Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Sri Brindavanam

Opening:

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 and welcomed our newest member, Lysa Rigo, then introduced our two guests. Due to our recent flux of new members, BET has received TI's “Sapling Award” recognition. Rachel stated that she attended the Fall Conference along with several other members. She showed the club a District 63 Hall of Fame manual and invited members to browse it after the meeting, noting that BET is mentioned in it numerous times.

BET club officers held a planning meeting earlier in the month and discussed several issues. We would like to schedule a holiday pot-luck party similar to last year. The membership overwhelmingly preferred to have the event at the church during one of our regularly scheduled meetings. The date agreed upon is Nov. 27^th.  A sign-up sheet will be available at future meetings to coordinate what members bring.

 Word of the Day:   Jaylyn Bergner – erudite: adj. having or showing great knowledge or knowing; learned.

Humorist:  Sita Diehl told a story about a little old woman who was testifying at a trial.

Table Topics:  Mike Costa – A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…share your thoughts about a picture of your choosing

Speaker #1: Tim Diehl described a person contemplating his or her income 1:35

Speaker #2: Chris Meador shared some cultural insight regarding a picture with wine and chocolate  :59

Speaker #3:  Dasie Schulz described her feelings toward “agony: not all pain is gain” 1:07

Sperker  #4:  Lysa  Rigo described relaxing at a lake or river while skipping rocks across the water and how those rippling effects can be similar to harmful words spoken without forethought 1:39

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:       Pankaj Soni – CC #5 Get Comfortable with Visual Aids: “Stop Multitasking and Learn to Focus” 5-7 minutes (6:44)

Speaker #2:       Russ Vantrease – CC #8 Your Body Speaks: 5-7 minutes “Hidden Agenda” (4:40)

Speaker #3:       Janet Schreibman – #2 Special Occasion Speeches; Speaking in Praise: “With Extreme Appreciation” 5 to 7 minutes (7:14)

Speaker #4        Mark Bayless:  #3 Humorously Speaking; Make Them Laugh: 5-7 minutes   (13:48)

General Evaluator:  Rachel Sumner

Evaluator #1:  Tim Diehl

Evaluator #2:  Andrew Payne

Evaluator #3:  Keith McLusky

Evaluator #4:  Michael Moryc

(All evaluators qualified)

Timer:   Dasie Schulz

Grammarian: Iris Schultz

Ah Counter:  Richard Naslund

Vote Counter:  Sita Diehl

Word of the Day Users:  Chris Meador; Pankaj Soni; Michael Moryc

Awards:

Table Topics:  Lysa Rigo

Evaluator:  Michael Moryc

Speaker:  Janet Schreibman

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Dasie Schulz

Opening:

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:

After introducing guests, Rachel inducted new members: Richard Naslund, Jaylyn Bergen, and Luckie Westlund.

Guests: Ketterbaugh family (Abby and Maya), Madeline Bayless, Lisa, Amelia, Donny, Janae

Reminder: The Fall Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Nashville Airport on October 19th and 20th. You can make overnight reservations by calling the hotel directly and asking for the Toastmasters rate of $89 per night at 615-883-9770, or by booking online at:

http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/nashville/bnaop/hoteldetail?groupCode=TTM

Admission is $25 for the entire weekend if registered before Saturday; $75 for participation in meals and events. Rachel proposed the idea of having a BET meet-up during the humorist speech competition, which does not require registration admission and is only $5.

Word of the Day: Richard Naslund - adjective – adj. 1. twisted; coiled. 2. complicated; intricately involved.

Humorist:  Lynn Wallace shared a joke about an illegal street race.

Table Topics: Alex Ketterbaugh presented three scenarios:   

Speaker #1: Russ Vantrease told about his favorite moment in history.

Speaker #2: Michael Moryc shared a cherished family memory about Christmas.

Speaker #3: Mike Costa spoke as if he had one week left to live.

Prepared Speeches:

Educational Speaker: Manuel Glaze – About the TMI Distinguished Club Program.

Speaker #1: Krishna Rao – “My Advice to the US President on Stimulating the Economy”

Speaker #2: Steve Ketterbaugh – “The Value of Reading for Oneself and Others”

Speaker #4: Don Kovach – “Let's Get a Bonus”

General Evaluator:  Allan Daniels

Evaluator #1: Pankaj Soni

Evaluator #2: Irma Perry

Evaluator #3: Len Serafino

Timer:  Andrew Payne

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Susan Martin

Vote Counter: Jaylen Bergen

Word of the Day Users: Daisy, Russ, Jaylyn, Manuel, Krishna, Steve, Don, Pankaj, Andrew, Susan

Awards:

Table Topics:     Russ Vantrease

Evaluator:         Len Serafino

Speaker:           Don Kovach

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Dan Michaels

Opening:

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:

After introducing guests, Rachel announced that The Fall Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Nashville Airport on October 19th and 20th. You can make overnight reservations by calling the hotel directly and asking for the Toastmasters rate of $89 per night at 615-883-9770, or by booking online at:

http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/nashville/bnaop/hoteldetail?groupCode=TTM

Admission is $25 for the entire weekend if registered before Saturday or  $75 for participation including meals and events.  Rachel proposed the idea of having a BET “meetup” during the humorist speech competition, which does not require registration and is only $5 admission fee.

Mike Costa is collecting dues – 6 months for $48 or 12 months for $84.  Mike brought a Square credit card processing machine and successfully accepted several members' dues electronically.  Dues are due!

Guests: Ketterbaugh family (Abby and Maya), Richard Nashlund, Raj, Rosalin, Janet, Jailin.

Word of the Day: Alex Ketterbaugh - sanctity – n. saintliness, holiness, godliness.

Humorist:  Russ Vantrease shared his secret telepathic ability, and then some of our secrets.

Table Topics: Steve Ketterbaugh described three TableTopics scenarios.   

Speaker #1: Ann West would like to visit India, Turkey and Croatia with her husband.

Speaker #2: Mark Bayless does not give some pointers on economic policy to President Obama.

Speaker #3: Lynn Wallace negotiates a cookie purchase with a girl scout.

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Dasie Schulz – Interpretive Reading from Sedaris's “Me Talk Pretty One Day”

Speaker #2: Sita Diehl – Using body language to raise awareness of crutch words and passing idioms.

Speaker #3: Krishna Rao – Krishna gives his “slumdog millionaire” ice-breaker.

Speaker #4: Pankaj Soni – Pankaj describes a family trip to Disneyland in Orlando.

General Evaluator:  Mike Costa

Evaluator #1: Don Kovach

Evaluator #2: Irma Perry

Evaluator #3: Andrew Payne

Evaluator #4: Skip Malone

Timer:  Tim Diehl

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Michael Moryc

Vote Counter: Russ Vantrease

Word of the Day Users: Skip, Pankaj, Russ, Sita

Awards:

Table Topics: Ann West

Evaluator: Andrew Payne

Speaker: Sita Diehl