Networking Party after Area21 Evaluation Contest

CHEERS TO THE SPIRIT OF TOASTMASTERS

In accordance with the spirit of Toastmasters,a networking party after the Area 21 Evaluation Contest planned.Please refer to the link below for the details.Please confirm your attendance with me.

アリアコンテスト後二次会を計画しております。場所は以下を参照下さい。出欠席の確認お願いします。

http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g519401/

Hosts:TM Miyamoto,TM Kaneko

司会：TM宮本、TM金子

TM Gaurav’s Speech at the Area 11 Evaluation Contest

TM Gaurav was the Test Speaker at the Area 11 Evaluation Contest.His Speech was well received and was kindly reviewed by all the contestants.The speech has been uploaded for your reference.

Test Speech Area 11 Contest

A SPLENDID SPEECH!(Repost)

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

A great speech posted on youtube! Please enjoy it!

1) Congratulate yourselves 2) Thank you

This a post from Jason about 3 years back.I really like the expression and the Obamaseque tone!!

Cheers to Jason!!Deserves a repost!

1) Congratulate yourself on an enlightening meeting last night. We had many guests (thanks to Helen’s follow-up with inquiries from the website). They complimented us, and the comments reflect the energy you have been putting into the club: A Bobby Wang said that he felt a lot of positive energy at the meeting. A Mr. Watanabe complimented us on how well-structured the meeting was. A Chad, from a club in the states, said that he got some new ideas for how to run meetings at his club.

2) Thank you for allowing me to president for a year. I have changed a lot this year, from being accustomed to jumping from one hobby to another and working solo, to learning the pleasure of sticking to a pursuit, seeing a longer-term picture, and being more of a team player. You have certainly helped me to grow.

What keeps me going to meetings is the knowledge that there will always be something new to learn from somebody – yesterday Natasha talked about discovering herself through conversations with friends; Helen reflected on what being a good teacher is, in a humorous way; Xiao Huijie spoke of remembering her mother’s providing for her.

What’s exciting about putting effort into toastmasters is the immediacy of feedback – hearing the evaluations, feeling the satisfaction of playing a meeting role well, and sensing the atmosphere of a meeting. Think about what excites you about toastmasters, notice what works and do more of it.

Let’s continue to make things better and better.

-Jason

Why Join Toastmasters?

This will help you get people to think of the value of Toastmasters in their own terms, to bring guests and new members to the club, as well as get you to think harder about the value that you want to get out of Toastmasters.

Jeffrey Gitomer, in his Little Red Book of Selling, speaks of the importance of asking value-based questions.

For example: Do you want to do polish you public speaking skills in English/Japanese?
may be a good question for someone who has already reflected on the value of public speaking skills in English/Japanese, but a mediocre question for someone who has never thought about the implications of these skills.

Such a person would be better served by value-based questions. Ones that get him to think in terms of his own interests, and answer in terms of membership to Toastmasters.

Here are some examples:

-Jason

Hello world!

Welcome to the TBTMC blog. This is an exciting time. Our leadership is changing hands, and our membership is growing. I get a lot of energy from you guys, and I hope you get a lot of energy from the club, too.

Jason