Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Srimanth Brindavanam

Opening:

Miranda Darby opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Manuel Glaze who introduced our guests.

Club News:

Due to job relocation out-of-state, Muhammad Sabir has resigned as VP of Public Relations. Please let Manuel know if you are interested in filling this position. The officers are encouraging members to bring in their Competent Leadership manual so it can be safely stored in our meeting room for reference/use at each meeting. BET will be hosting our area contest at the end of March.

Word of the Day: Ann West – perspicacious: having keen vision, shrewd, acutely discerning

Humorist: Russ Vantrease – construction story that emphasized “green side up”

Table Topics: Janet Schreibman

Speaker #1: Lynn Wallace – “If you could change one thing about yourself, what and why?” (1:43)

Speaker #2: Iris Schultz – “What do you see when you look in the mirror?” (1:44)

Speaker #3: Miranda Darby – “What is your biggest asset?” (1:13)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: James Justus– Advanced Communicator: “Address to Associates“; 6 to 8 min (7:01)

Speaker #2: Mark Bayless – Interpretive Reading #2: “One Inch at a Time”; 5 to 7 min (5:17)

Speaker #3: Dan Michaels – CC #2: “How Artists Get on Radio & TV”; 5 to7 min (8:24)

Speaker #4: Rachel Sumner – CC #3: “The Seven Steps to Better Listening”; 8 to 10 min (10:27)

General Evaluator: Lynn Wallace

Evaluator #1: Irma Perry (2:47)

Evaluator #2: Manuel Glaze (4:33)

Evaluator #3: Russ Vantrease (2:29)

Evaluator #4: Suzanne Harrison (2:33)

Timer: Iris Schultz

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Tim Diehl

Vote Counter: Jessica Hernandez

Word of the Day Users: Mark Bayless

Awards:

Table Topics: Miranda Darby

Evaluator: Irma Perry

Speaker: Rachel Sumner