MeetingMinutes

Minutes ＃337　Minutes 2024/July/6 Introduction Today’s meeting was online (zoom) We had 2 guest today. This is the first meeting of the new term and new president TM.Y.T.wanted to keep the ice breaking session simple by toast masters as well as the guest shared  good or bad things happenin past 3 weeks. Today's word of the evening was succinct Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM Y.T. Today's  table topic main theme was about the year 2024 already six months has passed so first 3 questions were how is your experience in last 6 months your new year resolution and best event happened. [...]

Minutes ＃336　Minutes 2024/June/15 Introduction Today’s meeting was zoom style. We had one guest here today. We had an ice-breaking session at the beginning of the meeting. TM S.K. introduced the topic of expressing gratitude. Then we shared our experiences about it. Today’s Word of the evening was “in a nutshell”. New Officers Installation Ceremony We had a New Officers Installation Ceremony for the next Toast Masters term by President TM S.K. Each new officer member declared that they would do their best. Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM H.S. His table topics were about songs and music. [...]

Minutes ＃335　Minutes 2024/June/1 Introduction Today’s meeting was hybrid style. We had no guest today. Since we had Officer Election today, ice-breaking session was skipped. Today’s Word of the evening was “mind-blowing”. Officer Election New officers were elected for the next term beginning in July. Each candidates shared their enthusiasm in a two-minute speech. All seven candidates were approved as the new officer members. Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM Y.T. She introduced this year’s Senryu and asked the question related to it. If you need to quit something luxurious in your current life, what is it? Whose [...]

Minutes ＃334　Minutes 2024/May/18 Introduction Today’s meeting was hybrid style. We had one guest today. We had an ice-breaking session at the beginning of the meeting and shared each GW memories. We each introduced what we enjoyed, such as going clam digging, camping, and so on. Today’s Word of the evening was “be on cloud nine”. Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM T.M. His table topics were related to the recent AI news. Each table topic speaker enjoyed answering. Speech Session Today we had one speaker. TM A.M. introduced herself with the title “Let’s start again”. She told [...]

Minutes ＃333　Minutes 2024/April/20 Introduction Today’s meeting was zoom style. We had no guest today. We had an ice-breaking session at the beginning of the meeting. TM S.K. introduced a video about Food Expiration dates. It shows that Food Expiration dates don’t mean what you think . Then we shared each opinion about it in Ice breaking session. Today’s Word of the evening was “sophisticated”. Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM Y.U. His table topics are about being a child and living in a country town, and financial topics etc. Each table topic speaker enjoyed answering. Speech Session [...]

Minutes ＃332　Minutes 2024/April/6 Introduction Today’s meeting was hybrid style. We had one guest today. We shared our recent good news during the ice-breaking session at the beginning of the meeting. Today’s Word of the evening was “splendid”. It was a splendid meeting. Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM A.M. Her table topics are based on 5W (What, Why, When, Where, Who). Each table topic speaker enjoyed answering difficult questions. Speech Session Today we had one speaker. TM A.M. talked about “My Communication Style”. He analyzed and presented his communication style. Evaluation Session General Evaluator was TM Y.T., [...]

Minutes ＃331　Minutes 2024/March/16 Introduction Today’s meeting was zoom style. We had an ice-breaking session at the beginning of the meeting. TM S.K. introduced a video about The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars. Then we shared our opinions about it in the Ice breaking session. Today’s Word of the evening was “concern”. Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM S.K. His table topics are about graduation memories, after graduation etc. Each table topic speaker enjoyed answering. Speech Session Today we had one speaker. TM Y.U. talked about “What changes our lives”. The structure of the speech was very easy [...]

Minutes ＃330　Minutes 2024/March/2 Introduction Today’s meeting was hybrid style. We had no guest today but welcomed TM A.M. as a new member. At the beginning of the meeting, we talked about what comes to our mind about spring. Today’s Word of the Evening was “strain”. Speech contest practice Since the speech contestant was decided at the last meeting, we had a practice session. TM Y.T. gave a speech about a good manager. After speech, other members gave comments and advices. We talked that an impact message should be included in a speech to win the contest. Table Topic Session Today’s [...]

Minutes ＃329　Minutes 2024/February/17 Briefing on the Club Competition Today was a special meeting to prepare for the Club Competition. We selected one member to participate in the club competition. In this competition, participants will be evaluated based on various aspects related to their speech skills and leadership abilities. We listened carefully to two speeches and voted for the better one. Feedback Session Each member attended the feedback session and commented on the two speeches. Introduction Today we skipped the ice-breaking session to make time for the club competition elections. Today’s Word of the Evening was “superb”. Table Topic Session Today’s [...]

Minutes ＃328　Minutes 2024/February/3 Introduction Today’s meeting was zoom style. We had one guest today. We had an ice-breaking session at the beginning of the meeting. We shared memorable event in February, such as Setsubun, Valentain Day, entrance exam, and so on. Today’s Word of the evening was “self-explanatory”. Table Topic Session Today’s table topic master was TM Y.T. He asked about the most impressive something, such as movie, book, person, and so on. The question was easy to understand, but not easy to answer. Each table topic speaker shared impressive things of each topic. Speech Session Today we had one [...]