Bliss English Club

<Bliss Recap of “The Little Me” by Kami on 10/21, 2017>

Topic: “The Little Me”

Hostess: Kami

Date: Oct. 21, 2017

Attendants Daniel Yang, Daniel Chen, Ellen Huang, Tim, Jean, Laura, Annie, Fox, Kami

Meeting’s photo link https://photos.app.goo.gl/em1wiDH9I1F2WIAd2

New Blisser: Tim Lai

https://photos.app.goo.gl/WsJ8lGBDXzWzhHRY2

New Blisser:Jean Hung

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MhPjYWtqe4KXnOHF3

New words: debut, professionalism, internalize, conduct, preparatory, exploit, posture, rhythm, intonation, vocal, emphasize, browse, differentiate, accented, sense of touch, prioritize, category, innermost, benefit, elaborate, sincerity

I.                    Why chose the topic?

As inspired by the book “Life List” by Brett, a 14-year-old girl shown as follows, Kami conducted Bliss meeting on 10/21.

II.                  Meeting started…

Though a debut in Bliss, Kami showed her professionalism by her preparatory efforts on studying “Bliss Host Reminder”, discussing with Ellen, internalizing how to successfully conduct a meeting.  All the efforts paid and participants benefited more than expected, for which we admired and appreciated so much.

III.                Proceeded the meeting as scheduled, please refer to 10/21 Bliss meeting notice for more details!!!

IV.                Some tips shared by Kami

1.      Try best to have all the participants exploit all the senses in the meeting, for which Kami firstly called for our sense of touch to differentiate our feeling about the Life List with hearted-shaped cushion meaning “Love”, a “$” and “Like” sign cardboard boxes.

2.      Secondly, she asked for different postures like “streching”, “moving around”, and “standing up” besides sitting position.

3.      Thirdly, she attracted our attention by “vocal practice” on “it” “is” and demonstrated that speakers should “emphasize” the words they wanted to focus on, not just giving each word with same accented level.

4.      Fourthly, she remained silent and waited for our volunteering expression on item11-20 on “Life List”.

5.      Last but not the least; she grouped us according to light-color and dark-color clothing into two discussion circle. Very creative!!!

V.                  All ears up

Kami suggested English learners notice how “rhythm, “speaking skills “and “intonation” work during any listening clip. The more details we notice and imitate, the more improvement we can make!!

VI.              Reflections:

Under the guidance and elaborate design by Kami, all the participants including new Blissers like Jean Hung, Tim Lai, expressed themselves well in fluent English with sincerity. We learned the tips how to speak well as native speakers, realize our dream in daily life, and have courage to show our innermost world in front of others. We really enjoyed the fruitful meeting ever and look forward to Kami’s next meeting soon.