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 30, 2013

BET Meeting Notes for March 26, 2013



Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
Tuesday March 26, 2013
Toastmaster for the evening – Pankaj Soni



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

Club News:  Steve Cornwell delivered the speech tonight that he will present at the Spring Conference in Knoxville, which is April 5-7. He has requested a group evaluation from the club.

Rachel announced that the following people have submitted applications to join our club: Kimberly Watts, Maia Ketterbaugh and Lynn Cole.

Word of the Day: Ani Osborne – flabbergasted: astonished; surprised; amazed

Humorist:  Janet Schreibman told a (lame) joke about Beethoven’s favorite food.

Table Topics:  Lysa Rigo
Speaker #1:  Marc Smith -- “Tell us about the best valentine you ever received.”
Speaker #2:  Chris Meador –“Tell us about a time when you perservered.”  2:05
Speaker #3:  Allan Daniels – “Tell us about an idea you have heard of that doesn’t make any sense” 1:24
Speaker #4:  Maia Ketterbaugh -- “What are your thoughts regarding the practice of not taking many days off from work in this country?”

Prepared Speeches:
Speaker #1:  Mike Costa – “What’s Old is New” 14-16 min. (15:30)
Speaker #2:  Lynn Wallace – “CC #5 Your Body Speaks; “Fun on Water” 5-7 min. (6:20)
Speaker #3:  Stephen Cornwell (guest speaker) – “I quit.” 5-7 min.  (6:17) 

General Evaluator:  Russ Vantrease
Evaluator #1:  Allan Daniels
Evaluator #2:  Rachel Sumner
Evaluator #3:  Group Evaluation

Timer:   Ryan Osborne

Grammarian/, Ah Counter:  Marc Smith
Vote Counter:  Jessica Hernandez

Word of the Day Users:  Janet Schreibman, Lynn Wallace, Ani Osborne

Awards:
Table Topics:  Chris Meador
Evaluator:  Rachel Sumner
Speaker:  Stephen Cornwell

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