AUGUST 23–28, 2021 | WATCH ON DEMAND
2021 International Speech Contest Semifinals
The Toastmasters International Speech Contest Semifinals, which will take place as part of the 2021 International Convention, lead up to the World Championship of Public Speaking®. Competition begins at the club level and proceeds through the Area, Division, District, and region quarterfinal levels. The top two contestants from each region quarterfinal advance to the semifinals. Regions are randomly assigned to the four semifinal contests.
The top two contestants from each semifinal contest advance to the World Championship of Public Speaking at the Toastmasters International Convention. The top two contestants from each semifinal are listed below, in no particular order.
Contest |
Region |
Contestant |
Finalists |
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Semifinal 1
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1 | Tricia Phipps, District 21 | Errol Leandre Verity Price |
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| 3 | Lisa Traugott, District 55 | |||
| 4 | Job Mogire, District 22 | |||
| 8 | Errol Leandre, District 47 | |||
| 11 | Verity Price, District 74 | |||
| 12 | Colton Stollenmaier, District 90 | |||
| 14 | Eunice Jimenez, District 75 | |||
Semifinal 2
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2 | Joe Peach Graves, District 49 | Roger Caesar Kin Ng |
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| 5 | Samantha Smith, District 56 | |||
| 6 | Roger Caesar, District 86 | |||
| 7 | Reiko Masui, District 29 | |||
| 9 | Vimal Pradeep, District 119 | |||
| 10 | Kyle Murtagh, District 71 | |||
| 13 | Kin Ng, District 80 | |||
Semifinal 3
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3 | Kimberly Manning, District 16 | Isidro Sousa Nitay-Yair Levi |
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| 4 | Matthew Fox, District 42 | |||
| 8 | Fernando Soto, District 44 | |||
| 10 | Isidro Sousa, District 107 | |||
| 11 | Nisha Shivram, District 116 | |||
| 12 | Nitay-Yair Levi, District 70 | |||
| 13 | Dilan Joseph, District 82 | |||
Semifinal 4
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1 | Doug Shannon, District 57 | Stephen D. Chin Darryl Pace |
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| 2 | Stephen D. Chin, District 4 | |||
| 5 | Kory Thomas May, District 19 | |||
| 6 | Darryl Pace, District 63 | |||
| 7 | Bertram Reed, District 36 | |||
| 9 | Alexandra Shirokova, District 61 | |||
| 14 | Elva Guo, District 118 | |||
*There were no disqualifications for failure to meet video recording requirements across all regions.