Robin-Sundström

International Speech 2020 Contest Winner

Do you have what it takes?

Every year members of Toastmasters around the world compete in the International Speech Contest. Members enter club contests to develop their skills as speakers. They hope to progress through to become our District International Speech Champion. Previous district winners are listed below. Our district winner goes on to compete in one of the world’s semi-finals. The contest culminates at the Toastmasters International Convention when one of the winners from the semi-final stage becomes the World Champion of Public Speaking. Contestants present a five- to seven-minute speech on any subject they choose. All districts must conduct this contest.

District 91
Year	Contest winner	Club	Division	World Championship
2019-2020	Robin Sundstrom	Holborn Speakers	C
2018-2019	Sonia Aste	Riverside Communicators	B
2017-2018	Fabio De Sio	London Business School	L
2016-2017	Simon Bucknall	Excalibur	L	World Championship – 2nd place
2015-2016	Thien Nguyen Phan	St Paul’s Speakers	L	World semi-finals – 1st place
2014-2015	Jeremy Robinson	NZICA Bank Speakers	L

District 71
Year	Contest winner	Club	Division	World Championship
2013	William Dempster	HOD Speakers
2012	Yvonne Jordan	Enniscorthy Toastmasters		World semi-finals – 3rd place
2011	Malachi Talabi	Croydon Communicators		World semi-finals – 3rd place
2010	Erick Rainey	Manchester Orators
2009	Gareth McHale	North Avon Speakers
2008	Sultan Nazir	Rathfarnham Toastmasters
2007	Simon Bucknall	London Cardinals		Inter-District – 2nd place
2006	Simon Bucknall	London Cardinals
2005	Erick Rainey	Capital Communicators		World Championship – 3rd place
2004	Erick Rainey	Capital Communicators		Inter-District – 2nd place
2003	Bob Harvey	Bromley Speakers
2002	Bob Ferguson	Hertfordshire Speakers
2001	Phillip Khan-Panni	London Athenians		Inter-District – 3rd place
2000	Brendan Toale	Glasnevin Toastmasters		Inter-District – 1st place
1999	Paul Ellis	Lucan Toastmasters
1998	Joseph Portley	Crusaders Club
1997	Brian Cluer	Thurles Toastmasters
1996	Brendan Toale	Glasnevin Toastmasters
1995	Phillip Khan-Panni	Grosvenor Square Speakers		World Championship – 2nd place
1994	Brian Cluer	Thurles Toastmasters
1993	Phillip Khan-Panni	Bromley Speakers		Inter-District – 1st place
1992	Adrienne Daly	Naas Club
1991	David Lindsey	Thame Speakers
1990	Giles Robinson	Epsom Speakers
1989	Muiris O’Keefe	Bray Toastmasters
1988	Patricia Foley	Eblana Dublin City Centre Club
1987	Michael Fennessy	Grosvenor Square Speakers
1986	Betty Gosnell	Oxford Speakers
1985	Marie Pyne	Ennis Toastmasters		World Champion of Public Speaking!
1984	Denis Vickers	Thame Speakers
1983	Ray Fullam	Dublin Toastmasters
1982	Stephen Johnson	Mildenhall Toastmasters
1981	Harry Knox	Waterford Club
1980	Dick Cullinane	Waterford Club
1979	Russ McDevitt	Dun Laoghaire Club
1978	Susan Cowles	Oxford Speakers
1977	David Lindsey	Aylesbury Speakers
1976	Bob Annenberg	Aylesbury Speakers
1974	Sean Hickey	Shannon Club
1973	George Brenner	Shillelagh