At the 2016 International Convention, Toastmasters International made changes to the World Championship of Public Speaking. Starting 2018, district winners will compete in a "quarterfinals" with the winners advancing the semifinals.

This quarterfinals will be done via video and not live in person. This differs from every other level of the contest. The club, area, division, district, semifinals, and finals will be live and in person competitive rounds of the World Championship of Public Speaking.

This petition is to ask Toastmasters International to reconsider this decision of a quarterfinals via video and allow it to be like every other round of the contest--live and in person.