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SRI LANKA CLUB SYMPOSIUM TOASTMASTERS Issue October-November 2013 AREA GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE CLUB VISIT TO SLCS AREA 46 Talking of my experience in toastmasters, taking up responsibilities or participation is the key to develop our leadership skills. The more you give the more you benefit. Please don’t shy away from opportunities that come your way for those may not repeat. While nominating officials for the executive committees of SLCS and the Area, I witnessed how backward we are compared to our peers. Mr President, members of the executive committee, fellow toastmasters. A child will always be happy to share and showoff his achievements with his parents and family whatever his age or position may be. Likewise today I am so glad to stand in front of you in my home club as your own Area Governor. First and foremost my sincere thanks to the Past Area Governor TM Pandula Medawatta and the previous committee for nominating me for this position. It goes without saying, I’ll be the happiest to serve you. To brief you about the Area officers for this term DESIGNATION Achieving DCP goals is one of the hot topics discussed at Area, Division and District levels. SLCS has a record of working proactively towards DCP goals hence I skip this topic not by oversight but consciously. NAME OF TOASTMASTER Area Governor Asst. Area Gov Edu & Training Asst. Area Gov Marketing Area Secretary/Treasurer TM Sanjaya Senaratne TM Mohammed Salie TM Jose Alex TM Najla Qamber And the clubs in our Area are;     “ Say what you mean, and mean what you say, but don't say I mean! Sri Lanka Club Symposium Young Adult Toastmasters YMCA Bahrain Toastmasters OfooqToastmasters Club “ Please don’t shy away from opportunities that come your way for those may not repeat.” AREA 46 GOVERNOR Say what you mean, and mean what you say, but don't say I mean! CLUB NAME Sri Lanka Club Symposium Sri Lanka Club Symposium YMCA Toastmasters Young Adult Toastmasters A key activity in the Area is the Area Contest. This year the dates for the contests have been pre-determined to avoid overlaps, and this would also make the process of arranging judges much convenient. We are aiming to hold the area contest at soonest possible, the date will be agreed at the forthcoming Area council meeting. Once, when I browsed the internet about effective speaking, many results emphasized the importance of not speaking or speaking rightly. Here we are, mastering the art of speaking!! For your benefit I urge all of you to participate in toastmaster activities and develop to be great leaders. I leave you with my heartiest wishes, especially to the new President and executive committee to have term filled with success in all endeavors. Explore, exploit and experience ! ACS/CL Sanjaya Senaratne OR 201 A REA 46 GOVERN 3-2014 “To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks”says SRI LANKA CLUB SYMPOSIUM TOASTMASTERS http://slcs.toastmastersclubs.org http://slcs.toastmastersclubs.org Ben Jonson.