On May 13, 2012 (which also happened to be Mother’s Day) Samantha Pattridge competed in the Toastmasters International District 21 Evaluation Speech Contest and was awarded first place, making her “the Premier Evaluator in District 21”, representing all of BC.
The contest was the culmination of several levels of competition, beginning at the club level. Samantha is a member of the Rise and Shine Toastmasters club, which meets on campus at UFV (Fridays from 7:20 to 8:20 am in A225). After winning the evaluation contest at the club level, Samantha went on to compete against Abbotsford and Mission clubs in the Area Contest, and then on to the Division Contest to compete against clubs from all over the Lower Mainland.
Samantha was one of ten competitors to duke it out at the province-wide District Contest, which is also the highest level for this particular speech contest. Samantha’s husband and 6-year-old daughter were on hand to see her receive the award, which Samantha considered the “best Mother’s Day present yet”.
If you’re interested in perfecting your oral presentation and speech-making skills, you can benefit from Samantha’s prize-winning evaluation and instuction by signing up for “Oral Communications for the Workplace“, offered this fall at the Clearbrook Library through UFV Continuing Studies.
Congratulations on the award, Samantha!
Congratulations Samantha, all of your past and future students should certainly feel honoured to have you giving them pointers for improving their oral communication.