Speech Derby

Teens contest:

Duration allowed	4 to 6 minutes
Eligibility	Below 18 years of age

The speakers in this contest are less than 18 years of age and will be presenting a speech similar to Project 1: The Ice Breaker, in the Competent Communication Manual, whose objective is to begin speaking before an audience and to discover speaking skills you already have. For details about rules see General Rules and Procedures.
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Young adults contest:

Duration allowed	4 to 6 minutes
Eligibility	Post-Secondary student

This contest is open to college students who are not
yet Toastmasters and will be presenting a speech similar to Project 1: The Ice Breaker, in the Competent Communication Manual, whose objective is to begin speaking before an audience and to discover speaking skills you already have. For details about rules see General Rules and Procedures.
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Tall Tales with vocal variety contest:

Duration allowed	3 to 5 minutes
Eligibility	Below 18 years of age

Contestants are required to tell a story of highly exaggerated and improbable nature and have a theme and a plot while using vocal variety smoothly and naturally. It is advisable to study the objectives of Project 6: Vocal Variety, in the Competent Communication manual. Props may be employed. For details about rules see General Rules and Procedures.
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Body language contest

Duration allowed	5 to 7 minutes
Eligibility	Open to All

The contestants shall effectively, smoothly and naturally use stance, movement, gestures, facial expression and eye contact to express his or her message. It is advisable to study project 5: Body Language in the competent Communication Manual. For details about rules see General Rules and Procedures.

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for Speaker, judge, ballot counter, timer or Sergeant at Arms or click here to contact the contest chair

    
Humorous speech contest

Duration allowed	5 to 7 minutes
Eligibility	Open to All

The contestant shall aim to entertain the audience and effectively use body language and voice to enhance the story. The speech must be thematic in nature. For details about rules see General Rules and Procedures.
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Table topics contest:

Duration allowed	1 to 2 minutes
Eligibility	Open to all

All contestants shall receive the same topic, availed by the contest chair during the contest. The topic shall be of a general nature, of reasonable length, shall not require a detailed knowledge, and shall lead to an opinion or conclusion. Contestants will receive no advance knowledge of the topic until the moment they are introduced by the contest chair. When the contest begins, all contestants except the first shall leave the room. This contest is open to all Toastmasters and the contestant selection shall be random from the audience. For details about rules see General Rules and Procedures.
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Best of Toastmasters 2015 Programme

SPEECH DERBY PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
TIME	EVENT	ACTIVITY/ NARRATION
8:30	Registration opens	Registration
9:30	Call Speech Fair to Order	Call meeting to order kick start session
9:35	Welcome address by CEO	Expectation for the day
9:44	House keeping	Housekeeping
9:50	Transition to Contest	Recognise International TM Clubs present
9:55	Teens Speakers Contest	Highlighted Speech
11:26	Contest Transition	About Toastmasters (Vision, History, Clubs)
11:30	Young Adults Speakers Contest	Highlighted Speech
13:01	Lunch break	Break
14:00	Tall Tale with Vocal Variety Contest	Highlighted Speech
15:31	Contest Transition	TM Tip Session on Leadership & CL Manual
15:40	Body Language Contest	Highlighted Speech
17:11	Contest Transition	Ah Counter Special Event
17:15	Humorous Speech Contest	Highlighted Speech
18:16	Break	Break for Dinner Preparation
DINNER PROGRAMME
19:00	Registration
19:15	Table Topics Contest 30 minutes
19:45	Dinner served
20:05	Award ceremony for day time contests and any other annual awards
20:20	Keynote speaker speech
20:35	Chairman 2015 Speech Fair & Dinner
20:40	CEO Vote of Thanks
20:45	Dance

Table Topics Contest 2015

15^th of April 2015 will forever remain in infamy! Not because it chose to fall just after a long Easter weekend. No. Absolutely not. That motivated me to strictly implement my doctor’s instructions to reduce on consumption of animal products and therefore chapo-dunga na madondo has been my nourishment of choice.

My beef is with a speech contest turned nightmare. What do you do when an adult African male, a.k.a +Joseph Kimondo starts a conversation about money on such a date? I don’t know about you but as for me I stopped thinking and drifted to dreaming about what I could do with sh35bn. Though not quite familiar what a billion is, it did momentarily occur to me that it can buy me a gun to shoot such mockers in the mouth.

But I did well. All the Toastmasters I have consulted insist that had the question and the Judges guide/ballot been relevant to my presentation, I would have won.

HUMOROUS SPEECH CONTEST 2014

One of the things that make me a Toastmasters junkie is the numerous interesting people I meet there. This year’s humorous speech contest, hosted by Smart Speak Toastmasters club of  Nairobi - Kenya, was no different. I met many interesting people including the following

Bandage Head: He wears a bandage round his head to stop his intelligence from escaping. But it did not seem to be working since the IQ meter installed at the Goan Gymkhana hall would shoot up 10 scales when he entered the hall and fall 10 notches when he left.

Smart Alley: There is also this interesting fellow, I believe his name was Smart Alley who treats his car tires to fresh air every Sunday by removing the used air then inflating the tires afresh.

Colourvision: He cannot find a colour TV to buy because all the shops he has been to stock black ones, but he wants a green one. Any help to aid Colourvision find a colour Telly would be highly appreciated.

Kairerani: I had too the good fortune of meeting Kairerani the violin player and Karaoke Dj. Kairerani can bring eyes to your tears as the 12 year old poet found out.

The poet: 12 years old, as stated above, wrote a ‘persuade with poem’ letter to Kairerani that is available for download after sending a sh310 seed to +Job Mogire.

Leyong:  Oh! you should meet him some day. Leyong is 3 years old, single and not married or divorced before. He is still breastfeeding and therefore not sexually active.

Bunty: Accompanied +Komal Shah of Smart Speak Toastmasters Bunty Patel, risking his bread and butter, was there too but without his wife Babli. However we got to meet more of Babli through Bunty’s banter than we did Bunty himself. In fact I couldn't but wonder what would happen if Babli was to bump in to find Bunty bubbling on about Bablis battering ways.

The boys: Lovely lads! While others would device devious ways of snatching bicycles from their more affluent neighbors these were content to bet each other which one of the rich kids would fall off their bikes and how hard.

The Mud Man: Altitude sickness effects people in different ways. The milkman after leaving the city for the allure of a quick shilling in the highlands confidently tells his bosses that he knows the place. He knows it is muddy. Later he notices that the mud along his foot path was drying as fast as   he was making money. The Watchman: The Watchman at OFFICE OF THE CHIEF – RUTHIMITU (introduce to me by +Phillip Muhia) is such an inspiration with his shinny boots, trench coat and a World War II maroon beret. Many a boy want to be like him when they grow up.  Pastor Kanyari: was there reloaded and primed. The seed planters not only sowed, but were ready water the seed until  it matured

MBA generation: After his MBA thesis was approved nine months after valentine, he not only went on to learn critical thinking, resource and management skills, but was on hand to teach us vital communication skills. Accompanied +Harry Karanja of Early Birds

Table Topics Contest 2013

Wednesday 8^th of May Nairobi Toastmasters Club pulled off a first. They successfully hosted the first ever Table Topics contest in Kenya. The speakers were brilliant, witty and confident. The president was hilarious and the contest chair/toastmaster fantastic. The VPE Nairobi Toastmasters club had promised us a thrilling and fun event but we got a bomb.

As each of the twelve participants responded to the question:

 “Dishonesty or telling a lie is considered unacceptable. Some people however believe that telling a white lie is okay and can sometimes be considered a good thing. Do you agree?”

 I  got to hear statements like:

Father of the lie john 8:44
Pushing a deadline until it dies
Dishonesty is a measure of relativity of how we see the world
Dishonesty is how we survive life

Tell you what, I recommend you get hold of any speaker that is ready to share with you the youtube link to their speech. You will love it. You can also try your luck at http://nairobi.toastmastersclubs.org/Nairobi_Toastmasters_videos.html

As for me, my complain that Kenyans have become pathological liars is now sedated.