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, April 2, 2013

BET Meeting Notes for February 26, 2013



Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
Tuesday February 26, 2013
Toastmaster for the evening – Sita Diehl



Opening:
Chris Meador opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Rachel Sumner. Rachel welcomed and introduced our guests,

Club News: The club unanimously elected to admit two new members -- Ryan Osborne and Marc Smith -- into the club. Both were inducted this evening. Dues are due in March. We can now take credit cards.

Word of the Day:  Ryan Osborne – exacerbate : (v) to make more severe or worse

Humorist:  Lysa Rigo told a joke about “holy” water

Table Topics:  Krishna Rao topics were themed around “Life as we know it every day”
Speaker #1: Richard Naslund – “If you were CEO of McDonalds, what would you do to convince people around the world to spend money at McDonalds?”
Speaker #2: Chris Meador – “How can we coexist peacefully with the animal population without damaging either of us?”
Speaker #3:  Andrew Payne – “What do you tell a recent high school graduate about trying to decide between a community college and expensive private school where he/she needs  to take out a student loan?”
Speaker #4:   Lysa Rigo -- “What would you do if a past amour comes into your life and starts expressing his love for you?”

Prepared Speeches:
Speaker #1:  Don Kovach – AC Speeches by Management; #1; The Briefing, “The Power Speech” 4-6 min.  (6:27)
Speaker #2:  Lynn Wallace – CC #4; How to Say It, “Giving Something Back” 5-7 min. (6:20)
Speaker #3:  Andrew Payne – CC #7; Research Your Topic “We Love to Learn!” 6-8 min. (7:28)

General Evaluator: Srimanth Brindavanam
Evaluator #1:  Iris Schultz – 2:38
Evaluator #2:  Chris Meador – 3:52
Evaluator #3:  Tim Diehl -- 2:49


Timer:   Ani Osborne

Grammarian:  Richard Naslund
Ah Counter:  Dasie Schulz
Vote Counter:  Marc Smith

Word of the Day Users:  Iris Schultz,

Awards:
Table Topics:  Chris Meador
Evaluator:  Tim Diehl
Speaker:  Andrew Payne

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