Kochi Toastmasters Club 151st Regular Meeting Minutes
DATE & TIME: 15:00-17:00, Saturday, November 24, 2018
VENUE: Room A327, Education & Research Building, Eikokuji Campus, Kochi
University of Technology / University of Kochi
Attendees:
(8/15) TM Tsuchihashi, TM Tomonaga, TM Y. Nagano, TM Hashimoto, TM
Shinomiya, TM Hayashi, TM Cooley, and TM S. Nagano,
Guest: Ms. Komatsu (2), and Mr. Ikeda
Absentees: (7) TM Ohtani, TM Adachi, TM Kitaoka, TM Mizobuchi, TM Ando, TM Kunisawa, and TM Nagasaki
15:00
Call to Order by President: President Tsuchihashi called the 151st
regular meeting to order. She introduced guests, Ms. Komatsu, and Mr.
Ikeda. She said to everyone to enjoy this meeting.
15:03
Greeting by Toastmaster: TM Hayashi greeted everyone present at the
meeting. He said that he would enjoy this season and colored leaves.
Word of the Day: Word Master: TM Tomonaga: She chose the word ‘authentic’.
Introduction of Evaluation Team
General Evaluator: TM Y. Shinomiya
Timer: TM Tsuchihashi Vote-Counter: TM Hayashi
Ah-Counter: TM Hashimoto Grammarian: TM Cooley
15:10 【Thought of the Day】: TM Y. Nagano
He
talked about Beaujolais Nouveau. He throws a wine party, tasting
Beaujolais nouveau, every year. And he recommended every one trying
this wine.
15:13 【Formal Speech Session]】
Speaker 1: TM Cooley
(Pathways, Innovative Planning, Ice Breaker 4-6 min)
Title: Final Countdown
An icebreaker speech reflecting on her goals in coming to Japan and what she wants to do in her time remaining in Kochi.
Speaker 2: TM Tsuchihashi
(Pathways, Motivational Strategies, Evaluation and Feedback 2-2, 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 3: TM S. Nagano
(AD #26, Special Occasion Speeches, Project 2, Speaking in Praise, 5-7 min)
Title: He’s Returned!
She
praised a badminton player, Momota Kento, because he started life anew
and climbed to the top of the world rankings. And she looked back on
her younger days.
15:43 Timer’s Report & Vote: Every speaker was qualified.
15:45 【Evaluation Session】by General Evaluator: TM Shinomiya
Evaluator 1: TM Hashimoto
Evaluator 2: Mr. Ikeda
Evaluator 3: TM Y. Nagano
15:57 Timer’s Report & Vote: Every speaker was qualified.
16:00 Sharing & Intermission
16:10 【Table Topics Session】 Table Topics Master: TM Tomonaga
During the session, TM Tomonaga divided the attendees into three groups.
Debate: Volunteers to help Tokyo Olympic Games for free
A: Team Affirmative- TM Hashimoto(constructive speech)ーTM S. Nagano(attack against B’s speech)ーTM Shinomiya(summary)
B: Team Negative- TM Tsuchihashi(constructive speech)ーTM Y. Nagano(attack against A’s speech)ーTM Cooley(summary)
C: Team Judge- TM Hayashi, Ms. Komatsu, and Mr. Ikeda
Result: Team A won.
16:48 Report
Ah-Counter, Grammarian, Word Master
General Evaluator’s Comments
Award Presentation: President TM Tsuchihashii announced the winners:
Best FS Speaker: TM Cooley, Best Evaluator: Mr. Ikeda, Best TT Speaker: Since there was no voting, no one was selected.
Address by Toastmaster
16:55
Business Session conducted by President:- She asked SAA Hashimoto to
announce the party after COT and SAA Hashimoto explained it.
Role Assignment for the next regular meeting (December 15th):
Toastmaster of the Day: Thought of the Day: Table Topics Master:
FS: TM Kitaoka, TM Hayashi, TM Nagasaki, TM Shinomiya, and TM Ando
Evaluator: TM Y. Nagano, TM Tsuchihashi
The rest of the roles will be appointed by VPE.
17:00 Adjourn
