{"id":293,"date":"2015-05-03T20:18:56","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T00:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markhenkelspeaker.com\/toastmaster\/?p=293"},"modified":"2015-05-07T19:19:06","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T23:19:06","slug":"two-1st-place-trophies-at-division-spring-contests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markhenkelspeaker.com\/toastmaster\/two-1st-place-trophies-at-division-spring-contests\/","title":{"rendered":"Two 1st Place Trophies at Division Spring Contests"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Two<\/a><\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL SPEECH & TABLE TOPICS ™ Contests
\nDivision B, District 45<\/p>\n

May 2, 2015
\nRockport Opera House
\nRockport Maine, US<\/p>\n

\"Venue<\/a><\/p>\n

Two speaking-contests were conducted by
\nDivision B, of District 45, of Toastmasters International.
\nThis Division comprises all of Maine and part of coastal southern New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

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INTERNATIONAL SPEECH Contest<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

I won 1st Place for my speech.
\n(Until I stop competing with this speech, I will not be publicly posting the title yet.<\/em>)
\n2nd place: Steve Breault (left) – 3rd place: Mike Harris (right)<\/p>\n

\"Mark<\/a><\/p>\n

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TABLE TOPICS ™ (speech) Contest<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

I won 1st Place for the Table Topics ™<\/em> off-the-cuff speech I gave in response to the impromptu question: How do you build trust?<\/em>
\n2nd place: Mary Hann (right) – 3rd place: Lesley Bechtold (left)<\/p>\n

\"Mark<\/a><\/p>\n

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My specific goal has been all about the INTERNATIONAL SPEECH<\/em> Contest, to at least get past the Division level. Having now achieved that goal, that moves me up to the next level: competing at the District 45 Spring Conference<\/em> in two weeks, on May 15-17, 2015, in Manchester, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

That means that I now have the high honor to be competing on the same stage as my mentor, 4-time District 45 INTERNATIONAL SPEECH Contest winner, Joe Grondin. Whether I win or he wins this next contest, this is going to be so much fun!<\/p>\n

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