Kochi Toastmasters Club 152nd Regular Meeting Minutes
DATE & TIME: 15:00-17:20, Saturday, December 15, 2018
VENUE: Room A327, Education & Research Building, Eikokuji Campus, Kochi
University of Technology / University of Kochi
Attendees:
(11/16) TM Tsuchihashi, TM Tomonaga, TM Nagasaki, TM Kitaoka, TM
Hashimoto, TM Shinomiya, TM Hayashi, TM Cooley, TM Komatsu, TM Ando, and
TM S. Nagano,
Guest: Mr. Ikeda
Absentees: (5) TM Ohtani, TM Adachi, TM Mizobuchi, TM Kunisawa, and TM Y. Nagano
15:00
Call to Order by President: President Tsuchihashi called the 152nd
regular meeting to order. She thanked all the club members for hosting
the COT #2 on the 2nd. She said to everyone to enjoy this meeting.
15:01 Vote and Induction Ceremony for Ms. Komatsu conducted by President
Ms. Komatsu was accepted as a new member of Kochi Toastmasters Club.
15:07 Greeting by Toastmaster: TM Hashimoto greeted everyone present at the meeting.
Word of the Day: Word Master: TM S. Nagano: She chose the word ‘sufficient’.
Introduction of Evaluation Team
General Evaluator: TM Cooley
Timer: TM Tsuchihashi, Ando Vote-Counter: TM Komatsu
Ah-Counter: TM Nagasaki Grammarian: TM Tomonaga
15:13 【Thought of the Day】: TM Komatsu
She
had finished high school last March and she entered a driving school.
Then she got her driving license recently. It will help her experience a
new world.
15:15 【Formal Speech Session]】
Speaker 1: TM Hayashi
(Pathways, Innovative Planning, Ice Breaker 4-6 min)
Title: What I’ve Learned from Libraries
He
often goes to the library(Otepia). It seems to be his favorite
pastime. He talked about his daily life and ideas related to unexpected
occurrences at the library. Reading books gives him new ideas, and he
feels his life is worth living.
Speaker 2: TM Shinomiya
(AD #13, Humorously Speaking, Project 1, Warm Up Your Audience, 5-7 min)
Title: Honest Feedback
She spoke about her TM experiences and the importance of honest feedback.
Speaker 3: TM Kitaoka
(AD
#9, Communication on Television, Project 5, Training on Television, 5-7
min for presentation, 5-7 min for playback of the video)
Title: The recipe for a good speech
He
talked about how to prepare a good speech, and it was very similar to
cooking. He told we need good materials, we should know how to make it
with the CC manual. Good stories were coming up by thinking of the “
Interrogative Why”.
Speaker 4: TM Nagasaki
(AD #26, Storytelling, Project 1, The Folk Tale, 7-9 min)
Title: Runaway Pancake
He
told a famous and well-known story, Runaway Pancake. When he was
telling the story to the audiences, he was sitting in a chair, and he
sometimes looked around gently.
Speaker 5: TM Ando
(High Performance Leadership, Part 5, Analyzing & Presentation Your Result, 5-7 min)
Title: What I’ve learned through the project
She
conducted a My-Yu Bus Tour for newly arrived foreign students and
workers to let them get accustomed to life in Kochi and to help them
enjoy wonderful Kochi with NIA members.
The event was a great success because members of her project team helped each other and worked spontaneously and flexibly.
It’s effective to learn leadership skills working on a long-term project.
16:45 Timer’s Report & Vote: Every speaker was qualified.
16:10 Sharing & Intermission
16:20 【Evaluation Session】by General Evaluator: TM Cooley
Evaluator 1: TM Tomonaga
Evaluator 2: Mr. Hashimoto
Evaluator 3: TM Cooley
Evaluator 4: TM S. Nagano
Evaluator 5: TM Tsuchihashi
16:35 Timer’s Report & Vote: Every speaker was qualified.
16:37 【Table Topics Session】 Table Topics Master: TM Tsuchihashi
During the session, TM Tsuchihashi divided the attendees into five groups.
Pair discussion : Agree & Disagree 3min/each
Topic: 1- A year-end party is waste of time and money
Topic: 2- New Year’s greeting postcard should be banned
Topic: 3- Traditional New Year’s food causes a life-style-related disease
17:07 Timer’s Report & Vote: No vote
17:10 Report
Ah-Counter, Grammarian, Word Master
General Evaluator’s Comments
Award Presentation: President Tsuchihashii announced the winners:
Best FS Speaker: TM Kitaoka, Best Evaluator: S. Nagano, Best TT Speaker: Since there was no voting, no one was selected.
Address by Toastmaster
17:15 Business Session conducted by President: She asked SAA Hashimoto to tell the party venue and SAA Hashimoto explained it.
Secretary Nagano: She asked the FS Speakers to send her a speech summary in a week.
Guest comment by Mr. Ikeda, who said that he would join Kochi TMC in January.
VPE
announced the club-level contest will be held next month and she is
collecting both English and Japanese contestants. Also contest officers
will be needed.
Role Assignment for the next regular meeting (January 12th):
Toastmaster of the Day: Thought of the Day: Table Topics Master:
FS: TM Komatsu, TM , TM TM , and TM
Evaluator: TM , TM
The rest of the roles will be appointed by VPE.
17:20 Adjourn
17:45 Beer Party
