Monday, January 11, 2010

Meeting on Jan. 10th, 2010

The Atsugi-Zama Toastmasters club held a great regular meeting on Jan. 10th, 2010.



Word of the day
  • awesome (adj.): very good
Summary of the meeting
  • TM Yoshikawa opened the meeting with the Joke Master Session;
  • TM Horioka led the Table Topics Session, with topics related to the transition into 2010 and our good resolutions;
  • Four members gave prepared speeches:
    • TM Y. Inoue gave a speech, titled "No One Knows Why it Strikes Some People but Not Others" (Project #3, CC Manual), on a rare desease, and gave us advice to stay in good health;
    • TM Komura gave an impressive dance demonstration in her speech "Dance, Dance, Dance" (Project #5, CC Manual);
    • TM Senda told us a dramatic story in her speech "Somebody Broke Into My Car - Part 2" (Project #4, Advanced Communication Manual);
    • TM Tateishi told us an impressive, personal story about her infortunate experience, titled "An Unforgettable Experience" (Project #2, Storytelling Advanced Manual);
  • Evaluations were given by the General Evaluator (TM Fukuda) and four Evaluators (resp., TM Asano, TM Miyazaki, TM Tanaka, and TM Wada).
Awards
  • Best Performance: TM Lenglet (Toastmaster of the Day)
  • Best Table Topics Speaker: TM Hayashi (visiting as a guest)
  • Best Prepared Speaker: TM Komura
  • Best Evaluator: TM Wada (evaluating TM Tateishi)
Congratulations to the winners!

Join us!
You are very welcome to attend any meeting as a guest! It's free, and you will enjoy great quality speeches from our members!
Check the Atsugi-Zama Toastmasters Club website for more information: more pictures, the calendar of our next meetings, etc.