TRALEE Toastmasters member Anthony Garvey has reached the Final of the District 91 International Speech Contest, which will be held at the Barbican Centre in London, on Saturday, May 13.

Anthony is also President of Shilling Speakers, an online Toastmasters club with members from 13 different countries.

To qualify, Anthony had to win through his Club, Area and Division contests.  He will compete against seven other speakers and deliver a 5-7 minute speech on any subject of his choice.

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28 competitors will be chosen from all the District winners to advance to the World Semi-finals, which will be held on Thursday, August 17 in Nassau, the Bahamas.

The Grand Final will be held on Saturday, August 19th, with eight competitors vying for the ultimate title, the World Champion of Public Speaking. Each year more than 30,000 speakers compete in Toastmaster contests worldwide.

It has been a bumper year for Tralee Toastmasters in the speech contests, with four other members winning through their club and area contests, to compete at the Division round in District 71.  Derry Butler, Mike Mac Egan and Sergey Udaltsov all represented the club extremely well and Sonia Elston finished in second place in her Division contest.

Meetings of Tralee Toastmasters take place on the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month from 8pm – 10pm at the pastoral centre of Our Lady and St. Brendan’s Parish.

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