Message from the
District 79 Director
I am very delighted today to write to you through 12th Division G
Annual Contest souvenir Magazine, where I see excellent improvement
and accomplishments under the leadership of Division G Director TM
Mohammed Kunhiand Purayil and the entire team of Directors & Club
Officers. I would like to share with you my thoughts about “ACE to
GREATNESS”.
There are people in Western Region right now who need Toastmasters,
but they may not even know your clubs exists! One of your responsibilities
as members is to promote your clubs but that does not mean you have
to stand on the corner thumping on the Competent Communication or
Competent Leadership Manuals. In fact, the best way to promote your
clubs and to increase membership is to show how Toastmasters members
can change lives for the better and the best way to demonstrate this to
the public is through publicity.
Most clubs send press releases to commemorate awards, advancements
and competition victories. Those are all good opportunities to get the
club name in front of the public but there are other and most powerful
sources of publicity. The best sources for new releases are the things your
members do outside the club. You may have a speaker in your clubs who
can promote Toastmasters by giving a talk at a local school or service
organization; that talk could be on public speaking, leadership, success
or any other topic of interest to the students and teachers. “TM Ramces
Paquibot Dungog could serve up Public Speaking Program to Public” that
could generate some publicity energy.
Be sure to mention that these speakers polished their presentation skills at
Toastmasters and give detailed information on how to contact local clubs.
Let us continue the journey and expand the horizon of Toastmasters to
every single in