Winner - 1st Place - International Speech Contest
Congratulations to: Glenn West for earning 1st Place honors in the District 26 International Speech Contest which took place on Saturday, May 2nd at the District Conference. Next stop for Glenn is the Toastmasters Quarterfinals Speech Contest.
Congratulations to all of our Division Contestants for presenting your stories during the District’s International Speech Contest. You were magnificent!
Celebrating Rich Hopkins, DTM, for securing Second Place in the International Speech Contest, and Torrie Nguyen for an impressive Third Place finish.
1st Place Winner - Table Topics Speech Contest - Congratulations to Shawn Laborde, Club #555
Kudos to Emily Garcia of Club #4071, who earned 2nd place in the Table Topics Speech Contest, and to Jeremiah Quintana of Club #5835, who captured 3rd place.
Congratulations to all of our Division contestants for your creative and inspiring responses to the prompt: “You are given a stage with no preparation. What message would you give to the world?”
Your courage, spontaneity, and heartfelt messages made this contest truly memorable.
Celebrating Excellence in Public Speaking
Division Online, Table Topics & International Contest Winners
Plan now to attend the District 26 Annual Conference to support the Table Topics and International Speech contestants during the next leg of competition. For the Table Topics Contestant, the Table Topics Contest concludes at the District level; there is no Region Quarterfinal round for this contest. The video of the first place winner of the District’s International Speech Contest will be submitted to Toastmasters World Headquarters for the Region Quarterfinals competition.
The District 26 Online Speech Competition will take place on April 24 at 6:30 PM. Register now to support the Online Contestants.
Meet the Division 1st Place Winners
Chile Division
Online – Danielle Sungi, Albuquerque Toastmasters
Table Topics – Jeremiah Quintana, Taylor Ranch Toastmasters
International Speech – Zac Addison, Albuquerque Toastmasters
Denver Division
Online – Lori West, CBRE Women’s Network Speakers League
Table Topics – Elizabeth Lizotte-Brown, Timberline Toastmasters
International Speech – Torrie Nguyen, Daybreak Toastmasters
Eastern Division
Online –Adrian Miller, Speakeasy II Club
Table Topics – Emily Garcia, Opportunity Talks Toastmaster’s
International Speech – Rich Hopkins, Solar Speak Club
Foothills Division
Online – Amy Champion, Earlybird Club
Table Topics – Terry Ploski, Golden Toastmasters
International Speech – Sarah Robbins, Golden Toastmasters
Metro Division
Online – James Hennis, Mountain Toastmasters
Table Topics – David Natalizia, Castle Rock Toastmasters
International Speech – Alex Dorfman, South Suburban Toastmasters
Northern Division
Online – Tim Cowan, Fort Collins #375 Toastmasters
Table Topics – Sam Shada, Resource Masters
International Speech – Sam Shada, Peak Performance
Southern Division
Online – Rachel Cronin, Downtown Toastmasters
Table Topics – Shawn Laborde, Colorado Springs Toastmasters
International Speech – Thomas Greer, Artfully Speaking
Urban Division
Online – Rich Hopkins, Professional Presenters Toastmasters
Table Topics – Amarely Quintanilla, Aurorators Toastmasters,
International Speech – Glenn West, Aurorators Toastmasters