🎫 Ticket: A Gateway to Something Exciting Ticketと聞いて、何を思い浮かべますか？Ticketは私たちをさまざまな場所へ連れて行ってくれます。今日のmeetingでは、コンサート、映画、そして夢の旅行先まで、楽しいエピソードを共有しました！ 🎤 Prepared Speeches 😈 Why do we forgive toxic brilliance? 映画『プラダを着た悪魔』 に着想を得て、要求が厳しく一線を越えてくる上司のもとで働いた自身の経験が語られました。 成功者や才能がある人に対して、私たちは時に悪い振る舞いまで許してしまうことがあります。どれだけ優秀でも、他人を傷つけたり尊厳を損なったりしてよいということにはなりませんよね。 🪪 The Journey of my English Name 中国でどのようにEnglish nameをつけてもらったのか、その興味深いエピソードが紹介されました。最初のEnglish nameはシンプルで発音しやすいものでしたが、どこか自分らしく感じら

🎫Ticket: A Gateway to Something Exciting When you hear the word "ticket", what comes to mind? Today's meeting showed us that a ticket can take us in many directions: a concert, a movie, or a trip to a dream destination! 🎤 Prepared Speeches 😈 Why do we forgive toxic brilliance? Inspired by The Devil Wears Prada, the speaker shared his own experience of working for a demanding boss who crossed the line. Sometimes, we excuse bad behavior when it comes from someone talented or

🐈 Pets: Our Little Family Members August 8 is International Cat Day, so it was a perfect time to talk about our beloved pets.🐰 We enjoyed sharing our funny moments, precious memories, or what makes our pet special🦄 🎤 Prepared Speeches ⚓ Finding Your Anchor We often get so caught up in our busy lives that we lose touch with the present moment. Having a small “anchor” can help bring us back to a more mindful state. Sometimes, simply returning our attention to the here and

🐈 Pets：私たちの小さな家族 8月8日は「世界猫の日」。そこで今回は、私たちの大切なペットについて語り合いました。🐰 ペットとの面白い出来事や大切な思い出、それぞれのペットの特別な魅力など、楽しいエピソードを共有しました。🦄 🎤 Prepared Speeches ⚓ Finding Your Anchor ～自分の「アンカー」を見つけよう～ 毎日の忙しさに追われていると、つい「今、この瞬間」から意識が離れてしまいがちです。 そんなとき、自分をマインドフルな状態に戻してくれる小さな「アンカー」があると、心を現在に戻す助けになります。 過去や未来ではなく、今この瞬間に意識を戻すだけでも、大きな違いが生まれることがあります。✨ 🤝 Being a Senior Citizen ～シニア世代になるということ～ シニア世代が集まるコンサートで、観客のみなさんが一体となって特別な時間を過ごした、心温まるお話でした。🎶 人と人とのつながりが、私たちの毎日に幸せや意味をもたらしてくれることを改めて感じさせてくれるスピーチでした。 🎲 Tabl

Members and guests 🚀 タイムマシンで行く夏の旅 夏といえば旅行！🌞✈️でも、もしタイムマシンがあったらどうでしょう？⏳ 過去へ行ってみたいですか？それとも未来をのぞいてみたいですか？そんなワクワクするテーマのもと、創造力あふれるスピーチや笑いに包まれた、時間旅行のようなひとときを楽しみました。 🎤 Prepared Speeches 🌎 Recent Journey 日本で働き始めた頃の苦労や経験を振り返り、その経験をもとに、同じような困難に直面する外国人の仲間を支えていることが語られました。考えさせられる、心に響くスピーチでした。 🤝 Creating the Best Club Climate 「最高のクラブ環境」とは何でしょうか？自身のToastmastersでの経験を交えながら、良いお手本・建設的なフィードバック・安心して話せる環境・インクルージョンという4つの大切な要素について紹介しました。 🎲 Table Topics Session 今回のテーブルトピックスでは、⏳タイムトラベルがテーマ！「1000年

🚀 A Summer Trip in a Time Machine Summer means travel! 🌞✈️ But what if you had a time machine? ⏳ Would you travel to the past, or take a peek into the future? With this exciting theme, we enjoyed creative speeches, lots of laughter, and a little journey through time! 🎤 Prepared Speeches 🌎 Recent Journey Our speaker reflected on the challenges and experiences of starting a career in Japan and shared how those experiences now inspire them to support other international coll

Our latest meeting was held under the theme "Unexpected," chosen by our Toastmaster of the Morning. As sports fans know, it is often the unexpected moments that make events like the World Cup so exciting. In the same way, our lives are full of surprises, and this meeting gave us an opportunity to reflect on those unexpected moments. 🎖 Officer Installation Ceremony One of the highlights of the meeting was the Officer Installation Ceremony. Starting in July, LTMC welcomes a ne

Our 575th regular meeting on May 9th, 2026 was enriched by four guests, two even online from India! President C.E. opened the meeting, referring to this wonderful possibility of international exchange and friendship. The topic set by the Toastmaster of the Morning (TMoM), C.E., was ‚confession‘ and the Word of the Day set by the Word Master, S.N., was ‚divulge’, meaning ‚to make private or secret information known to others‘. In the first prepared speech, TM M.A. talked of he

Meeting on 3/11/2026 with two Prepared speakers. On March 11, 2026, our regular meeting was held with two prepared speeches. The meeting was promptly opened on time by President C.E., who began by asking members about the best places to see and enjoy the full bloom of cherry blossoms. It was a delightful way to start the meeting. Our Toastmaster of the Meeting (TMoM), H.Y., introduced the theme, “Step in Time” from the musical Mary Poppins. He even sang the song for the membe

We held our Toastmasters meeting on March 14th! It was a small group of six, but we were joined by a guest! The Best Speaker award went to TM H, who delivered an impressive 30-minute speech. For the Table Topics session, the theme was "Transition to a new environment/stage." Everyone had the chance to practice their impromptu speaking, and after a close competition, our guest, Mr. A, took home the ribbon! TM Z was named Best Evaluator, despite a busy morning serving as GE

On February 28, 2026, our regular meeting was held with two Prepared Speeches. The meeting was promptly announced on time by President C.E. and followed by introduction by TMoM, M.A. One guest, N.N. was welcomed and introduced to the members. For the meeting theme, “Routines” was introduced by TMoM to the members, with explanation on its background and motivation. TM C.E. introduced a Word-of-the-day “Ingrained”, followed by the introduction of key roles for the meeting. I

Regular meeting was held with two Speakers with reputed speech skills on September 12, 2025. The meeting promptly started on time by President C.E. and followed by TMoM, M.S. One guest, Area Director D.L. was welcomed and introduced. As the meeting theme, “First Love” was selected by TMoM for all to remember their sweet and sour years. TM Z.K. introduced the phrase “Pull the trigger” as the choice of a Word-of-the-Day. Then various other key roles for the meeting were introd

We held our 554th regular meeting in a hybrid format, with twelve members and one guest in attendance. The meeting theme was “The Art of...

The 549th regular meeting in Iidabashi and on Zoom. We had our usual hybrid meeting today. The theme of the meeting was “Ultimate...

We had the honor of hosting a truly exceptional guest today. One of our members introduced Linda Cruse , a courageous individual who has...

Chairperson TM M.T. initiated the session, setting a positive tone for the proceedings. The Toastmaster of the Meeting, TM S.Y.,...

The 550th Regular Meeting was held at the Iidabashi Volunteer Center and via Zoom. We conducted our regular hybrid meeting today,...

The 549th regular meeting in Iidabashi and on Zoom. We had our usual hybrid meeting today. The theme of the meeting was “What You Need...

Meeting promptly started on time by President and TMoM, S.N. There were no guests. And some of the senior members were absent. Present...

Due to the absence of our President M.T, our VP C.E. announced the start of the meeting. Our TMoM of the meeting was TM M.S., who...