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.)

Thursday, July 26, 2012


Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Toastmaster – Iris Schultz


Chris Meador opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Rachel Sumner.

Club News:
·         * Rachel announced that Keith McLusky will serve as a delegate for BET at the TI Annual Business Meeting this August in Orlando.
·        *  TLI training will be held this Saturday in Murfreesboro and again in August at Caterpillar Corporation in Nashville. Contact Mike Costa if you are interested in attending.The club will cover the registration cost.
·         * Skip Malone presented to members a motion we approved for the club to shop for a projector that can be used for visual aids by speakers, when requested.
·         * The club inducted new member Kirshna Roa, who will be mentored by Mike Costa.
·        *  Rachel introduced the Easy-Speak website to the club and demonstrated how to use it for the next meeting – which was the topic of her speech. You can access it at www.betoastmasters.easy-speak.org  You should have received a temporary user name and password via email from Rachel. If you did not, please contact Rachel or Dasie. We are testing this option to use for meeting agenda and sign-up roles.

Word of the Day:   Immanuel Belba-Smith – nutate: to nod the head; to oscillate while rotating; to move in a curving or circular fashion.

Humorist:  Janet Schreibman – story about an old married couple and the wife who fished unsuccessfully for a compliment from her husband

Table Topics:  Dasie Schulz
Speaker #1: Autumn Kerrigan –“What do you remember most about the last day of school?”  1:05
Speaker #2: Tim Stowell --“What is the second biggest highlight of your summer when you were in school?”  1:18
Speaker #3:  Mike Costa – “What did you look forward to about the first day of school?” 1:19

Prepared Speeches:
Speaker #1   Rachel Sumner – CC#8, visual presentation: “Sign In and Sign Up…Easy Speak” 10-12 min (13:17)
Speaker #2:  Ann West – CC#3 Get to the Point: “What to Know About Tennessee Snakes” 5-7 min (9:01 )
Speaker #3:  Tim Diehl -- CC#4 How to Say It: “What is the Value of Water?” 5-7 min (6:54)
Speaker #4:  Don Kovach – AC #5 Abstract Subject: “To be a Fan” 6-8 min (8:28)

General Evaluator:  Andrew Payne
Evaluator #1:  James Justus 3;15
Evaluator #2:  Sita Diehl 2;21
Evaluator #3:  Sri Brindavanam 2:15
Evaluator #4:  Michael Moryc 2:10

Timer:   Dan Michaels

Grammarian:  Manuel Glaze

Ah Counter: Krishna Roa

Vote Counter:  Stephen Pell

Word of the Day Users: Janet Schreibman, James Justus, Sita Diehl, Michael Moryc, Rachel Sumner

Awards:
Table Topics:  Mike Costa
Evaluator:  Michael Moryc
Speaker:  Tim Diehl
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  1. Dr. Dasie SchulzJuly 26, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    Great meeting everyone! Thank you, Janet, for posting the meeting notes! So far we've had a few members use the Easy Speak site to confirm/decline roles and to request speeches. I hope everyone will give it a try before the meeting next week!

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