Bayan Baru Speech Contests - January 5, 2012

A great start for 2012. Bagging two more awards for my shelf. Winning isn't everything - taking part is. If you have not taken part in a speech contest, start in 2012 and you are bound to collect some awards along the way. More important, you will polish further your public speaking skills. Have a great year in Toastmasters.

Toastmasters International 2011 World Championship of Public Speaking Winners at Las Vegas, USA

Breakings News. The winners of Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking at Las Vegas, USA:

2nd Place Winner - Kwong Yue Yang of Guangzhou, Guangdong China, District 85; 2011 World Champion of Public Speaking, Jock Elliott of Bongaree, Queensland Australia, District 69; and 3rd Place Winner Scott Pritchard of Henderson, Nevada United States, District 33

Breaking News: 2011 Champion of Toastmasters International District 51 International Speech and Table Topics Contests

Congratulations to 2011 District 51 Intenational Speech and Table Topics Contest Winners.

District 51 International Speech Contest 2011 Champion - Muthukumaran Kodiappen. 2nd place goes to Stephen Fernando and 3rd place is Marcus Chee.







District 51 Table Topics Contest 2011 Champion - Phillip Wong. 2nd place is Kishin Sham Mahtani and 3rd place is Selvaraj KS Maniam.

District 51 Humorous Speech Contest Winners and Evaluation Contest Winners 2010

In the recent District 51 (Toastmasters Clubs in Peninsular Malaysia) Semi-Annual Convention held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the District 51 Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests were held. Here are the winners and their photos. Source: District 51 Official Website.


District 51 Humorous Speech Contest 2010
Champion: Ooi Ing Chyuan (Seberang Jaya Toastmasters Club - Division S)
1st Runner Up: Zarina Mustafa (USM Toastmasters Club - Division N)
2nd Runner Up: Lee Xi Wen (TTDI Toastmasters Club - Division W)





District 51 Evaluation Contest 2010
Champion: Muthukumaran Kodiappen (Renesas Semiconductor Toastmasters Club - Division S)
1st Runner Up: Bernard Louis (D'Utama Advanced Toastmasters Club - Division B)
2nd Runner Up: Seetho Whye Kit (TTDI Toastmasters Club - Division W)

World Champion of Public Speaking 2010

Online news:
Texan Becomes Newest Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking

Attorney David Henderson wins title during annual Convention, earning cheers from an international audience of more than 1,600.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- "We all fall down. That's the bad news. No matter how far you fall, love will lift you up." With these words, attorney David Henderson, a Toastmaster from San Antonio, Texas, rose above a field of nine contestants to win the final round of the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking on Saturday, Aug. 14. Henderson presented his winning speech, titled "The Aviators" to a crowd of more than 1,600 fellow Toastmasters from 113 countries.

Henderson claimed the title of 2010 World Champion of Public Speaking during the Toastmasters International Convention, held in Palm Desert, Aug. 11-14.

In his acceptance speech, Henderson shared with the audience his winning strategy. When it comes to connecting with an audience, he said, "Don't tell people, just show them."

Presenting his speech dressed in an aviator helmet, goggles, bomber jacket and long "Snoopy" scarf, Henderson brought to life his heartfelt story of loving and then losing a cherished childhood friend.

He demonstrated his emotional story about coping with loss by literally falling on the stage.

Speakers delivered five to seven minute presentations on wide-ranging topics, and were judged on content, organization and delivery. The nine final contestants reached the Convention after several eliminating rounds that began with 30,000 participants.

Second and third-place winners in the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking were Robert Mackenzie of Los Angeles, Calif., with his speech, "My Alter Ego," and Linus Chang of Canterbury, Victoria, Australia, with his speech titled "Being Jane."


Source: Toastmasters International Official Website
Here is the list of Toastmasters International Past World Champions of Public Speaking.

Note that only Toastmasters are allowed to compete and so the winner is a world champion amongst Toastmasters only worldwide.

Toastmasters Clubs from Malaysia were allowed to participate starting from 1997 when District 51 became a full district.

In 2008, a Malaysian, K Logandran, won the 2nd place in Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking. What an achievement!

Now, who will be the first Malaysian born Toastmaster to become the World Champion of Public Speaking? and when? Soon I hope.

2010 David Henderson - San Antonio, Texas
2009 Mark Hunter - Albany Creek, Queensland, Australia
2008 Lashunda Rundles - Dallas, Texas
2007 Vikas Jhingran - Cambridge, Massachusetts
2006 Edward Hearn - Chicago, Illinois
2005 Lance Miller - Glendale, California
2004 Randy Harvey - Sherwood, Oregon
2003 Jim Key - Rowlett, Texas
2002 Dwayne Smith - Decatur, Georgia
2001 Darren LaCroix - Auburn, Massachusetts
2000 Ed Tate - Aurora, Colorado
1999 Craig Valentine - Ellicott City, Maryland
1998 Brett Rutledge - Auckland, New Zealand
1997 Willie Jones - Honolulu, Hawaii
1996 David Nottage - Auckland, New Zealand
1995 Mark Brown - Mount Vernon, New York
1994 Morgan McArthur - Idaho Falls, Idaho
1993 Otis Williams Jr. - Cincinnati, Ohio
1992 Dana LaMon - Lancaster, California
1991 David Ross - Norman, Oklahoma
1990 David Brooks - Austin, Texas
1989 Don Johnson - Torrance, California
1988 Jerry Starke - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1987 Harold Patterson - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1986 M. Arabella Bengson - Islington, Ontario, Canada
1985 Marie C. Pyne - Ireland
1984 Joe Boyd - Bellingham, Washington
1983 Roy Fenstermaker - Downey, California
1982 Kenneth Bernard - Australia
1981 Jim Joelson - Reno, Nevada
1980 Jeff Young - Los Angeles, California
1979 Dick Caldwell - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1978 Michael Aun II - Lexington, South Carolina
1977 Evelyn Jane Burgay - Springfield, Virginia
1976 William Johnson - Aberdeen, Maryland
1975 Andy McKay - Rochester, New York
1974 Bennie Powell - Los Angeles, California
1973 Charles W. "Doc" Stewart - San Antonio, Texas
1972 Rudy Valle - Canoga Park, California
1971 Bert Angus - Transcona, Manitoba, Canada
1970 Stephen D. Boyd
1969 Dennis Nangers - Delano, California
1968 Grant R. Sheehan - Washington, D.C.
1967 Dale Smith - Goshen, Indiana
1966 Michael Yaconelli - San Diego, California
1965 John L. Nydegger - Lewiston, Idaho
1964 Anthony C.L. Bishop - Northridge, California
1963 Larry D. Beitel - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1962 Robert Garton - Columbus, Indiana
1961 John J. Carver - Seattle, Washington
1960 Glenn E. Carroll - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
1959 Dean F. Berkeley - Bloomington, Indiana
1958 Edmund Shire
1957 Charles Jones - Fort Smith, Arkansas
1956 David Holmes Jr. - Toledo, Ohio
1955 Charles W. Bryant - Tacoma, Washington
1954 Herbert Thompson - Wood River, Illinois
1953 Theodore B. Furlow - Long Beach, California
1952 George W. Armstrong - Omaha, Nebraska
1951 Albert Green Jr - Seattle, Washington
1950 Charles Hilton - Mason City, Iowa
1949 Dalton McAllister - Fort Wayne, Indiana
1948 Robert Dellwo - Spokane, Washington
1947 Douglas Sherwin - Clearlake, Iowa
1946 Thor Myhre - Spokane, Washington
1945 NO CONVENTION
1944 NO CONVENTION
1943 Llyod Prante
1942 Cavett Robert - Phoenix, Arizona
1941 John McInnis
1940 David MacFarlane - Santa Monica, California
1939 William Roberts - Huntington Park, California
1938 Henry Wiens - Reedley, California

Hall of Fame - Division N Speech Champions - Update April 24, 2010

Division N International Speech Champion
1997 A D Ram Kumar (Area N1 - Penang, Penang)
1998 Peter Ng (Area N3 - YMCA Ipoh, Perak)
1999 Saw Chin Bin (Area N2 - MIM Penang)
2000 SL Liew (Area N1 - Butterworth, Penang)
2001 Chee Keng Kok (Area N1 - Butterworth, Penang)
2002 Saw Chin Bin (Area N2 - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2003 Devaraj T Mohd Deva (Area N3 - Teluk Intan)
2004 Saw Chin Bin (Area N2 - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2005 Chee Keng Kok (Area N1 - Butterworth, Penang)
2006 Shankar Kalianathan (Area N6 - Kulim, Kedah)
2007 Bhupinderjeet Singh (Area N5- ACM, Kedah)
2008 Asha Theva (Area N1 - Penang, Penang)
2009 Ong Swee Keat (Area N2 - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2010 Asha Suresh Chand (Area N6 - Oracle Advanced, Penang)




Division N Table Topics Champion
2000 Usha Devi (Area N2 - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2001 Suzerian Francis (Area N4 - Kulim, Kedah)
2002 Ahmed Bazari (Area N1 - Pidato Penang, Penang)
2003 Selvaraj K S Maniam (Area N3 - Batu Gajah)
2004 Audrey Cheah (Area N2 - Penang Seagate, Penang)
2005 Lee Min On (Area N1- MIA Northern Branch, Penang)
2006 Audrey Cheah (Area N1 - Penang Seagate, Penang)
2007 Edwin Hoh (Area N4 - Intel Kulim, Kedah)
2008 Foong Wai Yi (Area N4 - Silterra, Kedah)
2009 Palaniappa Subramaniam (Area N4 - Silterra, Kedah)
2010 Asha Suresh Chand (Area N6 - Oracle Advanced, Penang)




Division N Humorous Speech Champion
1997 N Ramakrishnan (Area N3 - YMCA Ipoh, Perak)
1998 N Ramakrishnan (Area N3 - YMCA Ipoh, Perak)
1999 Peter Ng (Area N3 - YMCA Ipoh, Perak)
2000 Rubiah Ahmad (Area N3 - Teluk Intan, Perak)
2001 Ong Swee Keat (Area N2 - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2002 Ong Swee Keat (Area N2 - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2003 Ahmad Bazari (Area N1 - Butterworth, Penang)
2004 Rubiah Ahmad (Area N3 - Teluk Intan, Perak)
2005 Shankar Kalainathan (Area N6 - Kulim, Kedah)
2006 Ahmad Yusry (Area N4- Siltera, Kedah)
2007 Michael Rajesh (Area N4 - Intel Kulim, Kedah)
2008 Michael Xavier (Area N2- Bayan Baru, Penang)
2009 Tan Teik Poh (Area N3 - YMCA, Penang)




Division N Evaluation Champion
1999 Varpal Singh (Area N3 - Taiping)
2000 ?
2001 ?
2002 ?
2003 Chee Keng Kok (Area N2 - Butterworth, Penang)
2004 Sue Chan (Area N6 - Seberang Jaya, Penang)
2005 S Palaniappa (Area N6 - Siltera, Kedah)
2006 Bhupinderjeet Singh (Area N5 - ACM)
2007 SL Liew (Area N2 - Bayan Baru, Penang)
2008 Audrey Cheah (N6 - Penang Seagate)
2009 Asha Suresh Chand (N6 - Oracle Advanced)

Hall of Fame - Area N2 Speech Champions

As this is the season of contest, I thought I should start to compile the list of past Area N2 Speech Champions for posterity. This will be a work-in-progress until all the blanks are filled. Appreciate any help.



Area N2 Humorous Speech Champion
1997 ? (Please let me know if you know)
1998 Andre Ong (Komag)
1999 Tan Kok Joo (Bayan Baru)
2000 Ong Swee Keat (Bayan Baru)
2001 Ong Swee Keat (Bayan Baru)
2002 Ong Swee Keat (Bayan Baru)
2003 Mah Ting Keong (Bayan Baru)
2004 Michael Xavier (Bayan Baru)
2005 Tan Ju Lee (Intel Penang)
2006 Zaininah Mohd Zain (Bayan Baru)
2007 SL Liew (Bayan Baru)
2008 Michael Xavier (Bayan Baru)
2009 Jerry Low (Intel Penang)



Area N2 Evaluation Champion
1999 Foong Wai Yi (Intel Penang)
2000 Michael Xavier (Bayan Baru)
2001 ? (Please let me know if you know)
2002 ? (Please let me know if you know)
2003 Audrey Cheah (Penang Seagate)
2004 Andy Lim (Bayan Baru)
2005 Uthaya Kumar (Bayan Baru)
2006 Yoon Peng Yew (Intel Penang)
2007 SL Liew (Bayan Baru)
2008 Michael Xavier (Bayan Baru)
2009 Chong Shih Jun (Intel Penang)



Area N2 Table Topics Champion
2000 Usha Devi (Bayan Baru)
2001 ? (Please let me know if you know)
2002 ? (Please let me know if you know)
2003 ? (Please let me know if you know)
2004 Audrey Cheah (Penang Seagate)
2005 Foong Wai Yi (Intel Penang)
2006 SL Liew (Bayan Baru)
2007 Yoon Peng Yew (Intel Penang)
2008 Ong Swee Keat (Bayan Baru)
2009 Ong Swee Keat (Bayan Baru)
2010 Jerry Low (Intel Penang)



Area N2 International Speech Champion
1997 Mah Ting Keong (Bayan Baru)
1998 Mah Ting Keong (Bayan Baru)
1999 Saw Chin Bin (Camaraderie)
2000 Michael Xavier (Bayan Baru)
2001 ? (Please let me know if you know)
2002 Saw Chin Bin (Bayan Baru)
2003 Michael Xavier (Bayan Baru)
2004 Saw Chin Bin (Bayan Baru)
2005 Ong Swee Keat (Bayan Baru)
2006 Ong Swee Keat (Bayan Baru)
2007 Michael Xavier (Bayan Baru)
2008 Ong Swee Keat (Bayan Baru)
2009 Ong Swee Keat (Bayan Baru)
2010 Chong Shih Jun (Intel Penang)

First Speech Contest in 2010

Tonight was the first speech contest that I had attended for Year 2010. It was Butterworth Toastmasters Club International Speech and Table Topics Contest. Time: 7:30 pm. Date: Wednesday January 27, 2010. Place: Fire Room, 10th Floor, Suntech. Next to Bayan Baru Sunshine Square.

The total number of contestants was 4 but the high quality of the speeches made up for the low number. I was not a contest judge - just a member of the audience enjoying the performances.

In the International Speech Contest rules, every contestant has to sign the eligibility form that their speech is substantially original. Any material borrowed or any story used from another source must quoted and quoted material must not predominate the speech otherwise it is no longer original anyway.

Glad to say that all the speeches that I heard were based on personal experiences and very original - topics varied from there is no such definition as a failure, avoiding doing things last minute and be wary of your speech and action as the walls have ears and the ceiling has eyes.

For the topic given in Tables Topics, if it is gender biased or if the topic is not clearly constructed, complicated or grammatically incorrect or is not read out clearly, it can be unfair or the contestants may struggle to speak on the topic and hence not bring out their best performances.

But glad to said that the topic given tonight did not had any of these pitfalls. I do not remember the original wordings but that topic given was something along "If you can go back to any age for a week which age would you choose and why?"

The double champion of both contests was WP Lee. Congratulations! All contestants, as they say, are winners too.

It was a celebration for all as WP gave us a treat at postcontest supper at nearby Old Towne. A car load of MEF Toastmasters from Seberang Perai who came for the contest also joined in the fellowship.

Breaking News: 2009 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking is ...

Mark Hunter of District 69 from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is the new 2009 Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking.

Heartiest congratulations!



The results:
1st Mark Hunter - “A Sink Full of Green Tomatoes”, DNARB - District 69 - Queenlands, Australia
2nd Mary Cheyne - “Nelly”, Region #7 - District 31 - New England, USA
3rd Eric Rainey - “Feed the Right Dog”, Region #1- District 7 - Oregon, USA


Note: Ong Swee Keat, earlier, has the distinction of competing against Mark Hunter in DNARB Contest.

Breaking News from Toastmasters International Convention in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA

Photo: MGM Grand Foxwoords, Convention Venue of Toastmasters 78th Annual International Convention, August 12-15, 2009, "Find Fun by the Bucket…in Mashantucket!", Connecticut, USA.

Received breaking news from our Club member Ong Swee Keat who competed in the Group B of the DNAR (Districts Not Assigned to Regions) International Speech Contest held in the evening of Aug 11, 2009

Although Ong Swee Keat is not placed in the top 3 in the DNARB contest, bravo to Ong for representing Bayan Baru Toastmasters Club and for representing Distric 51 and for having prepared so hard the past 3 months to participate in this high calibre world standard speech contest. The experience gained will bring Ong to greater heights in public speaking.

Heartiest congratulations to the 1st place winners of both DNARA and DNARB who will proceed to the finale - "Toastmasters International - World Championship of Public Speaking 2009", this August 15, 2009 Saturday morning 9am at Toastmasters 78th Annual International Convention, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA.

DNARA:
1st - Herminigildo V. Garrobo - Philippine - District 75
2nd - Douglas Kruger - South Africa - District 74
3rd - Donald Yee - Hong Kong - District 80

DNARB
1st - Mark Hunter - Queensland, Australia - District 69
2nd - Anika Stapleton - St. Vincent, The Caribbean - District 81
3rd - George O'Keeffe - Victoria, Australia - District 73


For the Toastmasters International official news and finalist list of contestants including North American Regions, click here

I googled and found this descriptive eye witness report:

From District 27 LGET Paul White,
"Here is the “haps” from the Interdistrict Speech contests.

There were two separate contests. I attended Contest “B” - which had speakers mostly from Asia with Mexico and the island Carribean also competing. The contest speakers were excellent. A wheel-chair bound guy named Mark Hunter from Cairns who has a booming voice and a good storyline about letting go of emotional baggage won first place. Mark has been on the big stage before and has competed at International at least six times.

A young lady who was a ‘first-timer’ from the Caribbean won second place and George O’Keefe from Western Australia placed third.

In Speech Contest “A,” a Filipino named Herminigildo V. Garrobo won fist place, followed by many times over contestant Douglas Kruger from South Africa and Donald Yee.

I have seen Viki and Heath working the floor and many District 27 members here, there and everywhere. The excitement of seeing so many Toastmasters from around the world never grows old."

Note: Last year, our District 51 representative, K Loghandran of Speakers Dream Toastmasters Club of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia achieved District 51 history for winning 2nd place in the finale of World Championship of Public Speaking, click here

It was Loghandran's second time representing District 51. So Ong Sweet Keat, take a deserving break, enjoy the rest of your first Toastmasters International Convention and go again a second time.

Judges Training Workshop - June 20, 2009

At the request of Division N Governor, I recently conducted a judges training workshop at YMCA Penang. The emphasis is on being an honorable judge, overcoming any potential bias during judging and on familiarity with the judging criteria of the different types of speech contest.

International Speech Contest
- 50 percent is on content (speech development, speech effectiveness, speech value)
- 30 percent is on delivery (physical, voice, manner)
- 20 percent is on langauge (appropriateness, correctness)

Humorous Speech Contest
- Similar to International Speech Contest with additional criteria on audience response
- Therefore, technically, a humorous speech contest is even harder to judge than international speech contest

Table Topics Contest
- Has reduced number of criteria than International Speech Contest.
- Easier to judge because same topic given but harder because the time given for speech is shorter

Evaluation Speech Contest
- Criteria are totally different from above 3 contests
- Criteria are Quality of Analysis, Recommendation, Technique, Summation
- No criteria on delivery skills like physical, voice and language

There is a 5th contest which is the Tall Tale Contest. Though each District is restricted to 4 types of contest, any club can hold this contest at club level for variety.

District 51 Kuching Convention - International Speech Contest & Table Topics Contest - Breaking News

Wow... Heartiest congratulations to the Champions of the 2009 International Speech Contest and Table Topics Contest.

Just received sms-es from Mah Swee Chin, Jessica Teo and Koay Kah Hin of Bayan Baru Toastmasters reporting live from Kuching...

The Champion of District 51 International Speech Contest 2009 is ONG SWEE KEAT of Bayan Baru Toastmasters Club of Penang, Division N. Swee Keat will proceed to represent District 51 in Connecticut, USA at Toastmasters International Convention this August, 2009.





The Champion of District 51 Table Topics Speech Contest 2009 is Palaniappa Subramaniam of Silterra Toastmasters in Kulim, Kedah, Division N.



Wow... double victory for Toastmasters of Division N. Heartiest congratulations to Swee Keat and Pala from all of us back in Division N in Penang and Kedah, Malaysia.

NEWS: Division Level International Speech & Table Topics Speech Contest Winners 2009

From Melaka and Johor of Division A

Division A International Speech
- Champion: Theresa Leong (Area A-3, Sacred Heart)

Division A Table Topics Speech
- Champion: Marianna Pascal (Area A-3, Sacred Heart)



From Kolej Putra Intelek, Puchong in Division B



Division B International Speech
- Champion: Dennis Wee (Area B-1, D'Utama Advanced)
- Ist Runner Up: Eugene Ng (Area B-4, D'Utama)
- 2nd Runner Up: Lee Mei Foong (Area B-5, Crystal)



Division B Table Topics Contest
- Champion: G. Sivalingam (Area B-4, D'Utama)
- 1st Runner Up: Gerald Quinten (Area B-2, MAS Mawar)
- 2nd Runner Up: Nicole Choe (Area B-5, Phoenix)



From Division C



Division C International Speech Contest Winners
- Champion : Stephen Fernando (Area C-2, Hilton Petaling Jaya)
- 1st Runner Up: Jeremy Teo (Area C-5, NUC)




Division C Table Topics Contest Winners
- Champion: Jeremy Teo (Area C-5, NUC)



From Kuching of Division D

Division D International Speech Contest:
- Champion: Rebecca Chieng

Division D Table Topics Speech Contest:
- Champion: Albert George (Area D-2, Azam)



From Sarawak of Division E

Division E International Speech Contest:
- Champion: Luke Bong (Area E-1, Miri)

Division E Table Topics Speech Contest:
- Champion: Lili Puk (Area E-1, Miri)



From Sumatra-Riau, Indonesia, Division H



Division H International Speech Winners
- Champion: Inn Haryani (Area H-1, Medan First)




Division H Table Topics Contest Winners
- Champion: Sutarno (Area H-2, Polonia)



From Java-Borneo, Indonesia of Division I

Division I Interantional Speech Contest:
- Champion: Vanessa Hendriadi (Area I-1, Jakarta)

Division I Table Topics Contest:
- Champion: Cindy Resita



From Java-Bali, Indonesia of Division J

Division J International Speech Contest:
- Champion: Dinesh Vaswani (Area J-1, The Innovators)

Division J Table Topics Contest:
- Champion: Samaoati Siringoringo (Area J-1, The Innovators)



From Beverly Hotel, Kota Kinabalu in Division K



Division K International Speech
- Champion : Grace Yong (Area K-2, Tawau)
- 1st Runner up: Raymond Pang (Area K-1, Labuan)

Division K Table Topics Contest
- Champion : John Liew (Area K-1, Kota Kinabalu)
- 1st Runner up: Siti Rozana Yunos, (Area K-6, Brunei Speakers)



From Disted College, Penang in Division N



Division N International Speech Contest
- Champion: Ong Swee Keat (Area N-2, Bayan Baru)
- 1st Runner Up : Palaniappa (Area N-4, Silterra)
- 2nd Runner Up: Shankar K (Area N-5, Kulim)




Division N Table Topics Contest
- Champion: Palaniappa Subramaniam (Area N4 - Silterra)
- 1st Runner Up: Ong Swee Keat (Area N2 - Bayan Baru)
- 2nd Runner Up: Shankar K(Area N5 - Kulim)



From Kuala Lumpur of Division P

Division P International Speech Contest:
- Champion: Ahmad Fakhri Hamzah (Area P-1, Semarak)

Division P International Speech Contest:
- Champion: Ahmad Fakri Hamzah (Area P-1, Semarak)



From Penang Adventist Hospital (Nursing College) in Division S



Division S International Speech
- Champion: Saw Chin Bin (Area S-3. Penang Advanced)
- 1st Runner Up: Andrew Oon (Area S-7, Motorola Penang)
- 2nd Runner Up: Lim Seow Hoe (Area S-5, Farlim)




Division S Table Topics
- Champion: Selvaraj Maniam (Area S-2, Syuen BG)
- 1st Runner up: Joanne Tan (Area S-3, Gurney)
- 2nd Runner up: Francis Amer (Area S-4, PAH)



From Kuala Lumpur in Division W



District W Internation Speech Contest Winners
- Champion : Jason Lim (Area W-2, Help University College)



District W Table Topics Contest Winners
- Champion : Mary Barton (Area W-4, WIM)