Hi, everyone! It’s been a while. I hope everything is doing well for you. Though I’ve had a chronic back pain since April, just before the last meeting, I threw out my back. It was really painful, and I got painkillers. But it’s still so hard for me to sit or stand still for a long time. Let me write a short blog until I recovered my backpain.
Meeting theme set by Yukimasa-san: Get the rhythm!
Word of the day introduced by Hideo-san: Compelling
(1) Prepared speaker session
1st Speaker Yuki-san with her speech title “When you start something new”. From Team Collaboration - 7 - Introduction to Toastmasters Mentoring
Speech objectives: Present a speech about a time when being a protege; share the impact and importance of having a mentor; avoid reporting on the content of this project
2nd Speaker Takako-san with her speech title “Keiko's Adventures” from The Entertaining Speaker - 2 - Resources for Entertainment
Speech objectives: Draw entertaining material from sources other than your own pesonal experience; Adapt your material to suit your topic, your own personality, and the audience.
3rd Speaker Marama-san with her speech title “NUTS” from Presentation Mastery - 4 - Researching and Presenting
Speech objectives: Research and present an unfamiliar topic; organize the speech clearly to maximize audience understanding; craft clear and engaging transitions between main sections of your speech; use and cite sources to support speech content, make source list available
(2) Table Topic Session
Table Topics Master Mikiko-san
She took the topics from the past contests for us.
1. What time do you like the best? And why?
2. What would be the best contribution you could make to the society you belong to?
3. Suppose you went to work and took off your coat. And you found yourself in pajamas How would you explain to your coworkers?
4. The Japanese government has started a campaign to increase the number of visitors to Japan. If you were leading this campaign, where would you recommend them and why?
5. If you could become a world champion of anything, what would it be?
(3) Evaluation Session
General Evaluator: Midori-san and 3 experienced speakers
(4) Award session Best Table Topics Speaker : Midori-san
Best Evaluator: Aaron-san
Congratulations!
(5) PresBusiness Session
Thank you for understanding my physical condition.