暖かい日差しに包まれた連休初日の例会は、2名のゲストを含め23名？といつもよりも少なめの参加者でしたが、趣向を凝らしたスピーチに会場は熱気に包まれました。
嬉しいことに新しいメンバーを迎えることができました。香港出身で米国留学経験のある若い日本人女性です。流暢でパワフルな彼女の話し方は、聞く人を惹きつけます。今後のスピーチが楽しみです。現在、横浜クラブの女性比率は約40%。女性が増えて益々クラブの活気が上がっています。
今回の例会のテーマはシンプルに“Book”。各ロールを担当したメンバーの多彩な推薦図書を紹介しました。推薦図書は文末でご紹介します。
さて、今回の例会はスピーチマラソン。事前準備スピーチが5本、スピーチコンテストのリハーサルスピーチが1本の合計6本のスピーチという豪華プログラムでした。
パワハラ上司からのストレス解消法をユーモラスに紹介するスピーチ、ちょっとセンチメンタルな祖母の思い出のスピーチ、叫び声？？などなど。どれも面白いスピーチで、あっという間に時間が過ぎてしまいました。
次回も秋の週末をトーストマスターズに参加して楽しみましょう。
※例会後の飲み会もね！！（重要）
TMOD: K.Ohno
Under the warm sunshine on the first day of three consecutive holidays, about 23 people including 2 guests attended our regular meeting. Although we had fewer attendees than we usually have, members’ speeches created an exciting atmosphere that enveloped the whole venue.
We were happy to have a new member on this day. She is a young Japanese lady from Hong Kong who has studied in the U.S. Her fluent and powerful way of speaking English attracts audience. I am looking forward to her speeches in the future. Currently, the percentage of female members in Yokohama Toastmasters Club is about 40%. Her induction was a nice addition to bring more vibrancy to our club.
The theme of this meeting was simply, “Book”, as autumn was the best season for reading. I introduced the books recommended by role-takers. I will introduce them at the end of this report.
We held a speech marathon in this meeting. It was a special as well as gorgeous program. We had six speeches in total, five prepared speeches and a rehearsal speech for the coming Division Contest.
Every speech was very interesting… a humorous one introducing the method of how to relieve stress caused by a power-harassing boss, a little bit sentimental one featuring grandmother’s memories, a “Scream”, etc. Time flew away like an arrow.
Let’s join the next Toastmasters’ meeting, too. That’s the right way to enjoy autumn weekends!
P.S. After-meeting party “NOMIKAI” is the most important, in my opinion.
Recommended books
(1) “Holes” by Louis Sacher.
(2) “Kagami no Hana” by Shusuke Michio
(3) “The class of letter” by Yukio Mishima
(4) “The Moon and Sixpence” by W. Somerset Maugham
(5) “Gyakusetsu no Nihonshi” vol. 6/ Kamakura bukkyo to Genko no nazo
(6) “Doromizu nominomi uki shizumi/Shintaro Katsu taidanshu
(7) “A brief history of time” by Steve Hawking
(8) “Higgs” by Sean Carrol
(9) “Tadou ryoku” by Takafumi Horie
TMOD: K.Ohno
