Matthew Arnold Stern -- Writer and Speaker

Contest History

Twice a year, Toastmasters has speech contests. Speech contests give us the opportunity to stretch our skills through a competitive environment, to express ourselves to a wider audience, and to demonstrate the benefits of Toastmasters to the general public.

I've participated in Toastmasters speech contests from my first contest in 1992 to my last one in 2008, and I've learned a lot from them. In addition to furthering my speaking skills, I've learned how to handle disappointment and gained confidence when dealing with challenging situations. I've also made a great number of friends.

The following is my history in participating in speech contests. Many of my prepared speeches are on this web site, so you can click the link to go to that speech and see how my speaking has evolved over the years.

The true benefit of speech contests, or any competition, isn't in the winning, but in the getting up, participating, and taking on new challenges. In this respect, everyone who participates in a speech contest is a winner!

Year	Spring Contest	Fall Contest
2008	Did not compete: International Toastmaster for Area F-4. (Final contest)
2007	International: "A Winner Never Quits?" Club: Winner Area F-4: Winner Division F: Did not place Table Topics: Club: Did not compete* Area F-4: Winner Division F: Runner up	Tall Tales: "Left Out" Club: Winner Area F-4: Winner Division F: Did not place
2006	Did not compete.	Humorous "Revenge of the Nerds?": Club: Winner Area F-4: Winner Division F: Did not place.
2005	Did not compete.	Did not compete.
2004	Did not compete: Contest Toastmaster for Area G-4.	Did not compete: Test speaker for evaluation contests: "It's Good to Feel Bad"
2003	International "Bound": Club: Winner Area G-4: Winner Division G: Contest Winner District: Contest Did not place	Did not compete.
2002	Did not compete: International Toastmaster at Area G-4 speech contest	Did not compete: Contest Toastmaster for Area G-4. Photo>> Test speaker for evaluation contests: "The Evaluation"
2001	Did not compete: Contest Toastmaster at the Area G-4 speech contest.	Evaluation: Club: Winner Area G-4: Winner Division G: Winner District: Runner up. More info
2000	International "A Good Enemy": Club: Winner Area G-4: Runner up	Evaluation: Club: Winner Area G-4: Winner Division G: Runner up
1999	International "The End of the World": Club: Winner Area G-5: Runner up	Humorous "The Right to Bear Bears": Club: Winner Area G-5: Winner Division G: Did not place Evaluation: Club: Winner Area G-5: Winner Division G: Winner Founder's District: Did not place
1998	Did not compete: Area governor	Did not compete
1997	International "A Basket of Magazines": Club: Winner Area G-3: Runner up	Did not compete: Area governor
1996	Did not compete	Did not compete: Test speaker for evaluation contests: "Don't Proselytize Me."
1995	International "Free Advice": Club: Winner Area G-4: Winner Division G: Runner up	Evaluation: Club: Winner Area G-4: Winner Division G: Winner Founder's District: Did not place
1994	International "Bad Books": Club: Winner Area G-4: Winner Division G: Runner up	Did not compete: Test speaker for evaluation contests.
1993	International "Winning from Losing": Club: Winner Area G-4: Winner Division G: Runner up	Table Topics: Club: Winner Area G-4: Runner-up
1992		Evaluation: Club: Runner up* Area G-4: Runner up* Division G: Did not place

* Advanced because contest winner could not attend the next contest.

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