Toastmasters District 53 Fall Conference and contests

Yesterday we held our District 53 Fall 2007 Conference in FishKill, New York. The conference was fantastic. I presented a well-received educational session on the Pow'Rful Process. The conference was a huge and total success.

Croix Sather did an incredibly good job of pumping up the energy during the whole day and even had Toastmasters dancing on the stage.

Marvin Cross won the Table Topics contest. I am glad I was not a judge in this contest, as it was a close race.

I attended a panel discussion on how to win contests with four winners of contests held in previous years. In one hour, we got the results of 20 years of expertise and experience regarding contests. Invaluable information.

Level of competition in the Humorous Speech Contest was very high. Any of the contestants would do well on the world stage - oh wait, some of the contestants have already been on the world stage. Again, I was spared the agony of judging for this contest - thank goodness.

Three years ago when I joined Toastmasters, I had no idea that District Conferences existed. Last Fall I stepped outside my comfort zone and attended my first conference. Yesterday I renewed old acquaintances, and I realized I was among friends at the conference. Did I mention that I love Toastmasters, and you should join if you are not already a member.