It was the most global MTG we ever had before. We had a nice online speech session with 8 guests from several countries & clubs. It was supposed that many guests got interested in Japan by great effect from Tokyo Olympic games. Please let me share a brief report of the meeting as follows.
TM N introduced today's word of the evening as "Overcome". He shared two meanings of this word. The first one is "to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something:" in light of the finished Tokyo 2020 Olympic competitions. The second meaning is for emotional movement. If you are overcome by a feeling or event, it is so strong or has such a strong effect that you cannot think clearly. (=overwhelm).
We had four prepared speeches;
TM A
His speech title was "My great boss". He delivered a speech about his lessons & learned from struggling in the challenges of his work. It’s a story of how the word from his boss assisted his making efforts and let TM A be aware of important things. He found that his strength is continuity and that can be sustainable by focusing on every success even if it's small.
TM K
His speech title was "My Encounter with Buddhism, Then and Now ". It’s his personal history of encounters with Buddhism. Especially he explained which participated opportunities were impressive for him. He shared his three favorite words that “Think positively”, “Be considerate of others”, “Be diligent every day”.
TM S
It was his last speech with the title of "Farewell". TM S was onboarded as president of our club several years before. It was a story looking back on memories from the start of his journey in this club. He said joining this club had been the turning point in his life. We were surprised by that and will miss him. However, we hope him a great next journey in the abroad new environment.
TM O
The speech title was "Relay marathon". Several members of this club attended an incredible marathon competition in August. He reported how the marathon was like and shared pictures. It was summarized in slides including some animations with humorous expressions. The competition distance was 50km this year and it will be extended 100km next year so he is looking for participants for the next.
Award:
Best speaker TM S
Best evaluator TM M (guest) & TM W
Best Table Topic speaker TM M (guest)
Congratulations!!!
Thank you so much to every guest and member beyond various regions and time zone. We are looking forward to seeing you again.