The Regular Meeting No. 478 was held on January 27 at Tsujido Library Hall with 18 active members and 2 guests, one of them was from Southern beach TMC.
Following President N. N.’s statement to call the meeting to order, Word of the Day “Flawless” was introduced by Ah-Uh Counter TM T. O.
Business Session
President N. N. announced 3 things.
1. A work shop will be held by Southern beach TMC on Feb. 3 in Chigasaki. The Instructor is TM R. M. who was the winner in 2016 Division 76 International Speech Contest.
2. International Speech Contest
* In-house Contest on Feb. 10 with five speakers.
* Area Contest on Apr. 1 in Odawara.
* Division Contest on Apr. 15 in Kawasaki.
3. The Pathways Briefing Session
It will be held on March 24 after Regular Meeting for 40minutes by DTM K.O.
Toastmaster of the Day
Toastmaster of the Day TM E. M. introduced his 4 assistants, Grammarian TM H. M., Ah-Uh Counter TM T. O., Vote Counter TM N. S. and Timer TM T. I.
The 4 assistants explained their roles briefly for the guests.
Joke Session
Joke master TM T. K. told some funny stories about “Doctor and Patient”, “Teacher and Student” and the story “The twelve animal signs of the zodiac”.
Prepared Speech Session
Four speakers delivered speeches.
The 1st Speaker TM M. I. delivered her speech titled “A Happening in the Caribbean Sea” based on Project No. 3 “Get to the point” from the manual “Competent Communication”.
The 2nd Speaker TM H. M. delivered his speech titled “What I think about these day ” based on Project No. 4 “How to say it” from the manual “Competent Communication”..
The 3rd Speaker TM K. K. delivered his speech titled “How to Say IT” based on Project No. 4 “How to say it” from the manual “Competent Communication”..
The 4th Speaker TM Y. W. delivered his speech titled “The Rolling Rice Ball” based on Project No. 4 “Read out loud” from the advanced manual “Specialty Speeches”.
Each speaker well managed his/her Q&A time.
Table Topics Session
Table Topics Master TM M. K. asked the 1st question to TM A.M. the 2nd question to TM K. T. and the 3rd and 4th questions to two guests.
The 1st question
What is your favorite food in winter season?
The 2nd Question
What is your most interested things in winter season?
The 3rd Question
What episode do you have about heavy snow?
The 4th Question
What kind of sports do you expect most exciting in Pyong-chang Winter Olympics?
Evaluation Session
After 10-minute intermission, the Evaluation Session started.
General Evaluator TM Y. U introduced four evaluators, TM T. K., TM L. C., TM M. H. and TM N. N. After that, Au/Uh Counter’s Report, Grammarian’s Report and General Evaluation were given.
Award Presentation
TMOD Award was given to TM M. I. because she volunteered to substitute for an absent speaker.
Best Table Topics Award was given to TM K. T.
Best Evaluator Award was given to TM N. N.
Best Prepared Speaker Award was given to TM Y. W.
At the end of the meeting
President N. N. asked 2 guests for short comments.
All of them gave their impressions of the meeting. They seemed to have enjoyed the meeting.
By E.M.
The Award Winners
