Brentwood Evening Toastmasters (BET)

Meetings are from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Tuesdays of each month.


@

Forest Hills United Methodist Church at 1250 Old Hickory Blvd in Brentwood, TN.

(BET is not affiliated with the church and is open to any and all individuals interested in self-improvement and effective communication. Through the open generosity of the church BET is able to hold meetings in one of its classrooms.)

Wednesday, June 13, 2012


Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Toastmaster for the evening – Don Kovach
Opening:
Mike Costa called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. He then introduced Manuel Glaze who welcomed our guest.

Club News:
Manuel announced that the next meeting on 6/26 will be held at the Brentwood Library in Room A on Concord Road. The Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) will be held June 23rd at Tennessee Tech in Cookville from 8:30-3pm in the Roaden Student Center. All members are invited to attend. Please notify Manuel if you plan on going.  The club voted in two new members: Immanuel Belba-Smith and Steve Pell. The slate for the 2012-2013 officers were announced, called for a vote, and passed unanimously. President: Rachel Sumner; VP of Education: Dasie Schulz; VP Membership: Andrew Payne; VP Public Relations: Mark Bayless; Secretary: Janet Schreibman; Treasurer: Mike Costa; Sergeant @ Arms: Chris Meador.

Word of the Day:  Len Serafino – stellar: adj. of or related to stars or film stars; outstanding

Humorist:  Andrew Payne – “Flies” swarming around a traffic patrolman who stopped a speeding farmer.

Table Topics:  Sita Diehl
Speaker #1:   Rachel Sumner – “Tell us one story about your Father or a Father figure you admire” (1:35)
Speaker #2:   Len Serafino – “What impact has your father had on your life?” (2:15)
Speaker #3:   Manuel Glaze – “What is your greatest joy as a Father?” (1:14)

Prepared Speeches:
Speaker #1:  Miranda Darby – CC#2 Organization: “I Want to Take a Trip to….” 5-7 min. (7:23)
Speaker #2:  Mark Bayless – #4 Advanced Manual:  Fact Finding “Got Healthcare?” 10-12 min. (11:26)
Speaker #3:  Chris Meador – CC#1 icebreaker 4-6 min. (6:18)
Speaker #4:  Pankaj Soni – CC#1 icebreaker 4-6 min. (6:17)

General Evaluator:  Iris Schultz
Evaluator #1:  Janet Schreibman (3:25)
Evaluator #2:  Russ Vantrease (2:17)
Evaluator #3:  Mike Costa (2:49)
Evaluator #4:  Michael Moryc (3:09)

Grammarian/Ah Counter:  Tim Diehl
Vote Counter:  Immanuel Belba-Smith
Timer:   Autumn Kerrigan

Word of the Day Users:  Don Kovach (2x), Andrew Payne, Sita Diehl, Miranda Darby, Pankaj Soni, Janet Schreibman, Russ Vantrease, Iris Schultz

Awards:
Table Topics:  Len Serafino
Evaluator:  Michael Moryc
Speaker:   Mark Bayless

Tuesday, June 12, 2012


Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Toastmaster for the evening – Susan Martin
Speech-a-thon
Opening:
Dasie Schulz called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. She then introduced Manuel Glaze who welcomed our guests.

Club News:
Manuel announced that the Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) will be held June 23rd at Tennessee Tech in Cookville from 2-6pm. All members are invited to attend. The club is accepting nominees for upcoming officer elections, particularly the position of Sergeant at Arms. Anyone interested in running for an office should speak to a current officer. The current slate is President: Rachel Sumner; VP of Education: Dasie Schulz; VP Membership: Andrew Payne; VP Public Relations: Mark Bayless; Secretary: Janet Schreibman; Treasurer: Mike Costa; Sergeant @ Arms: Chris Meador.

Prepared Speeches:
Speaker #1:  Derrick Bectin – CC#1  icebreaker 4-6 min. (10:59)
Speaker #2:  Len Serafino – CC#1 icebreaker 4-6 min. (6:43)
Speaker #3:  Lynn Wallace – CC#2 “Activity with Horses” 5-7 min. (7:09)
Speaker #4:  Janet Schreibman – CC#8 “Handy Household Hints” 6-8 min. (7:22)
Speaker #5:  James Justus – “Retirement Planning Withdrawal Rates” 6-8 min. (6:45)

General Evaluator:  Keith McLusky
Evaluator #1:  Dasie Schulz 3:29
Evaluator #2:  Rachel Sumner 3:09
Evaluator #3:  Tim Diehl 3:12
Evaluator #4:  Mark Bayless 4:31
Evaluator #5:  Suzanne Harrison 3:13

Vote Counter:  Steve Pell
Timer:   Andrew Payne

Awards:
Evaluator:  Rachel Sumner
Speaker:   Janet Schreibman