I mentioned a while back in another educational moment that speech contest will be upon us after the first of next year. I would also encourage you if you do not have a desire to do a speech for a speech contest consider volunteering. There are many roles during a speech contest that need to be filled by people just like you.
One of those roles is that of speech contest judge. This may sound intimidating, but it is actually very rewarding. There is training available before you will be allowed to judge, especially at the area and above level but I know everyone you can handle that with no problem so my educational moment is I would encourage you all to consider volunteering for not just club level contest but area and above level speech contests.
As a former area director, I cannot tell you how much I know those area directors would appreciate your volunteering. It is a big help for them as they will be seeking people to do the different roles, including judges, ballot counters, timers, Sergeant and arms, and whatever else is on the list if you're interested, we can get you that information to follow up further.
What I see on the district calendar at this time is Area level in person speech contests will begin in early February. They are asking for all club level contests to be completed by January 20th. For those of our members who are online and don't live in the same city as our Colorado members I am would guess if you were really interested we could get you connected with a local Toastmasters and you could possibly participate volunteering for their contests.
https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2026/november/give-speech-contest-judge-a-try
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