CONTESTDIARIES

Theannualinternationalandtabletopicsspeechcontestof PanaduraToastmastersClubwasheldonthe11thofMarch, 2023. TM Sajini Bandaranaike was the chief judge of both contestsandtheywerechairedbyTMChandulaJithmi.The contest master for the international speech contest was TM Venuja.. and the table topics contest was TM Kavisha Batawala. The event began with the international speech contest and four talented and acclaimed toastmasters contestedthisyear.Thecontestantsspokeonvarioustopics leavingtheaudiencewithwordsofinspiration,guidanceand motivation. TM Ravindu Amendra emerged victorious winning first place. TM Seraan Aponsu was awarded 2nd placewithTMRanudiKulathungawinningthirdplaceinthis segment of the competition. Next up in the event was the tabletopicscontest Therewasanenthusiasticparticipation of six brilliant toastmasters from the club. All participants had to speak on the topic “It is better to commit smaller wrongs for better rights”. A simple topic yet onerous task, ll i d b ll d i h i