Creating our own orators

The grand finale of the NDB Best Speaker Contest organised by the Bank was recently held at the DHPL Auditorium of the NDB-EDB Towers.

The event was graced by Chief Guest, NDB Chief Executive Officer Rajendra Theagarajah and Guest of Honour, NDB Chief Operating Officer – Rohan Muttiah. The event was attended by the senior management and the staff of the bank and invitees from the toastmasters’ fraternity.

Chief Guest Theagarajah, in his speech, said that NDB has recognised and fostered the development of speech crafting amongst our staff and will no doubt continue contributing to individual personal development which will add tremendous value in positioning NDB staff in their chosen vocation and also hopefully will create an opportunity to relax and have fun. Guest of Honour Rohan Muttiah stated that NDB Toastmasters Club is committed to creating our own wonderful orators and our own great voices, spreading the message to our customers and exhorting us to attain new heights.

President of the NDB Toastmasters Club Gaya Hewawasam in her welcome speech stated that the NDB Best Speaker contest is an event to extend encouragement to NDB staff who are willing to experience the excitement of speaking in public and would like to recognise and appreciate Chief Judge Distinguished Toastmaster Padmini Samarasinghe and the panel of judges and Distinguished Toastmaster Trishma Pinto who trained the contestants.

As explained by the Project Chairman Moditha Sendanayake, the contest received an overwhelming response by all staff representing all areas of the bank including the branch network, and was held in three rounds. Training workshops were held at the end of each round which enabled the contestants to identify their strengths and weaknesses to improve themselves before the next round.