投稿者: stmc

On July 8, we held the first regular meeting of the new term No.468 with 21 members at Mina Park. New President Naruke gave the inaugural greeting.
 Word of the Day “handy (adjective), hand (noun), handle (verb) and handily(adverb)” President introduced TM Y.U. as Toastmaster of the Day (TMOD) to start the program and he introduced his supporters Grammarian, Ah/Uh Counter, Vote Counter and Timer.

Then TMOD introduced Joke Master TM T. O., who told two funny stories. One was an episode about two pairs of managers in his old company. Their names were Tako – Kai and Kaku – Maru. It was effective to relax the audience before listening to speeches. We enjoyed the session very much.

We proceeded to Prepared Speech  Session. 

The first speaker, TM Y.W. delivered a speech which was selected by his evaluator TM T.I. from among five suggested themes. It was “Daughters”. His speech was based on the Manual “Specialty Speeches, Project #1 Impromptu Speaking” He used Power-Point and vocal variety very effectively.

The second speaker TM A.M. delivered a speech titled “Curry travels around the world” based on the Manual “Speaking to inform, Project #1 The Speech to Inform”. He introduced many kinds of Curry and its history. He also used Power Point. It was effective.

The third speaker TM A.M. delivered a speech titled “Mountaineering” based on the Manual “The persuasive Speaking, Project #5 The Persuasive Leader”. His posture of rock climbing in the picture was so impressive. He said, “A flower of the mountain I saw was like my wife” It was a nice expression.

. The fourth speaker TM L.C. delivered his speech titled “How the club president experience has helped me grow up” based on the Manual “Competent Communication, Project #5 The Your Body Speaks” His speech reminded us of his lots of devoted effort for our club as President.

The fifth speaker TM A.S. delivered a speech titled “Thank You Award” based on the Manual “Special Occasion Speeches, Project #4 Presenting an Award”. Her speech was very elegant.

Next session was Table Topics Session conducted by TM Y.H. She prepared the following four questions calling for “quick thinking and speaking skill”.

Q1. Please let us know your tips for being happy. 
A1. TM T.K. answered that she takes the communication with her friends.
Q2. Do you have any routines to cheer you up?  
A2. TM H.S. answered that she does Chinese Dancing for it.
Q3. Do you have any place that makes you relaxed? 
A3. TM Y.H. answered that she drinks coffee while hearing records.
Q4. Is there anything you have accomplished since the new year day? 
A4.TM K.O. answered that she did her best regarding the director election,  
      headquarters of Toastmasters International.
Q5. The same as above.  Is there anything you have accomplished since the New
      year Day? 
A5. TM Y.T. answered that she has accomplished her two goals : she took the role of
      an officer in STMC and has been acting as a volunteer in Yugawara-Machi.

After intermission, Evaluation Session started with General Evaluator TM N.N. Five evaluators provided their personal opinions and suggestions to the prepared speakers according to the speech objectives in the Manual.

Finally, TMOD announced the following Award Winners. 
The TMOD Award: TM A.M. He used wonderful word in his speech. 
The Best Table Topics Speaker Award: TM J.T. 
The Best Evaluator: TM J.Y. 
The Best Prepared Speaker: TM A.S.