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.)

Tuesday, October 30, 2012



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. 27th.  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
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