Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Toastmaster for the evening – Susan Martin

Opening:

After Iris Schultz opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, she turned the gavel over to Manuel Glaze.

Club News:

Manuel announced the exciting results of the Area 40 Humorist Speech and Evaluator Contest. BET members Don Kovach (humorous speech) and Mike Costa (evaluator) won in their respective categories. Lynn Blake also won for humorous speech in her other club area. Next, all will attend the division contest level.

Club dues deadline is NOW.

6-month membership (Sep 2011 thru Mar 2012)

TI dues $36.00; BET dues $12.00 = Total $48.00

1-year membership (Sep 2011 thru Aug 2012)

TI dues $72.00; BET dues $18.00 = Total $90.00

Make checks payable to Brentwood Evening Toastmasters (for either $48 or $90). Please mail it to Treasurer Mike Costa.

Word of the Day: Miranda Darby – placid = not easily upset or excited; calm, steady

Humorist: Manuel Glaze told a “tail” about beavers bigger than bears

Table Topics: Dasie Shulz

Speaker #1: Mike Costa – What is your most memorable moment of this past summer?

Speaker #2: Allan Daniels – What signifies that fall has arrived for you?

Speaker #3: Manuel Glaze – Is there a favorite TV show you like on the new fall line-up?

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Tim Stowell – “Addressing the Opposition: changing your opinion on a subject”

Speaker #2: Russ Vantrease – “Failure: the 7 Letter F Word”

Speaker #3: Skip Malone – “Find Your Toastmaster Niche”

Speaker #4: Sita Diehl – “Our Life’s Work”

General Evaluator: Muhammad Sabir

Evaluator #1: Lynn Blake

Evaluator #2: Mark Bayless

Evaluator #3: Suzanne Harrison

Evaluator #4: Michael Moryc

Timer: Dan Michaels

Grammarian: Janet Schreibman

Ah Counter: Lynn Wallace

Word of the Day Users:

Susan Martin, Lynn Blake, Michael Moryc

Awards:

Table Topics: Mike Costa

Evaluator: Lynn Blake

Speaker: Sita Diehl