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📋 364th Visionaries Regular Meeting Report Meeting Format: Online Number of Guests: 1 (K.M.) Word of the Evening: Ignite 🎉 Opening & Recent Updates This meeting was held in an online format. For the icebreaker, members shared recent events. H.S. shared an anecdote about watching a movie and struggling to tell the characters apart, relying on his wife for explanations. He also spoke about gaining energy from reconnecting with an old friend amidst a busy schedule. K.U. shared that he has been spending his time productively on shredding documents and practicing kendo. A.M. shared a humorous misfortune about forgetting his [...]

📋 Meeting Report: The 363rd Session Format: Hybrid (Online and In-person) Number of Guests: None Word of the Evening: Brilliant 🎉 Introduction & Icebreaker The meeting kicked off in a hybrid format. For the icebreaker session, members were invited to share a recent "happy" experience. T.S. shared memories of visiting a former workplace after 30 years and reconnecting with an old boss, and also spoke about a breathtaking sunset he witnessed at Lake Biwa. A.M. humorously recounted the misfortune of a flat tire just two weeks after buying a new one, expressing hope for a luckier month ahead. K.U. described [...]

📝 Meeting Report – #362 (July 19, 2025) Format: Online Number of guests: None Word of the Evening: Integral 🎉 Introduction We kicked off the meeting with our usual icebreaker — sharing something “good or new.” Although there were no guests this time, members warmly connected online to support each other and enjoy the evening. 💬 Table Topic Session Table Topic Master: TM S.A The theme was “Rural and Urban.” TM S.A brought a fresh and imaginative set of questions, including: How would you design a village where humans and wild animals can coexist? If humans disappear and animals dominate [...]

Meeting Report #361 | July 5, 2025 例会レポート #361 | 2025年7月5日 Building Communication Skills Through English Practice 英語で「伝える力」を育てる 📸 [PHOTO PLACEMENT 1: Group photo of all attendees, both in-person and online participants visible on screen] 📸 [写真配置1: 会場参加者とオンライン参加者が画面に映った全体集合写真] A Fresh Start with New Leadership 新体制でのフレッシュスタート July 5th marked an exciting milestone for Visionaries Toastmasters as we kicked off a new term with fresh leadership and renewed energy. Our hybrid meeting welcomed both in-person and online participants, including three enthusiastic guests who joined us to experience what makes our club special. 7月5日の例会は、新体制スタートの記念すべき回でした！会場とオンラインの両方で開催し、3名のゲストの方にもご参加いただきました。新しいリーダー陣のもと、フレッシュな気持ちでクラブ活動が始まった感じです。 The evening began with our signature icebreaker session, where [...]

Minutes ＃360 Minutes 2025/June/21 Introduction Today’s meeting was online. We had one guest. Today’s  meeting was the last meeting of the current officers. As usual, we shared good and new things happened in last two weeks. Some people were sick, some went for business trip, and someone shared how Tokyo is getting hotter. Today we also had an installation ceremony of the new team of elected officers and took a vow to do their best for the next fiscal year. Todays word of the evening was “Discipline” Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM A.K. TM A.K. chose the [...]

Minutes ＃359 Minutes 2025/June/7 Introduction Today’s meeting was hybrid (you can attend either online or onsite) We had two guests today, one of them was a former member. Today’s  meeting started with the sharing of what happened with last two weeks. Most of the members said they were exhausted because of the hot climate or their workload. Hopefully, they will find toastmasters to be a relaxation from their busy schedules. Today, we also had a special session: the annual election of new officers. The new officers are elected for the smooth running of the club and will take charge from July. [...]

Minutes ＃358 Minutes 2025/May/24 Introduction Today’s meeting was online. We had one guest today. Today’s meeting started with sharing of what happened in the last two weeks. Some members visited other prefectures, while others relaxed at home. Our guest shared that she tried a new recipe with soybeans. Today’s Word of Evening was “As far as…” Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM K.N. She kept the theme very simple:“Rain”. She started with a very simple question, “What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?” and progressed to more complex questions, like “If you were a creature [...]

Minutes ＃357 Minutes 2025/May/11 Introduction Today’s meeting was a special meeting held in Utsunomiya. Some members joined with their families. Firstly, we talked about our Golden Week memories. Today’s Word of Today was “amiable” We spent special time with amiable kids. Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM H.S. He introduced his trip to his home town and related to that asked about surprized thing, impression of this club, school days, and so on. We enjoyed it so much. Speech Session Today we had two speakers. TM Y.T. talked about his history of Toastmasters. Since there are some kids, he spoke [...]

Minutes ＃356 Minutes 2025/April/19 Introduction Today’s meeting was only online. We had 3 energetic guests today. Today the meeting was very lively because of the increased members. Everyone shared their good or bad things that happened in the past few weeks. The guests were so enthusiastically shared their experience. Today’s word of the evening was “facilitate”. Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM T.L. It was the first time for TM T.L. to take the table topic master and she performed it very well. Her questions were like a habit that you think you have changed for the Mother [...]

Minutes ＃355 Minutes 2025/April/5 Introduction Today’s meeting was hybrid meeting (online and offline meeting). We had 3 wonderful guests today. Fortunately, we were able to get a lot of guests from the beginning of this fiscal year and the most of the club members join the meeting. Today we had 13 participants and everyone shared their good or new things that happened during the past 3 weeks and everyone was very interested in sharing. Today’s word of the evening was “punctual”. Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM W.M. The table topic master used ChatGPT to prepare the questions. [...]