Table Topics Contest! ・テーブルトピックスコンテスト

The winner of our English contest is Keisuke Watanabe. Other participants were Mochida Teruyasu and Yoshihiro Inokuchi. They spoke on the topic “What do you think of TASPO?” Mr. Watanabe included an anecdote about how he went to a machine that had facial recognition to determine age. He was refused, because the machine judged his face as too young. This amusing story helped him win the contest.

日本語のコンテストの優勝者も渡辺ケイスケです。その他の参加者は持田テルヤス様と井口ヨシヒロ様。トピックは故郷はなぜ自分に大切なのかでした。渡辺さんは故郷で、人が一番大切で、ふるさとの人に会うと、昔抱えていた夢を思い出させられるといいました。

Table Topics Competition, September 17th

I found a very helpful article in the Toastmaster Magazine’s April 2008 edition: Mastering Table Topics, How to go on when you really want a time-out. If you don’t still have it, the main points are as follows:

1. Make the topic your own – you can do this by repeating the question to give yourself some thinking time, then twist it to an area you are comfortable talking on.

2. When you have finished talking on your topic, return to the question that was originally posed. This gives your closing more impact.

3. Although you cannot prepare for a specific question, you can think about how the theme or Word of the Evening, in your answer. For example, last week’s theme was “touching” – a broad theme - everyone has some ideas and associations that naturally spring from this. Think of something, anything – a story, an idea, a question, a joke – before you are asked a question in Table Topics. When your brain is generating ideas before you are called on, you are not caught “off guard”, and you are more likely to connect what you know to the question. When you feel ready, you are more likely to shine!

If anyone else has any other interesting ideas or strategies they would like to share on speaking in Table Topics, feel free to share them!

Helen  

Dist 76 (All-Japan) Table Topics Contest

November 1, 2008toNovember 2, 2008

11/1(Sa)～11/2(Su)
at Saitama-kenmin Hall (planned)

Div A English Table Topics Contest

October 12, 2008
3:00 pm

at the place of Lutheran center
(near by Ichigaya St. on JR Chuou-line)

Div A Japanese Table Topics Contest

October 12, 2008
10:00 am

at Yachiyo-engineering Corporation’s Building
八千代エンジニアリング総合事業本部
(near by Araiyakushimae St. on Seibu Shinjuku-line)

Area 13 English Table Topics Contest

October 5, 2008

Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008
Time: Doors Open: 13:30
Contest: 14:00-16:30
Contestants and judges should be presented by 13:30
Venue: Hirayama Community Center
平山交流センター [東京都日野市平山 5 丁目 18 番地の 2]
(1 minute walk from Hirayama-Joshi-Koen on Keio line/京王線　平山城址公園　駅)
Admission: TBD, Tentative 500yen
Party: TBD

Affiliated Clubs of Area 11: Fussa Speakers, West Tokyo, Niigata, Sunrise,
Bannerdale, Eight Princes
Affiliated Clubs of Area 13: Yamanote, Tokyo Bilingual, Chiyoda, Pioneer, Edo,
Hama, Yachiyo,

Meeting#151

October 15, 2008
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Place: Jiyugaoka Community Center
場所：自由が丘住区センター

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Meeting#149

September 17, 2008
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Place: Jiyugaoka Community Center
場所：自由が丘住区センター

Table Topic Contest will be held this day!!
Every member competes with each other over their extempore speech skill!
Guests are welcomed! Enjoy the high-level and fierce contest!

この日はテーブルトピックコンテストが開催されます。
メンバー達が即興スピーチの能力を競い合います！
ゲストも大歓迎です！白熱したハイレベルなコンテストをお楽しみください！

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Meeting#148

September 3, 2008
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Place: Jiyugaoka Community Center
場所：自由が丘住区センター

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