{"id":539,"date":"2025-08-10T14:34:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T05:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/?p=539"},"modified":"2025-11-08T05:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:04:00","slug":"2025-8-6-otmc-meeting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/2025\/08\/10\/2025-8-6-otmc-meeting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2025\/8\/6 OTMC Meeting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The all-time intensive heat sweeping Japan, set the stage for a lively &#8220;Review Meeting (&#x1f37a;)&#8221; after the OTMC regular meeting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Akiko<\/strong>, an acting president of the meeting, reflected on her 2-year journey&#x1f6b6; in the club\u2026 once a nervous and awkward guest has grown to be a VP of Education.  We are very proud of her growth! &#x2728;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had <strong>five brave speakers<\/strong> share their spontaneous thoughts on the theme of &#x2600;&#xfe0f;Summer Vacation&#x1f334; during our Table Topics session, followed by <strong>three well-prepared and captivating speeches<\/strong> from our members &#x1f424;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another little change from this week, the winners are awarded Toastmaster&#8217;s Ribbons&#x1f380;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x1f389;Congratulations to the award winners!<br><strong>Best Table Topics Speaker: Rintaro<\/strong> &#x1f3c6; <br><strong>Best Evaluator: Marie<\/strong> &#x1f3c6; <br><strong>Best Prepared Speaker: Carlos<\/strong> &#x1f3c6;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711810_0-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711810_0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711810_0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711810_0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711810_0-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711810_0-2048x1536.jpg 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\" data-id=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711812_0-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711812_0-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711812_0-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711812_0-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711812_0-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/S__30711812_0-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end, Joju reported key takeaways from the August 3rd <strong>Club Officer Training (COT)<\/strong>, highlighting our club&#8217;s <strong>diversity<\/strong>\u2014an ideal mix of experienced&#x1f989; 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