It was the first time I attended a new event and my Taiwanese friend invited me. My Taiwanese friend invited me to this event long ago and yesterday was the first time I attended it. It’s a group that reads and dicusses articles from The Economist website. First experiences are always scary but it is a feeling a that is also mixed with interest and expectation. My New Years resolution was try to a new thing once a week. So I kept to my resolution. The event’s name is “The Economist Readers”.
It was slated on June 19th 9:00-11:00 at Renoir Cafe’s meeting room#2 in Shinbashi. There were 7 Attendees including myself, 3 men and 4 women; a Taiwanese man and a woman from Myanmar, the rest were Japanese. The attendance fee was the price of one’s own drink and the meeting room cost which was divided between the attendees.
Here’s the agenda
1. Check the newest articles on The Economist (1 week)
2. Choose an article you would like to recommend to the group and send the URL on the group’s time line. (1 minute)
3. Order a drink (1 minute)
4. Speech. Say why you chose the article (1 minute)
5. Vote and select the top 3 articles (5 minutes)
6. Presentation of the selected article (10 minutes)
7. Discussion ( 30 minutes)
8. Pay the attendance fee
If you wish, you can go out to the lunch with the other members. Almost all members speak English fluently, and their presentation skills were also remarkable. The discussion was amazingly interesting that every member talked freely with a wide range and meaning.
Here’s the program we chose on June 19th.
1. LinkedIn Acquisition
2. Screen behind bars
3. Universal Income
The event is effective in improving reading and presentation skills.
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As first time I attended a new event which was invited my friend who is Taiwanese.
It’s reading the article of Economist on website and discussion with members.
First experience is always something scary that feeling is mixing expect feel interest.
My New Years resolution is try to a new thing while a week.
So I keep my rule.
The event’s name is “The Economist Readers”.
June 19th 9:00-11:00 at Renoir Cafe’s meeting room#2 in Shinbashi
At that time there were 7 Attendees myself included, 3 men and 4 women; one Taiwanese man and one Myanmar woman, 5 Japanese.
Attendant’s fee is your own one drink’s price and some money that divided attendees the cost of meeting room rented.
Agenda are here.
2. choice and send 1 article’s URL which you recommend on the group event’s time line.
2. Order to drink(1min.)
3. Speech the reason why you choose that article(1 min.)
4. Vote and select top 3(5min.)
5. Selected article’s presentation(10min.)
6. Discussion(30min.)
7. Pay the attendant fee
If you want, you can go to the lunch with the member.
Almost members speaking English fluently, and presentation skill is also remarkable.
And the discussion is amazingly interesting that member talked freely but wide range and meaningfulness.
Here’s the program we choose on June 19th.
1. LinkedIn Acquisition
2. Screen behind bars
3. Universal Income
The event is effective to improve reading and presentation skill.
Making sense of Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn
Discussion Point 1: What is Microsoft’s Attention
Discussion Point 2: How this will change the tech industry, if any?
