Harris Toastmasters Talk Trophies at the Area Contest!

Harris Toastmasters clubs made a clean sweep at the Area 23 Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests, with competitors from three Harris clubs taking home the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place trophies, marking the first time that all of the winners came from Harris sponsored clubs!

Sylvia Navarro, representing the "Harris Toastmasters" Club at Rodes, took 1st place for both Speech Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests. Eric Barnhart, representing the "Harris Speak EZ" Club at Wickham, took 2nd place for both Speech Evaluation and Humorous Speech Contests. Pedro Morales, representing the "Assured Communicators" Club at Corporate Headquarters, took 3rd place for the Humorous Speech Contest. Larry Baumann, representing the "Harris Speak EZ" Club at Wickham, took 3rd place for the Evaluation Contest.

Sylvia will move on to compete against the winners of the other five areas in both categories at the Division B Contest on Saturday, October 20th. The Division Winners meet in the finals at the Toastmasters Fall Conference, November 9-11, in Lake Mary.

Harris Corporation was honored last year by Toastmasters International for providing over fifty years of support to the organization and sponsoring five Harris clubs here in Florida. Besides the three already mentioned, there are also clubs at the Malabar and Palm Bay campuses. Through its member clubs, Toastmaster International helps men and women learn the arts of speaking, listening and thinking – vital skills that promote self-actualization, enhance leadership potential, foster human understanding and contribute to the betterment of mankind.

Congratulations Sylvia, Eric, Pedro, and Larry for your outstanding achievements and for showcasing the true meaning of the Harris brand “Assured Communications!”