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Everyone who attended the free two hour Contest Training Special on Saturday, February 20, at Microsoft Redmond Campus left feeling like they’d won! Not only had they received excellent tips from former District 2 international speech and evaluation contest winners, but they’d been treated to some great performances. A very special thank you goes to presenters Lee Amatangelo, DTM; Karna Mathre, DTM; Diann Hitzel, PDG, DTM, to other members of the sponsoring clubs -- Sammamish Star Performers and WRY Toastmasters, and to space-sponsor, Microsoft.

Did you miss the presentation? Check out the event photos below. Want more information? Some of Lee’s tips have been posted on the D2 website. Go to http://d2tm.org , then click on the Resources tab to check out the educational materials documents, for example, the “Creating a Winning International Speech” or “The Seven P’s of Vocal Variety”.

During the contest training, several participants asked how they could procure the videos of the World Championship Speech Contests. According to Lee, Bill Stephens Productions is the third party outfit that videotapes Toastmasters International Conventions. To purchase videos of the entire Toastmasters International Conventions for various years, the World Championship Speech Contests for various years, 20 Years of the top three winners of each year, and more, go to the following site: http://billspro.com or call Bill Stephens Productions, Inc. at 800-322-4422.