Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Toastmaster for the evening: Gary Karg
Opening:
The meeting was called to order by Mark Brown who led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. After a brief recess, the meeting was turned over to the new BET president, Manuel Glaze.
Club News:
Manuel reviewed the mission of the club. He then shared highlights of the Toastmasters’ recent leadership session which was attended by numerous club members/officers. He informed members that a new, international branding rollout will be occurring in the near future followed by new leadership manuals. The intention of the new branding efforts is to help unify all Toastmasters clubs around the globe and provide more consistency for the entire organization. Before introducing the evening’s Toastmaster, Manuel acknowledged and welcomed our guests.
Word of the Day: Russ Vantrease
Assiduous – constant, persevering, attentive, working diligently
Humorist: Dasie Schulz
Table Topics: Allan Daniels
Allan challenged each Table Topics speaker to address individualized subjects….
Table Topics Speaker #1: Keith McLusky compared/contrasted summer weather in the US versus international climates
Table Topics Speaker #2: Janet Schreibman spoke on her recent vacation to Chicago
Table Topics Speaker #3: Rachel Sumner shared what REALLY bothers her
Prepared Speeches:
Speaker #1: Emily – Road Back from Layoff; speech #2
Speaker #2: Muhammad Sabir – Heaven on Earth Adventures in Vegas
Speaker #3: John Richardson – The Five Values I Learned During College
Speech Evaluations:
General Evaluator: Suzanne Harrison
Evaluator #1: Cindy Kubica
Evaluator #2: Srimanth Brindavanam
Evaluator #3: Michael Moryc
Timer: Brian Clinch
Grammarian/Ah Counter: Samuel Palaparthy
Congratulations to our Award Winners:
Best Table Topics Speaker: Keith McLusky
Best Prepared Speech: John Richardson
Best Evaluator: Michael Moryc
The following members used the Word of the Day:
Dasie Schulz
Allan Daniels
Emily
