NEW - District 21 Speech Contest 2026-2027
District 21 Speech Contest Timeline 2026-2027
- Club level contests to be held anytime between December 1, 2026 to January 31, 2027.
- Area level contests to be held anytime between February 1, 2027 to March 13, 2027.
- Division level contests to be held anytime between March 14, 2027 to April 10, 2027.
- District level speech contests will be held between April 16-18, 2027 during the District 21 2027 Annual Conference in-person at the Executive Hotel Vancouver Airport in Richmond, BC, Canada.
- Conference and District Contest Tickets may be purchased here: D21 Annual Conference 2027
NOTE: All contests starting from the Area level and up are to be held in-person.
2026-2027 Speech Contest Rulebook
The Speech Contest Rulebook, in effect from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, features speech contest rules for the International Speech and Table Topics Contests.
Selection Sequence for District 21 Speech Contests 2026-2027:
FROM CLUB CONTEST TO AREA CONTEST
Please view the following live listing that shows how many contestants will be permitted to move up from the Club level to the Area level per contests type this year (Note: as clubs may fall in and out of good standing, the number of contestants to move up from Club level to Area level remain the same as initially announced in December 2026):
FROM AREA CONTEST TO DIVISION CONTEST
The following outlines the Selection Sequence communicating how many contestants per Area may be permitted to move up to the Division level contests:
For Divisions A, B, C, D, E, F, and H (all of which have only 4 or fewer Areas) two contestants per contest from each Area Contest are allowed to move up to Division contest. That means:
- two (2) contestants from each Area to Table Topics Division Contest
- two (2) contestants from each Area to the International Speech Division Contest
For Divisions G and J (both of which have 5 Areas) one contestant per contest from each Area Contest is allowed to move up to Division contest. That means:
- one (1) contestant from each Area to Table Topics Division Contest
- one (1) contestant from each Area to the International Speech Division Contest
FROM DIVISION CONTEST TO DISTRICT CONTEST
Only one contestant per contest from each Division Contest is allowed to move up to the District contest. That means:
- one (1) contestant from each Division to Table Topics District Contest
- one (1) contestant from each Division to the International Speech District Contest
Speech Contest Kits (official links to download all contest materials below):
Table Topics Speech Contest Kit for 2026-2027
International Speech Contest Kit for 2026-2027
Please also see links down below on this webpage for the following additional District 21 Speech Contest resources:
- Contest Checklist 2026-2027
- Contest Chair Planning Template
- Generic Speech Contest Agenda 2026-2027
- International and Table Topics Speech Contest Script 2026-2027
- Speech Contest Rulebook 2026-2027
Upcoming Training for How to Run Speech Contests
Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM PT (followed by Round 2 Club Officer Training until 9:30 PM)
Online Workshop via Zoom
Presented by District 21 Chief Judge Carole Murphy, DTM
Advanced Zoom Registration Required at the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/duSFxFRYR5SFhmm_YHFaKw
Saturday, November 28, 2026 | 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM PT (followed by Round 2 Club Officer Training until 3:30 PM)
In person at Douglas College, New Westminster Campus
Presented by District 21 Chief Judge Carole Murphy, DTM
Advanced Zeffy Registration Required at the following link:
Toastmasters (Vancouver) Open House, Awards & Club Officer Training Event
On Demand Training from Toastmasters International
Any questions related to our District 21 Speech Contests for 2026-2027 may be directed to your designated Area Director, Division Director, District Chief Judge for 2026-2027 Carole Murphy, DTM at mjcarol@telus.net or Mark Hurrell, Program Quality Director at pqd@d21toastmasters.ca.
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