A community Toastmasters Club is to be set up next month in the Raddolugama housing scheme.
Free Trade Zone Toastmaster member, (District 82) Anura Perera who is currently the Division Director of Division ‘H’, will set up this club mainly to sharpen the communications skills of corporate and community residing in the Raddolugama scheme which currently has 1100 houses.
“Every Toastmasters journey begins with a single speech. During their journey, they learn to tell their stories. They plan to lead. They give feedback and accept it. Through our community of learners, they find their path to leadership. Those who are working in a corporate sector or school leavers who wish to enhance, public speaking and leadership skills, are well come to this new club.”
DTM Anura Perera is currently responsible for the 19 clubs up to Jaffna. Current year Division H is planing to establish thee more new clubs, Derna TV, Sri Lanka Tourism and Hotel management institute and the third in Vavuniya.
The District 82 is the second best district of Toastmasters International, which covers clubs from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. Toastmasters from all walks of life - students, professional speakers, entrepreneurs, corporates, etc - are a part of District 82.
At present, District 82 covers over 190 clubs from Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, with 12 Divisions and approximately12560 Toastmasters in total. District 82 also houses the first VP of TMI, DTM Arunasalam Balraj and the World Champion of Public Speaking 2014, DTM Dhananjaya Hettiarachchi.
Toastmasters International is a world leader in Communication and Leadership Development with more than 360000 memberships. Members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 16500 clubs in 141 countries.
The world leaders, leaders head families, coach teams, run businesses and mentor others. These leaders must not only accomplish, they must communicate. By regularly giving speeches, gaining feedback, leading teams and guiding others to achieve their goals in a supportive atmosphere.
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