{"id":330,"date":"2015-05-22T15:35:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T19:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markhenkelspeaker.com\/toastmaster\/?p=330"},"modified":"2015-05-23T18:56:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T22:56:23","slug":"3rd-place-trophy-at-district-45-international-speech-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markhenkelspeaker.com\/toastmaster\/3rd-place-trophy-at-district-45-international-speech-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd Place Trophy at District 45 INTERNATIONAL SPEECH Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

INTERNATIONAL SPEECH & TABLE TOPICS \u2122 Contests
\nDistrict 45 Spring Conference 2015<\/p>\n

May 15-17, 2015
\nRadisson Hotel
\nManchester, New Hampshire, US<\/p>\n

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

Two speaking-contests were conducted by
\nDistrict 45 of Toastmasters International.
\nThe District comprises
\nall of Vermont, New Hampshire, & Maine in the US, and
\nall of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, & Nova Scotia in Canada.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

Saturday, May 16, 2015
\nI won 3rd Place for my speech,
\nGood Enough for Greatness<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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

This contest was an intensely-close race – with no less than 5 of us contestants really bringing our “A”-game, and the rest very close behind. Wow! Indeed, the Top 3 sequence could have gone in any order – and many people who came up to me afterward were thinking that I was the one who won (until the results were announced). All of the speeches were so well done.<\/p>\n

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

The biggest – and most important! – “prize” for me was sum of the numerous people who came up afterward with tears, hugs, and gratitude for my sharing such a moving speech. That truly blessed me<\/em> in a way that I shall not forget. I am the one who is grateful to have been able to have that effect for them.<\/p>\n

For my first run up to the District level, I had achieved my goal for this year – i.e., to place at District. I am quite happy and honored to be in the same Top 3 with my two good friends who placed 1st and 2nd. <\/p>\n

1st place: Joe Grondin (center-left) – 2nd place: Dan Bell (center-right).
\nStanding on the far right is District Governor, Patricia MacNevin.<\/p>\n

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

 <\/p>\n

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

Sunday, May 17, 2015<\/p>\n

Although I competed and did quite well, I did not place in the District 45 Table Topics ™<\/em> contest<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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

The Table Topics ™<\/em> question presumed that every contestant shared a common childhood experience. Not directly having that personal experience in my own life, I still found a fun and creative way to answer it with an off-the-cuff mini-speech. The question asked,
\nWhat childhood toy did you want that you never received?<\/em><\/p>\n

The Table Topics ™<\/em> contest was truly fun, and the other contestants gave some fantastic replies!<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Overall, it was both an honor and an amazingly fun & educational experience to have been able to compete at this District-level in both the International Speech<\/em> and the Table Topics ™<\/em> contests. Yes this was a blast of a fun time indeed!<\/p>\n

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