Region Quarterfinals FAQ

Information can be found in the Speech Contest Rulebook. Video recording rules for District International Speech Contests are included. Additional information about best practices for District-level hybrid and online speech contests can be found in the Video Recording Guidelines resource.

The sequence for the program year is: club, Area, Division, District, region quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.

The top two contestants from each of the 14 regions will advance to the semifinals, which are held during the Toastmasters International Convention.

Region quarterfinal winners will be split into four semifinal contests, each consisting of seven speakers. The top two contestants from each semifinal will advance to compete in the World Championship of Public Speaking.

To accommodate an increasing number of Districts participating in the semifinals and to ensure education sessions and other International Convention business can be fulfilled, region quarterfinals were implemented, beginning in 2019.

Toastmasters members, contest officials, and Program Quality Directors should familiarize themselves with the Speech Contest Rulebook and review the rules that are specific to region quarterfinals.

Program Quality Directors will submit video of the first-place winner from their District contest, along with required forms. Toastmasters International will provide specific instructions by email about two weeks before the District contest.

There must be a minimum of nine voting judges and one tiebreaking judge for each contest. The Immediate Past International President once removed will be the chief judge for all region quarterfinals.

Judges must be Toastmasters members of clubs in good standing who have achieved Advanced Toastmaster Bronze, Advanced Communicator Bronze, or Distinguished Toastmaster, or have completed one full path in the Pathways learning experience. No voting judge or tiebreaking judge can be a member in the same region in which a contestant is a member.