{"id":622,"date":"2025-11-12T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T03:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/2025\/10\/25\/2025-10-22-otmc-meeting-report-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T22:30:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:30:41","slug":"2025-11-12-otmc-meeting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/2025\/11\/12\/2025-11-12-otmc-meeting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2025\/11\/12 OTMC Meeting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The meeting theme is \u201cAI Transform, We Change\u201d &#x1f5e3;&#xfe0f; with Word of Evening \u201cAUGMENT\u201d suggested by Tomoko introduced by AI &#x1f916;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First up, Tips Master Max dazzled us with his speech contest wisdom and a treasure chest of tips! &#x1f3c6;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, Akane took the stage for Table Topics, asking members and guests on cultural gaps we experienced which can be acceptable, understandable or not &#x1f440;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Prepared Speech session, Ayesha and Carlos brought the house down! Ayesha hilariously highlighted the five big cultural gaps between Japan and her homeland, Bangladesh. &#x1f1ef;&#x1f1f5;&#x1f1e7;&#x1f1e9; Meanwhile, Carlos gave us a side-splitting performance about his infamous \u2018bad haircut\u2019\u2014talk about his experience about his wife! &#x2702;&#xfe0f;&#x1f605;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, general evaluator Naoko conducted the evaluation session with Akiko &amp; Kozue to evaluate Ayesha &amp; Carlos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were thrilled to welcome seven fabulous guests\u2014Tatsuya, Tomoka, Koko, Daseul, Kevin, Takako, and Nao\u2014all eager to dive into the world of public speaking! 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