Paola Podesta
Humorous Speech 2020 Contest Winner
Can you spin a good yarn?
Speaking with humour is a great skill, and every year clubs across the District hold a humorous speech contest. There are three further rounds: area contests, division contests, and the district final. The criteria are those for any good speech. The additional task for the speakers is to give a speech with a message presented with humour and must be thematic in nature with an opening, body, and close, not a monologue or series of one-liners.
Year | Contest Winner | Club | Division |
D91 | |||
2019-2020 | Paola Podesta | London Olympians | B |
2018-2019 | Daniel Magill | Epsom Speakers | H |
2017-2018 | Ola Aralepo | Tube Talk | C |
2016-2017 | Dallas Leigh-Martene | London Olympians | B |
2015-2106 | Selina Jones | Aylesbury Speakers | A |
2014-2015 | Tazud Miah | Early Bird Speakers | B |
Year | Contest Winner | Club |
D71 | ||
2013 | Brian Faulkner | Speak Easy @Martlesham Speakers’ Club |
2012 | Tania West | South West Speakers |
2011 | Ola Aralepo | Tube Talk Toastmasters |
2010 | Adam Broomfield-Straun | Arun Speakers |
2009 | Bob Ferguson | Excalibur Speakers |
2008 | Michael Cronin | Speakeasy, Cork |
2007 | Bev Avis-Dakin | Spa Speakers |
2006 | Cole McInnes | London Cardinals |
2005 | Gerry French | Fingal Toastmasters Club |
2004 | Noreen McSweeney | Muskerry Toastmasters |
2003 | Chris Cox | Cambridge Speakers |
2002 | C. Blair | Engineers Club |
2001 | Aileen Bennett | London Corinthians |
2000 | Andrew Brammer | Norwich Speakers |
1999 | Ray Cotter | Lucan Club |
1998 | Siobhan O’Connor | Castleknock Toastmasters Club |
1996 | David O’Keefe | Cork |
1995 | Matt Lawlee | Speakeasy, Cork |
1994 | Brendan Toale | Glasnevin Club |
1993 | Liam Grimes | Fingal Toastmasters Club |
1992 | Gerry Moran | Kilkenny Club |
1991 | Mary O’Reilly | Hellfire Club |
1990 | Noel O’Beara | Fingal Toastmasters Club |
1989 | Niall Blake | Ennis Toastmasters Club |
1988 | Ted Corcoran | Fingal Toastmasters Club |
1987 | David Lindsey | Thame Speakers |