{"id":649,"date":"2025-11-30T12:06:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T03:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/?p=649"},"modified":"2026-01-31T14:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T05:29:01","slug":"2025-11-26-otmc-meeting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/2025\/11\/30\/2025-11-26-otmc-meeting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2025\/11\/26 OTMC Meeting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Under the theme of the night, <strong>Thanksgiving<\/strong> &#x1f983;, the Toastmasters meeting was a feast of excitement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TMoE <strong>Mat<\/strong> introduced the theme and emphasized the power of <strong>Thanksgiving<\/strong> in daily life,,  TTM <strong>Aisha<\/strong> sparked a <strong>session<\/strong> on <strong>Comedy\/Humor<\/strong>, where <strong>Carlos<\/strong> revealed the power of self-deprecation. <strong>Hiroaki<\/strong> introduced <strong>Gratitude<\/strong> as the Word of the Evening, which was now successfully <strong>imprinted<\/strong> on everyone&#8217;s minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All speakers delivered powerful personal journeys of change: <strong>Kazuya<\/strong> shared how taking <strong>&#8220;one small step forward&#8221;<\/strong> helped him overcome past shame. &#x1f6b6;&#x200d;&#x2642;&#xfe0f; <strong>Noritama<\/strong> unveiled his goal to become <strong>&#8220;Chat GP (Grandpa)&#8221;<\/strong> for his new grandson, drawing on his own childhood <strong>lessons<\/strong>. &#x1f496; And <strong>Rintaro<\/strong> proved that <strong>&#8220;improvement is always possible&#8221;<\/strong> by transforming his body after injury! &#x1f4aa;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x1f3c6; Awards of the Evening: <strong><br>&#x2728; Best Table Topics Speaker:  Hidenori <br>&#x2728; Best Evaluator: Carlos <br>&#x2728; Best Prepared Speaker: Rintaro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Last but not least<\/strong>, great thanks to the special guests: <strong>Taka Miyawaki, Sujeong, and Haruka.<\/strong><\/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\/11\/S__35504163_0-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/S__35504163_0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/S__35504163_0-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/S__35504163_0-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/S__35504163_0-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/S__35504163_0-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x25b6;&#xfe0f; Catch the replay: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/R1jnEuqG2Os\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you in the next meeting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the theme of the night, Thanksgiving &#x1f983;, the Toastmasters meeting was a feast of excitement! 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