Kochi Toastmasters Club 147 Regular Meeting Minutes
DATE & TIME: 15:00-17:00, Saturday, July 21, 2018
VENUE: Room A326, Education & Research Building, Eikokuji Campus, Kochi University of Technology / University of Kochi
Attendees: (11/16) TM Tsuchihashi, TM Hashimoto, TM Cooley, TM Y. Nagano, TM Kitaoka, TM Tomonaga, TM, TM Hayashi, TM Kunisawa, TM Ando, TM Adachi and TM S. Nagano,
Guests: Area Director Kurokawa, Mr. K. Hashimoto(1) and Jeniffer(along with AD Kurokawa)
Absentees: (5) TM Ohtani, TM Shinomiya, TM Yamaguchi, TM Mizobuchi and TM Nagasaki
15:00 Call to Order by President: President Tsuchihashi called the 147th regular meeting to order.
She introduced the three guests.
15:05 Greeting by Toastmaster: TM S. Nagano greeted everyone present at the meeting.
Word of the Day: Word Master: TM Hayashi: He chose the word ‘all day long’.
Introduction of Evaluation Team
General Evaluator: TM Kunisawa
Timer: TM Kitaoka Vote-Counter: TM Hayashi
Ah-Counter: TM Cooley Grammarian: TM Cooley
15:13 【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 Adachi- Why do Japanese people throw the roasted beans to chase away a demon on Setsubun day?
Speaker 2: TM Cooley- Please speak about the most dreadful and beautiful dreams you ever had on New Year's Day.
Speaker 3: TM Tomonaga- Why do Japanese people go to temple and shrine, though they believe totally deferent religions?
Speaker 4: TM Kitaoka- Why do Japanese people knock twice when they need to check the vacancy of a toilet room?
Speaker 5: AD Kurokawa- Why do Japanese ghosts put a white triangle cloth on their forehead?
Speaker 6: TM Hashimoto- What were you most afraid of when you were a kid?
15:33 Timer’s Report & Vote: Every speaker was qualified.
15:35 Intermission
15:45 【Formal Speech Session】
Speaker 1: TM Tsuchihashi
(Pathways, Motivational Strategies, Ice Breaker, 4-6 min)
Title: Money talks, is it true?
She introduced herself talking about why she chose "Motivational Strategies" for pathways project. Because she said that she needed her skills to achieve her goals at work.
Speaker 2 TM Tomonaga
(AD#8, Technical Presentation, Presenting a technical paper,10-12 min)
Exterminating cockroaches is her mission. She tried some methods for killing them. Finally, she could repel them from her house with the treats with dumplings mixed with boric acid.
Speaker 3: TM Ando
(AD#31, High-Performance Leadership, Choosing Your Objectives, 5-6 min)
Title: Let’s learn Kochi ~ Conducting an event~
Foreign tourists are increasing not only in Japan but also in Kochi.
Grass-roots communications are taking an important role to support them. She explained her plan to conduct a sightseeing tour with NIA(Nankoku City International Association) using My-Yu bus to entertain foreign students and workers in Kochi.
16:12 Timer’s Report &Vote: Every speaker was qualified.
16:12 【Evaluation Session】 General Evaluator
Evaluator 1: TM Y. Nagano
Evaluator 2: TM Hashimoto
Evaluator 3: TM Adachi
16:25 Timer’s Report &Vote: TM Hashimoto was disqualified and the other two were qualified.
16:27 Report
Ah-Counter, Grammarian, Word Master
General Evaluator’s Comments
Sharing
Award Presentation: President TM Tsuchihashii announced the winners: Best TT Speaker: TM Kitaoka, Best FS Speaker: TM Tomonaga, and Best Evaluator: Since one of the three was disqualified, no one was selected.
Address by Toastmaster
Officers’ Announcements conducted by President:
President gave out a written yearly schedule. An outdoor meeting is planned. Since COT#2 will be held in Kochi, we need to cooperate in hosting.
VPE explained Pathways and encouraged members to enroll (eight members have finished so far). There are three choices to make until June 2020, current program, Pathways and both current program and Pathways. Online Pathways seminars or their videos are helpful to know Pathways. It is possible for you to apply for educational awards by June 2020. Under Pathways, contest eligibility requires finishing level 2. If you want to get paper manual, it is available, but the shipment is charged.
VPM is making efforts to increase membership. Guests are required to decide whether becoming a member or not after their second visit.
VPPR is planning to make a flier.
Secretary asked if the 146th regular meeting was approved and it was.
SAA will come earlier and set the meeting room in a good condition every time and she asked members for rearranging the room after meetings.
16:40 Business Session:
Role Assignment for the next regular meeting (August 25th):
TMOD: TM , TTM: , TM , Word Master: Y. Nagano, Thought of the Day: S. Nagano, GE: TM , FS: TM , Evaluator 1: TM Kunisawa,
The rest of the roles will be appointed by VPE.
17:00 Adjourn
The regular meeting in August: August 25 (15:00 ~ 17:00)
