1/14/2020

162nd Regular Meeting Minutes

DATE&TIME:
15:00-17:00, Saturday, October 26, 2019
VENUE:
Room A327, Education & Research Building
Eikokuji Campus, Kochi University of Technology / University of Kochi
Attendees
TM Nagasaki, TM Kitaoka, TM S. Nagano, TM Y.Nagano, TM Hayashi, TM Ikeda, TM Kida
TM Tomonaga, TM Ando,
Guests

Absentees
TM Tsuchihashi, TM Adachi, TM Kunisawa, TM Hashimoto, TM Mizobuchi


15:00
Call to Order by President

15:03
Greeting by Toastmaster:
TM Ando

Word of the Day  Word Master:
TM Hayashi “ glorious “

Introduction of Evaluation Team
General Evaluator: TM Nagasaki  Timer: TM Hayashi
Vote-Counter: TM Kida  Ah-Counter: TM Kitaoka
Grammarian: TM Tomonaga
15:10
Thought of the day (2 min):
TM Tomonaga “It’s a small world”

Summary : The other day, a foreign couple visited my workplace. Later I realized they were my acquaintance’s parents. I felt like it is a small world, small Kochi.

15:15
Formal Speech Session

Speaker 1:
TM S. Nagano       3:50

Title: Unpaid wages for Technical Interns from Abroad    

Summary : She acted as a middle management agent. She dispatched technical interns from abroad to local business owners. One of her customers caused serious problems, unpaid wages and lack of communication. She apologized to interns and promised she would supervise business owners more closely to prevent them from deceiving or cheating interns.

Speaker 2:
TM Ikeda          6:57

Title: Understanding Misunderstandings

Summary : A variety of misunderstandings about Japanese culture exists outside of Japan.  Some of those might seem to lack the respect on our culture for us.
The speaker faced those misunderstandings through his job experience in the United States.
He shared the audience how he understood that misunderstandings are the first steps for understandings and got more positive attitude about them.
15:35
Timer’s Report
TM Hayashi
15:36
Evaluation Session   General Evaluator TM Nagasaki

Evaluator 1:
TM Y.Nagano      3:29

Evaluator 2:
TM Kitaoka        1:54
15:43
Timer’s Report
TM Hayashi
15:45
Sharing & Intermission






Table Topics SessionTable Topics Master: TM Kida

TM Tomonaga: Rugby world cup  TM Ando: Pardon with enthronement   TM Nagasaki: Typhoon
TM Hayashi: Hplloween         TM Y. Nagano: Cashless payment       TM Kitaoka: Disaster Drill
TM Lkeda: Volunteer           TM S. Nagano: One Team
16:18
Timer’s Report & Vote: Every speech was qualified.
16:20
Report
Ah-Counter, Grammarian, Word Master, General Evaluator’s Comments
Award Presentation: President, Address by Toastmaster 
Best Table Topics speaker: TM Tomonaga & TM Kitaoka    
16:25
Moments of Truths Sessionby TM Nagasaki

                    
                              
Group discussion about club issues

6:50
Business Session


Report
report from the officer meeting


Role assignment
President:

17:00
Adjourn