Get Up and Go has a history of creating championship speakers. Below is a recent history of Get Up 'N Go Champions!
About Toastmasters Speech Contests
Toastmasters sponsors four speech contests each year:
- International Speech Contest: a 5-7 minute speech on any topic with original content and delivery
- Evaluation Speech Contest: a contemporaneous 2-3 minute evaluation speech based on a "Test" speech that all contestants evaluate
- Table Topics Contest: an impromptu 1-2 minute speech on a topic that is given to the contestant immediately before they must deliver the speech
- Humorous or Tall Tales Contest: a 5-7 minute speech on a topic with original content and delivery
Contests start at the club level, and each club selects a champion. That champion moves on through the Toastmasters Playoffs to the finals of the competition if they continue to win. Here are the levels within Toastmasters contests:
- Club
- Area
- Division
- District
The International Speech Contest is the only contest that continues past the District level. The District Champions meet at the annual Toastmasters International Conference (usually in August). They compete in 9-person International Semi-Finals on Thursday, and the winners advance to the Finals on Saturday night, where the World Champion of Public Speaking is crowned.
| Contest | Club Champion | Toastmasters Contests |
| 2015 Tall Tales | ||
| 2015 Evaluation | Thomas Cook | |
| 2015 International Speech | Todd Hendricks | |
| 2015 International Speech | Kara Bell | |
| 2014 International Speech | Kyle Coffman | |
| 2014 Evaluation | Kyle Coffman | Area L-45 Champion, Division L (3rd Place) |
| 2013 Table Topics | Jacob Dante Leffler | Area L-45 Champion, Division L Champion, District 55 Champion |
| 2013 Humorous Speech | Chad Wells | Area L-45 (2nd Place) |
| 2013 International Speech | Jacob Dante Leffler | Area L-45 Champion, Division L Champion, District 55 (2nd Place) |
| 2013 Evaluation | Jacob Dante Leffler | Area L-45 Champion, Division L Champion, District 55 (2nd Place) |
| 2012 Tall Tales | Chad Wells | Area L-45 Champion, Division L Champion |
| 2012 Table Topics | Jacob Dante Leffler | |
| 2012 International Speech | Janice Hamrick | Area K-53 Champion, Division K (2nd Place) |
| 2012 Evaluation | Jacob Dante Leffler | Area K-53 Champion, Division K Champion, District 55 Champion |
| 2011 Humorous | Terri Grissom | Area K-53 Champion, Division K (2nd Place) |
| 2011 Table Topics | Jacob Dante Leffler | Area K-53 Champion, Division K Champion, District 55 (2nd Place) |
| 2011 International Speech | Jacob Dante Leffler | Area K-53 Champion, Division K (2nd Place) |
| 2010 Humorous | Kirby Luechauer | |
| 2010 Table Topic | Jacob Dante Leffler | Area K-53 Champion, Division K Champion, District 55 (3rd Place) |
Fall 2011 Area Speech Contests
Get Up 'n Go swept the Area K-53 contest for both the best humerous speech by Terri Grissom and best table topics by Jacob Leffler. Check out their performances here:
Fall 2010 Speech Contests
Ready to take your speaking skills to the next level? Club member Jacob Leffler was the winner of the Get up 'n Go Table Topics Contest in the fall of 2010. He went on to win 1st in the Division K contest, and placed 3rd in the District 55 contest (District 55 includes more than 100 clubs). Check out Jacob's performance:
Ready to take your speaking skills to the next level? Club member Jacob Leffler was the winner of the Get up 'n Go Table Topics Contest in the fall of 2010. He went on to win 1st in the Division K contest, and placed 3rd in the District 55 contest (District 55 includes more than 100 clubs). Check out Jacob's performance: