Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Toastmaster for the evening – Janet Schreibman

Opening:

Dasie Schulz opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then introduced BET President Manuel Glaze.

Club News:

For those who missed the past Toastmaster’s Leadership Institute, a make-up session will be held on January 12^th at Dollar General in Goodlettsville from 5 to 9pm. BET officers meeting is scheduled for the third week in January at Ruby Tuesday’s in Brentwood. We wish all members and guests a very happy holiday and safe travels.

Word of the Day: Allan Daniels – “naches” …..a Yiddish word meaning great joy or pleasure

Humorist: Sita Diehl – made us howl with her rendition of barking dogs

Table Topics: Skip Malone

Speaker #1: Russ Vantrease – “Is it politically incorrect to wish people a holiday greeting that is not specific to their religion?”

Speaker #2: Ann West – “Your reason for the season?”

Speaker #3: Dan Michaels – “Your opinion on legislation regarding talking/texting while driving?”

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Sri Brindavanam – Resources for Informing #2: “Why Wait?”

Speaker #2: Iris Schultz -- CC #1: Icebreaker

Speaker #3: Rachel Sumner – Speaking to Inform #4: “Clearing Up Confusion at BET”

General Evaluator: Mark Bayless

Evaluator #1: Manuel Glaze

Evaluator #2: Suzanne Harrison

Evaluator #3: Dasie Schulz

Timer: Dan Michaels

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Ann West

Vote Counter: Russ Vantrease

Word of the Day Users: Iris Schultz, Janet Schreibman, Allan Daniels, Dasie Schulz

Awards:

Table Topics: Russ Vantrease

Evaluator: Suzanne Harrison

Speaker: Rachel Sumner