My name is Linda Nabayinda – Kampala Toastmasters (KTM) Club President 2016-2017.
I joined Kampala Toastmasters Club (KTM) in August 2015 after receiving an email invite. All I wanted was to improve my public speaking because I realised the lack of good public speaking was a limitation to my career growth but the benefits of my decision are more than I bargained for.
To date, I tap myself on the shoulder for the decision I made two and a half years ago. Toastmasters has enabled me grow into a leader. I was privileged to serve as The Club President 2016-2017 and as the Vice President Public Relations 2015-2016.
During my tenure, the club membership grew by 25%. I also organised the team to participate in the Best of East Africa Speech Contest in Nairobi where we got semi-finalists from Uganda in both incidences while I was Vice President Public Relations and also while the Club President.
My former Managing Director with this awestruck expression said to me, “You have become a good communicator.” To me, that was an indication that my objective of joining Toastmasters was being met. Hearing those words from someone I held with high esteem boosted my self-confidence and also translated into amazing results at work.
I have also learnt lots of great stuff from a team of like-minded people that value personal development. For example; I have been invited as guest speaker for events outside the Club and through Toastmasters I got a Mentor for a book I am currently writing.
My parting shot is from the famous Maya Angelou, “People can forget what you said, people can forget what you did but people can never forget how you made them feel.” Bottom line is, always leave a good impact when you interact with everyone, make at least one person happy everyday.
Thanks Toastmasters.
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