You’re Invited to the Hunterdon Speak Easy Club Contest

Conference Chair June Kellogg

We are ramping up for our club speaking contest, August 28, 2017 at the auditorium at Hunterdon Medical Center, 7:30 – 9 pm.  All are welcome.

Two categories are Tall Tales and Table Topics.

This is a great opportunity to throwdown in the “speaking gauntlet” and participate or volunteer in the contest for leadership requirements.

Please RSVP to June Kellogg at jkfroghouse@gmail.com.

 

Why Hold a Club Contest?

Joe Plahutnik introduces John Connors at a Freehold Phraser’s speech contest.

For most people, the seasons are Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring. For Toastmasters, the seasons are Officer Training, Contest Season, Officer Training, and Contest Season. For Fall 2017, District 83 is holding two contests: Tall Tales and Table Topics. Club contests are traditionally run in August. Winners move on to Area contests in September and Division contests in October, eventually culminating in the District contest at our Fall Conference on November 18.

But why hold a club contest at all? Here are four great reasons:

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