Speech Contests
International Speech Contest
Tall Tales Speech Contest
100

Club Level

What is the first level at which speech contests must begin?

100

2 Levels completed

What is the eligibility requirement to enter International speech contest?

100

Highly exaggerated, improbable nature and have a theme or plot.

What is a rule of the Tall Tales speech?

200

The book that contains the protocol for all official Toastmasters speech contests.

What is Speech Contest Rulebook?

200

Five to Seven Minutes

What is the time requirement for an International speech?

200
Three to Five Minutes

What is the time requirement for Tall Tales?

300

International, Evaluation, Humorous, Table Topics, and Tall Tales

What are the official speech categories that are recognized and supported by Toastmasters International?

300

Speech Development, Effectiveness, and Speech Value, Physical, Voice, Manner, Appropriateness, and Correctness

What are the judging criteria for International speech contest?

300

Speech Development, Speech Techniques, Physical, Voice, and Appropriateness

What are the judging criteria for Tall Tales?

400

District Director, Division Director, Area Director, Contest Chair, Chief Judge, Vote Counter, etc.

What are the examples of individuals and roles that are ineligible to participate?

400

Inspirational or Persuasive

What is the type of International speech that tends to win?

400

55%

What is the total percentage of the delivery category of the Tall Tales judging component?

500

Be a paid member of Toastmaster

What is one of the eligibility requirements to enter any speech contest?

500

less than four minutes 30 seconds or more than seven minutes 30 seconds.

What are the time criteria for disqualification?


500

less than two minutes 30 seconds or more than five minutes 30 seconds.

What are the time disqualification criteria for Tall Tales?