Baijal Wins District Competition

El Paso resident and Toastmaster Rati Baijal won the District 23 International Speech contest in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on May 18, 2019.

Rati Baijal receives her first place trophy
form contest chair Donna Labatt.

A member of two El Paso Toastmasters clubs - EPCC Toastmasters and the Majestics Advanced Toastmasters - took to the stage in Santa Fe with her speech titled "Love Yourself First." She wowed the audience of 100 and brought many members to tears with her touching story.

From here, a video of Baijal's speech is sent to a regional quarterfinal. If she wins that contest, she will advance to the International Semifinals in Denver, Colorado, in August of 2019.

This is Baijal's second year to win the District 23 International Speech contest. Last year she advanced to the semifinals in Chicago, Illinois.