area level even after a few attempts - that itself speaks a lot! Sonia clearly matured as a speaker where her speeches embody vocal variety, body language, stage presence etc etc, the very hard things that take time to develop, and Sonia does seem to do it effortlessly now. That is quite an achievement in such a short span with Toastmasters. Sonia, now you know where to set your sight at? Division and District :) You may hear more from Sonia about her experience.
Congratulations again to Sonia and thanks to Ute.
My personal thoughts: contests are fun, you learn a lot, you progress faster by taking much bigger steps than the normal process and you meet and interact with people from different clubs......
This is my new mantra : Never ever miss a chance to participate in a contest, You never know where it might lead to?
Chandra
Just came back from the Division C contest and I should say it was a fun-filled night. With 24 clubs in contention representing more than 500 members, I would say our club had a very high % of participation. That is always a good news.
For the evaluation contest, our own Ute kindly stepped forward to be the test speaker and of course it goes without saying, as for any of Ute's speeches, that all the attendees were in for a treat. She gave the speech on " It is not what but how you eat matters!" and all the evaluation contestants appreciated the speech and provided some valuable positive feedback. Thanks to Ute for stepping forward.....
Coming to the humorous speeches, yes, we were really laughing and rolling on our backs literally. All the speeches were of very high quality loaded with laughter. In my opinion, they were all pretty good and our own Sonia was placed top 6 of the 500. It is a tremendous achievement, in my opinion, for Sonia considering the fact that she was with toastmasters for a little over 6 months and, moreover, this was her first ever contest. Congratulations to Sonia for bravely stepping forward and yes, she cleared at least 2 hurdles, the club and the area hurdles during the process. To put in perspective of her achievements- many, myself included :), haven't gone past the area level even after a few attempts - that itself speaks a lot! Sonia clearly matured as a speaker where her speeches embody vocal variety, body language, stage presence etc etc, the very hard things that take time to develop, and Sonia does seem to do it effortlessly now. That is quite an achievement in such a short span with Toastmasters. Sonia, now you know where to set your sight at? Division and District :) You may hear more from Sonia about her experience.
Congratulations again to Sonia and thanks to Ute.
My personal thoughts: contests are fun, you learn a lot, you progress faster by taking much bigger steps than the normal process and you meet and interact with people from different clubs......
This is my new mantra : Never ever miss a chance to participate in a contest, You never know where it might lead to?
Chandra
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