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Twice a year, Toastmasters turn their thoughts to contests. In September each club stages a Humorous Speech Contest and a Table Topics Contest with the club winners going on to compete in Area, Division and District competitions. The organization required for these competitions can be quite daunting to newer members but it’s very important that [...]

So last week I gave my Toastmasters speech on the subject of speech evaluation (there’s a good way to put your evaluator on the spot!). As usual I ran over time – I’m yet to completely compensate for the way the speech expands in length from my practising at home to when I give it [...]