{"id":558,"date":"2025-08-19T20:47:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/?p=558"},"modified":"2025-12-22T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T00:58:00","slug":"2025-8-18-otmc-japanese-meeting-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%aa%9e%e4%bc%9a-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/2025\/08\/19\/2025-8-18-otmc-japanese-meeting-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%aa%9e%e4%bc%9a-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2025\/8\/18 OTMC Japanese meeting (\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u4f1a) report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congratulations on the first OTMC Japanese meeting! &#x1f389;&#x2728;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a success! The very first Japanese meeting was an unforgettable event. &#x1f44f;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A big thank you to our special guests, Hiroko-san and Rarin-san! Your presence made the meeting even more exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kudos to Jerry and Noritama-san for hosting! And a special shout-out to our VPE, Akiko-san, for organizing this wonderful meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;Word of the Evening,&#8221; suggested by Tetsu-san, was &#8220;\u6311\u6226\u3059\u308b&#8221; (ch\u014dsen suru), which means &#8220;<strong>to challenge<\/strong>&#8221; According to Tetsu-san, the Japanese word\u00a0<strong>&#8216;ch\u014dsen suru&#8217; (\u6311\u6226\u3059\u308b)<\/strong>\u00a0has a slightly different nuance from the English word\u00a0<strong>&#8216;challeng<\/strong>&#8216;. It was the perfect word for the occasion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayesha delivered a moving prepared speech, and Max gave an excellent, well-focused evaluation. &#x1f44f;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And thanks to Noritama-san, everyone got a chance to challenge themselves with the table topics speeches! &#x1f3a4;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>True to the word of the evening, everyone shone brightly by stepping up and speaking. Let&#8217;s keep growing and having fun together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3067\u306e\u521d\u3081\u3066\u306e\u4f8b\u4f1a\u3001\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01 &#x1f389;&#x2728;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u8a18\u5ff5\u3059\u3079\u304d\u7b2c1\u56de\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u4f8b\u4f1a\u3001\u5927\u6210\u529f\u3067\u3057\u305f\u306d\uff01&#x1f44f;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30b9\u30da\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\u30b2\u30b9\u30c8\u3068\u3057\u3066\u304a\u8fce\u3048\u3057\u305f\u3001Hiroko\u3055\u3093\u3068Rarin\u3055\u3093\u3001\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01\u304a\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u3054\u53c2\u52a0\u3067\u3001\u4f8b\u4f1a\u304c\u3055\u3089\u306b\u76db\u308a\u4e0a\u304c\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u30db\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u52d9\u3081\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305fJerry\u3055\u3093\u3068Noritama\u3055\u3093\u3001\u304a\u75b2\u308c\u69d8\u3067\u3057\u305f\uff01\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4eca\u56de\u306e\u4f8b\u4f1a\u3092\u4f01\u753b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u526f\u4f1a\u9577\u306eAkiko\u3055\u3093\u3001\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u4eca\u56de\u306e\u4f8b\u4f1a\u3067\u9078\u3070\u308c\u305f\u300c\u4eca\u591c\u306e\u4e00\u8a00\u300d\u306f\u3001Tetsu\u3055\u3093\u304b\u3089\u63d0\u6848\u3055\u308c\u305f\u300c<strong>\u6311\u6226\u3059\u308b<\/strong>\u300d\u3067\u3057\u305f\u306d\uff01Tetsu\u3055\u3093\u306f\u82f1\u8a9e\u306eChallenge\u3068\u306e\u5fae\u5999\u306a\u30cb\u30e5\u30a2\u30f3\u30b9\u306e\u9055\u3044\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8aac\u660e\u3057\u3066\u304f\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6700\u521d\u306e\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u4f1a\u306b\u3074\u3063\u305f\u308a\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u3057\u305f\u306d\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayesha\u3055\u3093\u306b\u3088\u308b\u500b\u6027\u7684\u306a\u300c\u8272\u300d\u3092\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u306b\u3057\u305f\u6e96\u5099\u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30c1\u3068\u3001MAX\u3055\u3093\u306b\u3088\u308b\u7684\u78ba\u306a\u8a55\u4fa1\u3082\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\uff01&#x1f44f;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001Noritama\u3055\u3093\u304c\u6e96\u5099\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u30c6\u30fc\u30d6\u30eb\u30c8\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u3067\u306f\u3001\u53c2\u52a0\u8005\u5168\u54e1\u304c\u6311\u6226\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u306d\uff01&#x1f3a4;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5168\u54e1\u304c\u300c\u6311\u6226\u3059\u308b\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449\u306e\u901a\u308a\u3001\u4e00\u6b69\u8e0f\u307f\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u767a\u8a00\u3059\u308b\u59ff\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u8f1d\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01\u5927\u624b\u753a\u30c8\u30fc\u30b9\u30c8\u30de\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30ba\u30af\u30e9\u30d6\u306e\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u304c\u5e83\u304c\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3053\u308c\u304b\u3089\u3082\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3001\u697d\u3057\u304f\u6210\u9577\u3057\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x1f389;Congratulations to the award winners!<br><strong>Best Table Topics Speaker: <strong>Carlos<\/strong><\/strong> &#x1f3c6; <br><strong>Best Evaluator: Max<\/strong> &#x1f3c6; <br><strong>Best Prepared Speaker:<\/strong> <strong>Ayesha<\/strong>&#x1f3c6;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0142-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0142-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0142-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0142-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0142-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0142-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0143-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-563\" srcset=\"http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0143-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0143-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0143-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0143-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_0143-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations on the first OTMC Japanese meeting! &#x1f389;&#x2728; 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