What is Toastmasters?

Posted on April 8, 2010
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We are a club associated to Toastmasters International, a non profit organisation created to practice and develop communication and leadership skills.  Please cut and paste the link into the browser to learn more about who we are.

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Speech Contest Winners!!

Posted on March 9, 2010
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Toastmasters Speech Contests are events that show off the talents of the members who compete and members who organize and support the events. A warm thank you to all those who participated!

The Inhouse contest winners are:

For English

1.  Jason Yang

2. Natasha Thompson

For Japanese

1. Helen Lewis

2. Shigeto Miyamoto

As for preparation, I didn’t rehearse – I wanted to speak from the heart.  I spent time mind-mapping – thinking about the structure and outline of the speech and appropriate transitions to connect the ideas.  I thought about the feeling I wanted to convey which also kept the nerves away. (Jason’s reflection on his experience at the district speech contest)

焚火の会 Bonfire Party in February!

Posted on February 2, 2010
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冬、自分たち以外は誰もいない場所・・・そんな静寂と寒さで張り詰めた空気の中、太古から人間が行ってきたこと・・・焚き火をしてみませんか。
みんなで車座になってひとつの火を見つめる、そして語り合う、そんな簡単な事がどれだけのすばらしいInspirationと希望をもらたすことか知っていますか。
焚き火をした事のある方、したことの無い方、皆で焚き火してみませんか?
When : Saturday, February 20 , 15:00~
What：Takibi (Bonfire party), potluck dinner and other activities await you…
Place：Harumi
Let us know if you are coming.
www.toastmasterstokyo.com/join

Please bring a small outdoor chair with you.

Pictures from Guests

Posted on December 3, 2009
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Hi folks.

Those of you who made it to the meeting Sept 23rd recall Mark and Judy, who were visiting us from the states.

They sent us this picture.

Jason

Pictures with a guest.

20 questions on meeting roles

Posted on November 30, 2009
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When we joined Toastmasters, we promised to ‘Prepare fully for each assignment’. However, it takes time to learn what that really means, so I’m running a brief workshop on Wednesday December 2nd. Hope you can join!

The workshop will give you the answer to the following TRUE or FALSE will be prize for the person who answers most correctly!

Toastmaster of the Evening (TmoE)

1. TRUE or FALSE?
You should always contact the prepared speakers personally at least a week before the meeting to check their title, goals, and times.

2. TRUE or FALSE?
The correct order to announce a speaker is ‘Name, Title, Title, Name’, e.g., ‘Toastmaster Rouse’, ‘Fear’, ‘Fear’, Toastmaster Rouse.

Prepared Speaker

3. TRUE or FALSE?
Let the TmoE and your evaluator know the details of your speech as late as possible.
4. TRUE or FALSE?
You do not need to bring your manual to the meeting.

Evaluator

5. TRUE or FALSE?
Get in touch with the speaker and discuss the goals on the day of the speech.
6. TRUE or FALSE?
Start your evaluation by summarizing the content of the speech.
7. TRUE or FALSE?
One or two points to improve is enough.

Table Topics Master

8. TRUE or FALSE?
Give a brief introduction to your questions.
9. TRUE or FALSE?
Ask guests to speak before members.
10. TRUE or FALSE?
Give the same question to different people.

Time keeper

11. TRUE or FALSE?
The TmoE will tell you the speech times.
12. TRUE or FALSE?
Put the red flag up to show the speaker has to finish within 30 seconds.
13. TRUE or FALSE?
Put the green flag up when the speaker has met the minimum time.

Vote counter
14. TRUE or FALSE?
If you are counting votes in the first half, you will only be recording the result for best Table Topic.
15. TRUE or FALSE?
We vote for English and Japanese separately ONLY for Table Topics.
16. TRUE or FALSE?
You need to keep a close eye on where the box with the votes is.

Grammarian

17. TRUE or FALSE?
Don’t correct TM if they make a mistake in their non-native language.
18. TRUE or FALSE?
Comment on one or two grammatical errors and praise effective use of words or phrases.

Member with no role

19. TRUE or FALSE?
Tell one of the two TmoEs if you can attend.
20. TRUE or FALSE?
Greet visitors warmly, ask them questions, and help them enjoy the meeting.

Mtg #177

Posted on November 21, 2009
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見学無料
来たことない？下記クリックして予約する！
会場：目黒区緑が丘文化会館・本館 第7研修室日時：　11月04日（水）19時より

(Meguroku-midorigaoka-bunka-kaikan – Honkan) (Dai-7-kenshuu-room)
New? Click the link below to reserve a spot!
www.toastmasterstokyo.com/join

What would you like a workshop on?

Posted on November 4, 2009
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Toastmasters

I’m going to run a workshop on December 2nd and would like some input from you on what it should be on.

TM Yang suggested that I explain the flow of the meeting, e.g., how to perform various roles on the day as well as how to prepare.

I was also thinking of explaining the educational programs, e.g., what happens after you get your ‘Competent Communicator’ and the leadership program.

If you have any ideas on what to do a workshop on, please let me know!

Helen

Meeting #174

Posted on September 18, 2009
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日時：　10月21日（水）19時より

会場：目黒区緑が丘文化会館・本館 第7研修室

会費：無料

来たことない？下記クリックして予約する！

(Meguroku-midorigaoka-bunka-kaikan – Honkan) (Dai-7-kenshuu-room)
New? Click the link below to reserve a spot!
www.toastmasterstokyo.com/join

 

 

Congratulations first time TMOEs Sroka and Kaneda!

Posted on September 3, 2009
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TM Sroka and TM Kaneda took to the lectern as Toastmaster of the Evening in the English and Japanese sessions yesterday. It was great to see them in a different role and I was very pleased with how well they prepared. Both said they were a little nervous about being ‘emcee’ but they created a warm and professional atmosphere. It was a shame that the staff at the new venue have a very strict policy on being out at 9 pm, but we managed to round things off smoothly. I’ll be announcing the awards as soon as I hear from TM Miyata who served as Vote Counter!

Some other highlights were seeing TM Kaneko complete his tenth project (‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’) from the Competent Communicator manual and TM Kubota’s excellent evaluation.

Well done all!

Speech Contest!!

Posted on August 29, 2009
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Tall Tales Competition

This is an exciting chance for you to pit your storytelling skills against other members. 

What is a tall tale?

Think camp fire…ghost stories, dorm rooms.  Come out and share your stories-short, scary, or twisted! The winner will go through to the District level competition in October.  TM Jason Yang, the last competition winner, came 3rd in the District level competition.   

Who?

Any member who has done six speeches from the Basic Communication manual! Please contact TM Lewis.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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