FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: / [name area or div governor]` / [title]
[phone number]
[email address]
Toastmasters of [Your City, County] Announces Free Speech Contest
The Toastmasters “Off the Cuff, Off the Wall” Contest
[place], [date]–Members of the [club name] will compete on [date] in Toastmasters International’s annual fall speech contest. This year’s event has two parts. The first, “Table Topics,” features off-the-cuff speaking in which contestants will be given a topic and have up to two minutes to complete a response. They will not know the topic ahead of time. The second, “International Speech” features prepared five-to-second minute speeches.
“The contests are a great way to achieve personal best,” said [area or div] governor [name of area or division governor]. “And this fall’s competition gives contestants a fun way of using all the public speaking skills they’ve learned through Toastmasters in a supportive environment. You’ll witness improvisation at its best in Table Topics and storytelling at its improbable best in Humorous Speeches!”
[for area contests]Contestants have already won their individual club contests. First and second place winners of each category will be announced and awarded special trophies. First place winners will go on to compete at [the division contest to be held on (date) at (place).] Division winners representing DC Metro areaface off at District 48’sSpring Conferenceon May 3-5, 2013 at the Tampa Airport Marriott Hotel, Tampa Florida.
[for division contests]Contestants have already won their individual area contests. First and second place winners of each category will be announced and awarded special trophies. First place winners will face off against other division winners District 48’s Spring Conference on May 3-5, 2013 at the Tampa Airport Marriott Hotel, Tampa Florida.
The event will be held at [place] beginning at [time]. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, please contact [name, phone number, email].
About Toastmasters
From one club started in 1924 at the YMCA in Santa Ana, California, Toastmasters has grown to become the world’s leading organization teaching public speaking and leadership skills and helping people conquer their pre-speech jitters. Since that first club, more than four million men and women have enjoyed the benefits of Toastmasters membership. The nonprofit organization now has approximately 226,000 members in 12,500 clubs in 113 countries.