Toastmasters District 83 Toasts Winners of 2012 Tall Tales and Table Topics Speech Contests

Nov. 13, 2012 - PRLog -- On Saturday, November 10, 2012, Toastmasters District 83 (Metropolitan New Jersey, Rockland County and Staten Island) held its Tall Tales and Table Topics Speech Contest at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newark Airport, 128 Frontage Road, Newark, NJ 07114.  The speech contest was one of the highlights of the 1-day Fall Conference, which also featured special guests, Tammy A. Miller, DTM, Wendy Harding, DTM, and 6 educational workshops.

James Boyd won 1st Place in the Tall Tales Speech Contest.  Julian Hernandez, scored for 2nd Place and John Carey secured 3rd Place. In the Table Topics Contest, Florence Halbert, earned the 1st Place trophy, while Ashley Wilson took 2nd Place and Kevin Thompson, of Keyport, NJ followed in 3rd Place.

Veronica Peralta stated, “This was my first time at the contest, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the Tall Tale Stories. The creativity was spectacular. There is nothing like a great story teller. Kudos to all.”

About District 83

District 83 is one of 86 districts, which comprises more than 150 clubs in Metropolitan New Jersey, Staten Island, NY, and Rockland County, New York. For more information about District 83, please visit the District 83 website at http://www.toastmasters83.org.

About Toastmasters International

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Founded in October 1924, the organization currently has more than 270,000 members in 13,000 clubs in 116 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confidence to lead others. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit http://www.toastmasters.org