Congratulations!

Division C contest winners...

Our own Geraldine was a worthy second in the Evaluation Contest last night, March 22nd 2007.  The winner was Peter from Area 29 and in third place Stephanie from Area 52.  Peter will go on to compete at the District 60 conference in April. 

Geraldine gave a very effective evaluation using the imagery of a picture to illustrate her points.  For instance she congratulated the speaker on having a "hook" to draw in the audience, as a picture needs a hook to hang on so does a speech need a hook to hang our interest on.  Congratulations Geraldine we are very proud of you. 

The International Speech contest winner was Phil from Area 49.  His speech title was "It's all in how you see it".  The speech was inspirational and centered on the value of viewing our everyday life happenings from a positive perspective.  

A close second was Terri from Area 21.  We had been privileged to hear her speech "It's a possibility" at our Evaluation contest where Terri was our "target" speaker.   To see and hear how a speech grows from the early stages to the District level as Terri's did was a great learning experience.  It’s encouraging to experience improvement first hand. 

In third place was David from Area 29 with his speech "You'll never walk again!" about how he made himself walk again despite being told he would never do so.

If you have never attended a contest at the Division or District level I'd highly recommend it to you.  It’s a great learning experience.  Wonderful entertainment and the company is top notch - well what do you expect from fellow toastmasters!