DISTRICT 70 CONFRENCE – CAMPBELLTOWN CATHOLIC CLUB

CONCORD WEST BREAKS 

A DISTRICT CONTEST RECORD 

At the 2026 District 70 Conference Concord West had a Contestant in each of the 4 Speech Finals.

Friday Evening – Humorous Contest  – John Hughson

Saturday Morning – International Speech Contest – Sriraman Annaswamy

Saturday Afternoon – Table Topics Contest – John Hughson

Sunday Morning – Evaluation Contest – Sriraman Annaswamy

John was successful in winning the District 70 Table Topics Contest for 2026, with his speech: "So You Don't Believe in Aliens"
The Bruce Crawley Trophy was presented by Contest Chair, District 70 Program Quality Director Maria Pedavoli and last years Toastmaster International World Champion of Public Speaking –  Sabyasachi Sengupta from the Netherlands.John responded to the question: "What is the one unspoken rule that people pretend to follow but secretly break?"

Table Topics Contest Speech Video:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/dnfmm4bfir1iazb9teyn5/ACjPn1TBEtv5aUE4j-huhfA/Sat%202nd%20May/Table%20Topics%20Contest/Table%20Topics%20Contest%20-%20John%20Hughson.mp4?rlkey=fsqdb9v7do7eacevv94sjsumm&dl=0

John was also Runner Up in the District 70 Humorous Speech Contest.

Humorous Speech Contest Video: 

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/dnfmm4bfir1iazb9teyn5/AMnQYJeb9pSYCRWdbTzfkTU/Fri%201st%20May/Humorous%20Speech%20Contest/Humorous%20Speech%20Contest%20-%20John%20Hughson.mp4?rlkey=fsqdb9v7do7eacevv94sjsumm&dl=0

Unfortunately Sri was not placed in either of his 2 Contests where the standard was of an exceptional high standard but he did Concord West proud.

 

John and Sri were supported by a couple of Concord West Members in Kate and Peter, Gowri and recently departed member Harini and new Member Luz who received her 

'First Timer Ribbon' for attending a Conference event.