KeyForce Toasmasters Club

On September 20th, we had the 5th regular meeting of this term that was the second hybrid meeting. "Hybrid" means that participating members are either online or at the Tokyo Women's Plaza that is our historical home ground. We demonstrated much more improved ways to prepare the meeting so that we were able to start it on time. The last time, we started it at 19:15.   We had two distinguished guests, TM Ogino from the Minatomirai TMC and Alan, a Canadian guy, who once belonged to a TMC in Canada. In addition, TM Arai has joined our club formally. We, Keyforce Toastmasters Club, is proud the fact that the number of participants has been constantly over 15 even in the corona situation. As was usual when we got together at TMC, we had a socializing supper at UnCafe afterward!

Our 4th regular meeting was another impressive opportunity for all of us. Two new members, TM Jessica Kan and TM Mariko ‘Tukky’ Kawamura were inducted in a stately manner designed by the Toastmasters International at the beginning of the meeting.   As a matter of fact, both of them just visited our meeting as guests on the August 2nd for the first time, then joined our Summer Gala on the 16th. Now they have become our club mates. What a quick decision they made! All existing members highly respect their prompt decision and pledge to give them the highest value possible from our club. In addition to these 2 new members, 15 members and a guest, TM Yuriko Arai from the Toyota Friendship TMC, presented the last session. 18 total was supposedly a fairly large number in Toastmasters online meetings amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Actually, Covid-19 situation has not been all bad. Forced online meetings have made our fellow member, Jeffrey, living in the U.S., possible to take part in Keyfor