Kochi Toastmasters Club 150th Anniversary Commemorative Meeting Minutes
DATE & TIME: 13:00-14:55, Saturday, October 27, 2018
VENUE: Baiseikan(梅星館), 56 Agekura, Nankoku-shi
Attendees:
(11/15) TM Tsuchihashi, TM Tomonaga, TM Nagasaki, TM Y. Nagano, TM
Hashimoto, TM Shinomiya, TM Hayashi, TM Kunisawa, TM Ando, TM Cooley,
and TM S. Nagano,
Guest: Ms. Kanoko Komatsu (1)
Absentees: (4) TM Ohtani, TM Adachi, TM Kitaoka, and TM Mizobuchi,
13:00
Call to Order by President: President Tsuchihashi called the 150th
anniversary commemorative meeting to order. She introduced a guest,
Ms. Komatsu. She said to everyone to enjoy this commemorative meeting
out of the city.
13:02
Greeting by Toastmaster: TM Nagasaki greeted everyone present at the
meeting. He showed photos of #1meeting held on January 28, 2006, and
#100 meeting held on August 2, 2014. He wished to celebrate #200
meeting with as many members as possible.
Word of the Day: Word Master: TM Cooley: She chose the word ‘gingerly’.
Introduction of Evaluation Team
General Evaluator: TM Y. Nagano
Timer: TM Tomonaga Vote-Counter: TM Hayashi
Ah-Counter: TM Kunisawa Grammarian: TM Shinomiya
13:10 【Thought of the Day】: TM Tsuchihashi
She
referred to a figure skater, Daisuke Takahashi, who got back to
competing after four years. She described his comeback as “what one
likes, one will do well”.
13:13 【Formal Speech Session]】
Speaker 1: TM Tsuchihashi
(Pathways, Motivational Strategies, Evaluation and Feedback 2-1 5-7 min)
Title: Just One Step at A Time
She
found that her speech evaluations were not enough to give fellow
members helpful feedback. And she decided to improve her evaluations
step by step.
Speaker 2: TM Shinomiya
(AD #2, Speaking to Inform 2, Resources for Informing, 5-7 min)
Title: Providing is Preventing
She shared a few ideas from her experience to reduce damages when earthquakes occur.
Speaker 3: TM S. Nagano
(AD #25, Special Occasion Speeches 4, Presenting an Award, 3-4 min)
Title: Certificate of Appreciation
As
vice president of Nankoku City International Association, she gave a
letter of appreciation to Ms. Ando, who had contributed to an event
hosted by NIA.
Speaker 4: TM Ando
(AD #29, Special Occasion Speeches 5, Accepting an Award, 5-7 min)
Title: I am extremely honored
She
received a letter of application for conducting “NIA Bus Tour 2018”
successfully from TM Nagano who is vice president of NIA.
She responded to it showing her gratitude to other NIA members and attendees who supported her.
13:43 Timer’s Report & Vote: Every speaker was qualified.
13:45 【Evaluation Session】by General Evaluator: TM TY. Nagano
Evaluator 1: TM Nagasaki
Evaluator 2: TM Cooley
Evaluator 3: TM Kunisawa
Evaluator 4: TM Tomonaga
14:05 Timer’s Report & Vote: Every speaker was qualified.
14:10 Sharing & Intermission - Ozenzai was served -
14:20 【Table Topics Session】 Table Topics Master: TM Y. Nagano
During
the session, TM Y. Nagano had the participants make speeches on each
topic. The list of speakers and topics were as follows:
Speaker 1: TM Hashimoto- Do you believe the spiritual world exists?
Speaker 2: Ms. Komatsu- Talk about your friend.
Speaker 3: TM Nagasaki- What should teachers do if students sleep in English class?
Speaker 4: TM Hayashi- Talk about your favorite TV program.
Speaker 5: TM Kunisawa- What will you advise yourself at the age of 15 years old if you can jump beyond the time?
Speaker 6: TM Cooley- Talk about a story referred to rain.
14:35 Timer’s Report & Vote: Every speaker was qualified.
14:37 Report
Ah-Counter, Grammarian, Word Master
General Evaluator’s Comments
Award Presentation: President TM Tsuchihashii announced the winners:
Best FS Speaker: TM S. Nagano, Best Evaluator: TM Nagasaki, Best TT Speaker: TM Nagasaki
Address by Toastmaster
14:50
Business Session conducted by VPE: TM Ando asked TM Y. Nagano to report
the past Area 72 Joint Meeting in Tokushima and he reported.
President:-
Kochi Toastmasters Club will host COT#2 on December 2 at Eikokuji
Campus with, probably, 100 attendees. The COT will be offered from
12:00 to 17:00. The after party will be held from 17:30 to 19:30. For
Kochi TMC, the party seems to be important.
Role Assignment for the next regular meeting (November 24th):
Toastmaster of the Day: Thought of the Day: Table Topics Master:
FS: TM S. Nagano
Evaluator: TM Y. Nagano
The rest of the roles will be appointed by VPE.
14:55 Adjourn
