Word of the day
- eventually (adv.): (1) after a long period, (2) at the (very) end
- TM Maruyama opened the meeting with the Joke Master Session;
- TM Sakuragi led the Table Topics Session;
- Four members gave prepared speeches:
- TM Kumagai told us about the (positive!) reasons why she will not be able to attend club meetings for a while, in her "Sayonara-speech" (Project #3, CC Manual);
- TM Takayanagi gave a speech, titled "Middle-aged women, be ambitious!" (Project #3, The Entertaining Speaker Advanced Manual), about her experience in starting her new job, with lots of humour and an encouraging message for middle-aged women;
- TM Perkins introduced the "Courtiard balcony scene from 'Romeo and Juliet'" (Project #4, Interpretive Reading Advanced Manual) with a very emotional voice;
- TM Wada gave interesting tips on how to complain while avoiding confrontation, and illustrated those tips with a role play, in his speech "Asserting yourself effectively in a non-confrontational way" (Project #5, Interpersonal Communication Advanced Manual);
- Constructive speech evaluations were given by the General Evaluator (TM Horioka) and four Evaluators (resp., TM Asano, TM Fukuda, TM Tateishi, and TM Sakuragi).
- Best Performance: TM Sakuragi (Evaluator)
- Best Table Topics Speaker: TM Tateishi
- Best Prepared Speaker: TM Wada
- Best Evaluator: TM Asano (evaluating TM Kumagai)
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.
