Congratulations to Erik Schneider, housekeeper in Facilities Management, who won a Toastmasters area speech contest! Schneider, a member of the Rhetorical Roar Toastmasters Club at Daemen College, earned top honors at an area Toastmasters International Speech Contest on March 7 in North Tonawanda.
Schneider advances to compete against winners from five other Buffalo Niagara area Toastmasters contests at a competition being hosted by the Buffalo Psychiatric Center’s Toastmasters chapter at 9:30 a.m. April 13 in the Butler Rehabilitation Center Auditorium.
Speech contests are a Toastmasters tradition. Each year, thousands of toastmasters compete in the Humorous, Evaluation, Tall Tales, Table Topics and International speech contests. Winners advance and compete in division, district and region quarterfinals. Region quarterfinal winners advance to the International competition, where they compete in the semifinals for a chance to take part in the World Championship of Public Speaking scheduled in August 2019 in Denver, CO.
“The Toastmasters Speech Contest is a wonderful opportunity for our members to showcase and improve their public speaking skills,” said Pam Gorman, program quality director and charter member of Rhetorical Roar. “We are proud of Erik and honored to have him represent our organization at this higher level of competition.”
Good luck in the next round Erik!
Submitted by College Communications
