Toastmasters UK North & Ireland

9 Top Tips for Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests

Toastmasters is a great platform for improving your public speaking skills, including humorous speeches and impromptu speaking (Table Topics). Here are nine tips to help you succeed in both areas: References: Remember that humor is subjective, so what works for one audience may not work for another. Practice, adapt, and refine your skills to become … Read more

Congratulations to our contest winners!

The semi-finals and finals of our District speech contests were held in Liverpool at the Come Together 2023 conference. We would like to congratulate all our competitors and celebrate the success of our winners!

Special Early Bird tickets for the Liverpool Come Together conference

I am delighted to tell you that the District 71 ‘Cometogether2023’ conference, in Liverpool, was officially launched at the Winter Summit on 3rd December. You can now book your early bird ticket (link above) which is available until end of January. There is an added incentive to book early. The names of the first 25 … Read more

District 71 Two Contestant rule and contest instructions for Areas and Divisions

District 71 will run 4 contests during the Toastmasters Program Year 2022-23 September to November 2022 The Humorous Speech Contest Table Topics Contest February to April 2023 The International Speech Contest Evaluation Contest District Semi-Finals (8) and Finals (4) of all contests will take place aat the District Conference in Liverpool in May 2023. The … Read more

District 71 two contestants ruling for Autumn 2021 contests

District 71 two contestants ruling for Autumn 2021 contests District 71 will run 4 contests this year: Humorous Speech Contest Table Topics Contest International Speech Contest Evaluation Speech Contest The Humorous Speech and Table Topics Contests will run through to Division finals up to 30 November 2021.  All contests will be run online.  Speech Contest … Read more