Speak-up Toastmasters Club (#7283-76) was organized in the City of Osaka, Japan as the first "Advanced Toastmasters Club" 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.
We meet every 4th Sunday basically at a meeting room in Nishinomiya-shi DAIGAKU KOURYU Center in ACTA East-Tower located very close to Hankyu Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station in Nishimomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Special Features of 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: HPL Project for Members (click)
a.-2: HPL Guidance Committees from January 2005 to January 2007 (click)
* HPL Program Guidance Committee meetings are open to any Toastmasters outside Speak-up Club.
b. Successful Club Series, Leadership Excellence Series, Better Speakers Series etc. during meetings (click to open a table of the Toastmasters Recognition in PDF
September 10, 2006)
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c. Advanced Speeches during meetings (click to open a table of the Advanced Communication & Leadership Program in PDF )
d. Debate Session during 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 Session
1. 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
Criteria for major assignments & time rules (Vice President Education's Recommendation) in PDF (click)
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 web site (click)
Meetings:
- Every 4th Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 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 on 5th floor in PLELA Nishinomiya
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:
1:30 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. Officers Meeting
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
Sunday, March 23: announced later
1:30 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. Officers Meeting
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
Introduction of New Members:
Mr. Toshiaki Oshimura, CTM, a member of Osaka Toastmasters Club, joined the club in July 2007.
What's New:
High Performance Leadership (HPL) Guidance Committee No. 9 (Leader: Ludlow Gibbons) completed their job in March 2007. As of March 25, the 10 leaders complerted the HPL program.
Photos at Past Meetings:
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 to pay.
Club President 2007/2008: Joel Campbell , ACB
Further information:
Contact Vice President Public Relations Masahiko Inatsugi, DTM at <click to send email >
or Toastmasters Hotline: 090-8579-6984
Tokyo Phoenix Toastmasters club #4702-76 (another advanced Toastmasters club in Japan)
(click the above picture to open the home page.)
Club Officers' List
Club Homepage: http://www.bizemail.jp/speakup/
Webmaster: Masahiko Inatsugi, DTM
Last updated February 9, 2008
