Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Tim Stowell

Opening:

Steve Ketterbaugh called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. He then introduced Manuel Glaze who welcomed four guests along with Ellen Blix, our Area 40 Governor.

Club News:

The membership inducted Irma Perry and Chris Meadors as new members. New officer elections were discussed for the upcoming year and members were encouraged to consider running for a position, especially Sergeant at Arms. Anyone interested in running for a position should speak to a current officer. The May 22^nd meeting will begin at 6:30 with sandwiches and a social gathering. Members are invited to bring a friend. Ellen Blix announced that BET will eventually join a soon-to-be-created Area 42, which will include five areas within our division.

Word of the Day:  Russ Vantrease – chronic: of long duration; continuing habit or pattern of behavior

Humorist:  Janet Schreibman – a joke about two young boys discussing their impending surgeries while waiting to go into the operating room.

Table Topics:  Manuel Glaze

Speaker #1:   Pankaj Soni – “Between the ages of 18 and 25, what were you doing and how did it shape your life?”  (1:44)

Speaker #2:   Skip Malone – “What book did you read in the past five years that has had a positive effect on you?” (2:03)

Speaker #3:   Miranda Darby – “What is your hobby?” (1:34)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:  Dasie Schulz – Overview on Competent Leader Manual 6-8 min. (6:31)

Speaker #2:  Tim Diehl – Your Body Speaks #5 CC:  “Lucy’s Stick” 5-7 min. (7:00)

Speaker #3:   Mike Costa – “The Change” 8-10 min. (11:38)

Speaker #4:  Iris Schultz – CC #2 Organize Your Speech: “A Copier and So Much More – My New Career” 5-7 min. (7:16)

General Evaluator:  Michael Moryc

Evaluator #1:  Rachel Sumner (written)

Evaluator #2:  Don Kovach (3:04)

Evaluator #3:  Susan Martin (2:47)

Evaluator #4:  Irma Perry (2:36)

Grammarian:   Derrick Becton

Ah Counter:    J.T. Fanning

Vote Counter:  Andrew Payne

Timer:   Autumn Kerrigan

Word of the Day Users:  Janet Schreibman, Tim Stowell, Dasie Schulz, Tim Diehl, Iris Schultz, Susan Martin

Awards:

Table Topics:  Pankaj Soni

Evaluator:  Susan Martin

Speaker:  Time Diehl