Speak-Up Toastmasters Club (#7283-76) was organized in the City of Osaka, Japan as the first "Advanced Toastmasters Club in English " in Western Japan and the second one in Japan to develop future leaders for Toastmasters in District 76.
The Club was successfully chartered on October 2, 2002. It provides its members with opportunities to practice speeches based on the Advanced Communication & Leadership Program (link) of the Toastmasters International more effectively and instructively in a relaxed atmosphere.
Special Features of the Speak-Up Toastmasters Club
Speak-up Toastmasters Club provides members with opportunities to practice the following subjects:
a. High Performance Leadership (HPL) Program (click) to be held prior to regular meetings.
a. 1-1. first HPL Project (click)
a. 1-2. second HPL Project
(click)
a. 2-1. first HPL Guidance Committees' Schedule from January 2005 to January 2007 (click)
a. 2-2. second HPL Guidance Committees' Schedule from July 2008 to September 2009
b. How to Use the HPL Program by Frank Storey, DTM - June, 2007
* HPL Program Guidance Committee meetings are open to any Toastmasters outside the Speak-Up Club.
b. Successful Club Series, Leadership Excellence Series, Better Speakers Series etc. at meetings (click to open a table of the Toastmasters Recognition in PDF September 10, 2006)
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c. Advanced Speeches at meetings (click to open a table of the Advanced Communication & Leadership Program in PDF )
d. Debate Session at meetings (click to open the Debate Handbook issued by Toastmasters International in PDF )
e. Mutually constructive evaluation of speeches
(Typical Meeting Format)
- 5 minute talk on a current topic by a Speaker
- Debate Session by two Debaters
- Prepared Advanced Speeches Session by Speakers
- Evaluation Session1. Evaluation by Evaluators for each prepared speech based on the Advanced Programs
2. Discussion for further improvements chaired by General Evaluator
3. General comments by General Evaluator
- Review for improvements & instructions for development by an experienced Toastmaster
Members' Requirement: the club is open to the following Toastmasters:
CC, AC (B, S or G), or DTM
(about CC, AC, & DTM see the homepage at Toastmasters international website (click)
Meetings:
- Every 4th Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (changed from August 2006)
- Nishinomiya-shi DAIGAKU KOURYU Center on 6th floor in ACTA East-Tower
in the north of HANKYU NISHINOMIYA-KITAGUCHI Station, Nishinomiya-Shi, Hyogo (link)
- Nishinomiya-shi PLELA Hall on 5th floor in PLELA Nishinomiya
in the south of HANKYU NISHINOMIYA-KITAGUCHI Station, Nishinomiya-Shi, Hyogo (link)
- Nishinomiya-shi SHIMIN KOURYU Center
in the south-east of HANKYU NISHINOMIYA-KITAGUCHI Station, Nishinomiya-Shi, Hyogo (link)
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ACTA (left) & PLELA (right)
Future Meetings & Events:
Club Meetings:
Sunday, August 31: NISHINOMIYA Daigaku Kouryu Center, ACTA East-Tower
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. HPL Guidance Commitee Meetings - No.2
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Sunday, September 28: NISHINOMIYA Daigaku Kouryu Center, ACTA East-Tower
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. HPL Guidance Commitee Meetings - No.1 & No.2
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
Sunday, October 26: NISHINOMIYA Daigaku Kouryu Center, ACTA East-Tower
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. HPL Guidance Commitee Meetings - No.1 & No.2
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
What's New:
1. High Performance Leadership (HPL) Guidance Committee No. 1 (Leader: Joel Campbell) and No. 2 No. 1 (Leader: Masako Saneshige) have started their meetings from July 27, 2008.
2. Our club will host the Division D Table Topics Contest in English at 'Toa Hall' on 7th floor of Chuka-kaikan on Tor Road Street, Chuo-ku,
Kobe on Monday, October 13, 2008.
Members' Dues:
- Semiannual (6 months) fee: 7,200 Yen - dual, reinstated, or transferred members
- Initiation fee: 4,000 Yen (membership registration fee to the Toastmasters International)
Guests: Your participation in meetings as a guest is most welcome. No participation fee will be requested.
Club President 2008/2009: Michiko Nagahama, DTM
Further information: Contact Vice President Public Relations 2008/2009 Toshiaki Oshimura, CC
Email: <click to send email >
Cellar Phone: 090-5365-6889
Tokyo Phoenix Toastmasters club #4702-76 (another advanced Toastmasters club in English in Japan)
(click the above picture to access the website.)
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Toastmasters TSUREZURE-GUSA - TM Kiminari Azuma:
(click the left picture to access the website)
Toastmasters Shikibu-Nikki - TM Masako Saneshige:
(click the left picture to access the website)
Club Members as of July 2008
Club Homepage: http://www.bizemail.jp/speakup/
Webmaster: Masahiko Inatsugi, DTM
Last updated August 8, 2008
