Area & Division Contest Schedule

Schedule for Spring 2026
Humorous & International Speech Contests

Contests beyond club level will be in person.

Spring 2026:
– Area/Division Contest Schedule
– Humorous
 & International Speech Contests
Area Contests (in-person):   TBA
– Division Contests (in-person):   TBA
– District Contest (in-person at conference):
— Humorous: Friday, TBA
— International: Saturday, TBA

*Complete eligibility requirements, and all other rules, can be found in the current
Speech Contest Rule Book – 2025-2026

 

Below is an excerpt from the rule book related to education requirements for the International Speech Contest:

All contestants must be paid members of a club in good standing, and for the International Speech Contest must also have earned Certificates of Completion in Levels 1 and 2 of any path within the Toastmasters Pathways Learning Experience or have earned a Distinguished Toastmaster award.  However, a charter member of a club chartered less than one (1) year before the club contest is permitted to compete without having completed this requirement. The club must have officially chartered before the Area contest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lola Stone
Contest Coordinator

2025-2026 SPEECH CONTEST SCHEDULE

Area/DivSort Date/TimeFinalDirectorDateDOWTimeDetailsChief JudgeDist. Rep
Area 11Curtisstine Hill
Area 12Brian Sanzone
Area 13Tressa Sheffield
Area 14Tina Humphreys
Area 21Kavita Raju
Area 22Darlene Roberts
Area 23Kenny Austin
Area 24Jamie English
Area 31Steven Smallwood
Area 32Mark Simmons
Area 33Christine Trebing
Area 34Andrés Aguilar
Area 41Mark Engish
Area 42Leigh Gilliam
Area 43Jason Meeks
Area 44Godfred Ahuma
Area 51Lawrencina Oramalu
Area 52Nansii Downer
Area 53Della Mahone
Area 54Mike Hoffman
Area 61Tabassum Mahzabeen
Area 62Marilyn Hall
Area 63Donnisha Hebert
Area 64Susan McLoud
Area 71Kim Davis
Area 72Brenda Lentz
Area 73Yujun Liang
Area 74Christopher Sunderman
Div ATerry Bay
Div BLorenzo Narvaez
Div CLes Condit
Div DBrady Watkins
Div ERichard Hinckley
Div FJacquelyn Martin
Div GJenn Taylor