The E6 Humorous contest was hosted by Toast Health and chaired by Diane Isherwood. Contestants entertained the audience with stories about their sartorial challenges, gardening woes, conspiracy theories and transport near-disasters. The contest was won by Marie Wright of Toast Health.
E6 Humorous contest: L-R Area Director Owen Winter, 2nd place Kathleen Murphy, 1st place Marie Wright, contest chair Diane Isherwood
The E6 Table Topics trophy went on the line at FearBusters, where contest chair Cathy Myers challenged contestants with the question "If you could go back to when you were 16, what advice would you give yourself?". Responses ranged from tips on career choices to exhortations to relax and worry less. Contest winner Peter Scholtens (Statistically Speaking) advised his younger self to "never go to sleep in a huff".
Area E6 Table Topics contest: L-R contest chair Cathy Myers, 2nd place Franco Pang, 1st place Peter Scholtens, 3rd place Tracy Wilkinson
Contest night in E1 was held at Public Service Toastmasters. The audience was thoroughly entertained by six humorous speeches, many of which made use of everyday life: middle age, marriage, driving, winter weather, and the internet were all subjects of humour for these contestants. The contest was chaired by Mike Lucas, and won by Kath Cherrie of Cupcake Communicators.
Area E1 Humorous contest: L-R 3rd place Nasser Ahmed, 2nd place Rob Julian, 1st place Kath Cherrie, Area Director Simon Lin
After a break for wine and cheese, E1 moved into Table Topics, where contestants answered the question "If you are going overseas for a holiday, where do you want to go?". After six engaging illustrations of wonderful holiday destinations, some audience members were tempted to get distracted planning their next holiday. Announcement of the results by contest chair Kai Chan quickly brought everyone back to the present. Aaron Hodder (Assurity Testmasters) won the contest with his response about visiting "the land of Twin Peaks".
Area E1 Table Topics contest: L-R 3rd place Brian Ventura, 2nd place Kath Cherrie, 1st place Aaron Hodder, Area Director Simon Lin
The next two weeks have contests scheduled in E2, E3, E7 and E10; check the Area contest calendar to see where you can catch your contestants.
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