Tsukuba Toastmasters Club (5814-76)
Record of #398 Meeting
Date: February 18, 2006, Venue: Onogawa Public Hall

Presiding Officer: President TM Watanabe

Thought for the Day: TM Matsushima

Business Session: President and TM Matsushima
1. Judges for Division Contests
The Division B English speech contest will be held
on April 23rd in Kawasaki. Judges for Division contests
are exchanged between Division A and B. Division A Governor
Sayoko Mori is responsible for selecting six judges from clubs
belonging to Division A. Please make an offer of a judge.

2. The Second Officers Training of Division A
It will be held on February 26th at Saitama Kaikan.
TM Matsushima, TM Fukumoto, and TM Negi will participate
in it, being expected to take this opportunity to promote
our club�fs 20th anniversary.

3. An in-house speech contest
On March 4th, an in-house speech contest is scheduled.

4. Area 11 Speech Contest due on March 25th in Gyoda city
Members are recommended to join the contest, which will
stimulate you.

Toastmaster of the day: ATMB Kondo
Timer: TM S. Suzuki,       Vote Counter: TM M. Nakamura
Grammarian: TM Kaneko,  Um�fs and Ah�fs Counter: TM Takahashi

Special Feature: TM Sakamoto, �gEthnic jokes�h

Table Topics Session: TM Hashida,
�gPrime minister Koizumi�fs policies and controversial issues, four points
set�h
1. TM Nakamura [2�f04�h]  2. TM Takahashi [1�f50�h]
3. TM S.Suzuki [2�f12�h]    4. TM Kaneko [1�f39�h]
5. TM Denda [2�f23�h]       6. TM Matsushima [2�f10�h]
7. TM Pang [2�f37�h]         8. TM Noguchi [1�f46�h]

Prepared Speech Session
TM S Nakamura, Basic manual #2, Organize your speech  (5-7 min.)
      �gMy families�h [4�f00�h]

Evaluation Speech Contest:
Contest master and General Evaluator: TM Negi
1. TM Noguchi (3�f29�h)
2. TM Park (3�f16�h)
3. TM Watanabe (2�f59�h)
4. TM Denda (3�f12�h)
5. TM Ohono (3�f10�h)

Awards
Best Table Topic Speaker:  TM Denda
Best Evaluator:                TM Noguchi
Best Prepared Speaker:    TM S Nakamura

Attendance: TMs Watanabe, Matsushima, Negi, Sakamoto, Kondo,
Ohno, S.Suzuki, Kaneko, Hashida, Noguchi, Park, Takahashi, Pang,
M. Nakamura, S. Nakamura, Denda

Thought for the day      by TM Matsushima

Today, we have one prepared speech speaker.
We have sixteen attendees.
We have no guest.
Are they enough?
I think toastmastering is useful for much more people.
We should expand pleasure of toastmastering many people.
Let's recruit new members.