Toastmasters Finland Announces its International Speech and Evaluation Contest 2013

HELSINKI - March 25, 2013 - PRLog -- HELSINKI, – Toastmasters Finland announces its International Speech and Evaluation Contest. The best speakers from all Toastmasters clubs in Finland compete in English for the title of best speaker and best evaluator. The competition culminates with the World Championship of Public Speaking, to be held August 24 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Area Finland Speech and Evaluation Contest will be held next Saturday, April 6, 2013 in Helsinki. The venue is Arkadia Bookshop, Nervanderinkatu 11, located in the Töölö district. The contest starts at 11:00am with a keynote address by ambassador Bruce Oreck.  During the breaks and immediately after the contest, a series of artistic performances are scheduled (visual arts, singing, music playing, etc.). As from 15:30, a “speech marathon” will take place with a wide variety of speakers (in English).
The entrance fee is 5 euros.
This is a great opportunity for the general public to watch and to listen to inspiring speeches and speakers from all around Finland.
Registration as a guest by 4th April to Ruxandra Balboa-Pöysti, speechcontest@toastmasters.fi
To locate a club, or learn more about Toastmasters membership, visit http://www.toastmasters.fi.

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 280,000 members in 13,500-plus clubs in 116 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education level and profession build their competence in communication and leadership. For information about local Toastmasters clubs in Finland, please visit www.toastmasters.fi. Follow @ToastmastersFin on Twitter or join our Facebook group Toastmasters Finland.