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

Test Speech Area 11 Contest

A great speech posted on youtube! Please enjoy it!

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

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:

• How much more successful could you be at your job if you could make your presentations more convincing and easier to understand?
• If you had better English/Japanese public speaking skills, how would you use them to improve your business?
• How much is one new business friend or relationship worth?
• How quickly could you improve your speaking skills if you could get instant feedback on: speech content, speech structure, your body language, or other aspects of your presentation?
• How much time did you spend last month developing your speaking skills?
• How much time do you wish you had spent last month developing your speaking skills?
• If you were able to achieve your goal of improving your language skills, would investing 10 hours a month be worth it?
• Can you see any reason not to come visit?
• Is there anything more you need to know?

-Jason

Jason