Wow, we did it!
Our first meeting of 2025 was very packed, starting with Word Master Eri-san announcing Word of the Day, which participants are encouraged to use during the meeting, "Auspicious."
The main content started with Marilyn’s Judge Training Session with Eri-san’s test speech and group discussions on judging it, followed by three prepared speeches including Anne-san’s amazing debut as a Rakugo teller, and five evaluation speeches!
Marilyn’s workshop was very clear with a loud voice and lots of gestures. She excelled at detecting confusing parts beforehand and adding good examples and explanations, which made her workshop even easier to understand. In addition, Eri-san’s speech was too good for a test speech.
Each of the three prepared speeches was so interesting and attractive because they had the professional tastes of an engineer, a medical doctor, and a Rakugo teller.
As the “Word of the Day" went, this meeting was really an “auspicious” one to open the year 2025 with!
