{"id":954,"date":"2026-04-20T00:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/?p=954"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:06:33","slug":"2026-4-19-district-76-speech-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/2026\/04\/20\/2026-4-19-district-76-speech-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"2026\/4\/19 DISTRICT 76 SPEECH CONTEST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TOSHIKI &#8220;CARLOS&#8221; TANAKA TAKES THE GOLD! &#x1f3c6;&#x2728;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a breathtaking performance that left the audience in tears and ended with a wave of happy warmth, <strong>Toshiki Tanaka a.k.a Carlos<\/strong> has won the <strong>District 76 Speech Contest!<\/strong> &#x1f3c6;&#x2728;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representing both <strong>Otemachi Toastmasters Club (OTMC)<\/strong> and <strong>Yokohama Toastmasters Club<\/strong>, Carlos delivered a masterpiece titled <strong>&#8220;Yes, I know.&#8221;<\/strong> He wove a poignant story of universal parental love, tracing the legacy of the words &#8220;I love you&#8221; from his beloved mother to himself, and finally to his own daughter. This well-deserved victory is a proud moment for both his home clubs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Carlos, YOU ARE OUR PRIDE! <\/strong> &#x1f942;&#x1f38a;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c8b7efe8-2771-4642-8012-d9472ae91a8a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c8b7efe8-2771-4642-8012-d9472ae91a8a.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c8b7efe8-2771-4642-8012-d9472ae91a8a-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c8b7efe8-2771-4642-8012-d9472ae91a8a-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f4a1; Wisdom from the District Stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The level of competition was extraordinary. Every speaker showcased masterful delivery and <strong>seamless<\/strong> storylines. But above all, the lessons they shared are now <strong>engraved in our hearts<\/strong>, leaving a lasting impression on us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adopt a <strong>canvas mindset<\/strong>: be the white space that welcomes the colors of others, not the ink that whitewashes them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have the <strong>courage to express<\/strong> your love today, as you may no have another chance tomorrow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Master the <strong>spotlight effect<\/strong> by addressing others by name to build a foundation of successful teamwork.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Put aside &#8220;I&#8217;m first&#8221; and put yourself<strong> being second<\/strong> to understand others feelings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learned the importance of &#8220;Listen&#8221; to others from a deaf barbar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defeat procrastination<\/strong> by replacing the &#8220;later, later&#8221; habit with baby steps and consecutive action.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chase the feeling<\/strong> to seek mastery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practice <strong>positive reframing<\/strong> to turn any loss or difficult circumstance into a source of strength.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Readiness is not a state of your mind, but <strong>pure determination<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always <strong>count up your progress<\/strong> to build momentum rather than counting down under the weight of pressure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Master the <strong>art of blending<\/strong> to create great results by harmonizing diverse and different ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to:  <a href=\"https:\/\/conf.district76.org\/2025-2026\/program-japanese\/\">District 76 Annual Conference 2025-2026 Sapporo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-passster-content-lock passster-protected-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOSHIKI &#8220;CARLOS&#8221; TANAKA TAKES THE GOLD! &#x1f3c6;&#x2728; In a breathtaking performance that left  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c8b7efe8-2771-4642-8012-d9472ae91a8a.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=954"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":959,"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954\/revisions\/959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/otemachi.blog\/toastmasters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}