9/10/2018

Kochi Toastmasters Club 148 Regular Meeting Minutes

Kochi Toastmasters Club 148 Regular Meeting Minutes

DATE & TIME: 15:00-17:00, Saturday, August 25, 2018
VENUE: Room A327, Education & Research Building, Eikokuji Campus, Kochi University of Technology / University of Kochi

Attendees: (10/16) TM Tsuchihashi, TM Hashimoto, TM Cooley, TM Y. Nagano, TM Kitaoka, TM Tomonaga, TM Hayashi, TM Kunisawa, TM Ando, and TM S. Nagano,
Absentees: (6) TM Ohtani, TM Shinomiya, TM Adachi, TM Mizobuchi, TM Nagasaki and TM Hamaguchi,

15:00 Call to Order by President: President Tsuchihashi called the 148th regular meeting to order.   
          She announced that she would inform two events, Area 72 Joint Meeting and Area 72 Speech Contest, later.

15:03 Greeting by Toastmaster: TM Tomonaga greeted everyone present at the meeting.   She explained the change of program’s order: Formal Speech → Evaluation → Intermission → Table Topics Speech

           Word of the Day: Word Master: TM Y. Nagano: He chose the word ‘screw up’.
           Introduction of Evaluation Team
                 General Evaluator: TM Hayashi
                 Timer: TM Cooley        Vote-Counter: TM Ando
                 Ah-Counter: TM Tsuchihashi    Grammarian: TM Tsuchihashi

15:10 【Thought of the Day】: TM S. Nagano
She referred to severe heat this summer and advised you to avoid walking and working in the sun.

5:15 【Formal Speech Session]】
 Speaker 1: TM Hashimoto 
  (CC #7, Research Your Topic, 5-7 min)
             Title: Fake 
Though the word "fake" means bad impressions.  Fake art pieces of the Ostuka Museum of Art were amazing.  She was impressed.

 Speaker 2 TM Kitaoka      
 (AD #8, Communication on Television, The Press Conference, 3-5 min for speech, 2-3 min for Q&A)
             Title: Backdoor entry to school
He had a press conference apology.  He made a summary report about the unfair entrance decision to the medical school for specific students.  He also referred to causes and future improvements of the school.  
There were four questioners, TM S. Nagano, TM Tsuchihashi, TM Y. Nagano and TM Cooley, and then he answered individually.

15:30   Timer’s Report & Vote: Both speakers were qualified.   Since there were less than three speakers, the vote was not taken. 


15:35 【Evaluation Session】by General Evaluator
            Evaluator 1: TM A. Ando
            Evaluator 2: TM Kunisawa

15:43  Timer’s Report & Vote: Both speakers were qualified.   Since there were less than three speakers, the vote was not taken.

15:45 Intermission

15:55 【Table Topics Session】 Table Topics Master: TM S. Nagano
During the session, TM S. Nagano had the participants make speeches on each topic.  The list of speakers and topics were as follows:
Speaker 1: TM Cooley- Do you have any glad news recently?
Speaker 2: TM Y. Nagano- What do you think of yourself after ten years?
Speaker 3: TM Tomonaga- If you can afford to stay in a foreign country for ten years, where would you like to go?
Speaker 4: TM Hayashi- Will you tell me about Okinawa?  After him, TM Ando, TM Kitaoka, TM Cooley, TM Kunisawa, TM Tomonaga, TM Tsuchihashi, TM Y. Nagano and TM Hashimoto gave speeches about Okinawa.
Speaker 5: TM Tsuchihashi- Do you have any plans after retirement? 
Speaker 6: TM Ando- Will you find three things in common with Danmitsu?  After her speech, some of the audiences found things for her.
Speaker 7: TM Kunisawa- What will you spend on if you win five hundred million yen in the public lottery?
Speaker 8: TM Kitaoka- What are Toastmasters Club activities worth for you?  After he finished his speech, some audiences asked him questions and he answered with all his heart.
Speaker 9: TM Hashimoto- How have you prepared for the future disasters?  
Speaker 10: TM Ando- What do you do when you are driving except for driving?   TM Kitaoka also answered the same question.
Speaker 11: TM Kunisawa- When did you look up the night sky last?
Speaker 12: TM Cooley- What do you eat for breakfast?

16:40   Timer’s Report & Vote: Every speaker was qualified.
                                               
16:45  Report
           Ah-Counter, Grammarian, Word Master
           General Evaluator’s Comments
           Sharing

Award Presentation: President TM Tsuchihashii announced the winner: 
Best TT Speaker: TM Kitaoka

Address by Toastmaster

Officers’ Announcements conducted by President: 
President:- Area 72 Joint Meeting will be held on October 21 in Tokushima.  At least three members of our club are expected to go, one speaker, one evaluator, and one helper.  Area 72 Speech Contest will be held on March 17 in Matsuyama. 
VPE: “Sharing” will be moved to during intermission.
 
16:50 Business Session conducted by VPE: 
Role Assignment for the next regular meeting (September 15th): 
Toastmaster of the Day: TM Kitaoka, General Evaluator: TM Tomonaga
The rest of the roles will be appointed by VPE.

17:00 Adjourn