Brentwood
Evening Toastmasters
Tuesday,
June 11, 2013
Toastmaster
for the evening – Janet Schreibman
Opening:
Richard Naslund opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge
of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Rachel Sumner.
Club News:
Opening business:
·
Guest – Pankaj’s daughter
·
Non-guest - Mark Brown – returning member after 2 years absence.
·
TLI in Cookeville on Saturday, June 29, 2013 with anticipated makeup
session in Nashville TBA. BET will cover
costs for members in good standing who wish to attend.
·
Happy birthday and welcome back Michael Moryc!
Word of
the Day:
Marc Smith presented the word of the day: banal – adj. tired,
trite, over-familiar through overuse
Humorist:
Steve Ketterbaugh told an anecdote about a crafty grocery shopper
who was a scam artist.
Table Topics:
Andrew Payne’s girl friend helped generate ideas for tonight’s Table
Topics
Speaker #1: Pankaj Soni discussed whether TV and movies
influence children more than their parents.
Speaker #2: Ryan Osborne defended his opinion about the age for
dating to begin.
Speaker #3: Michael Moryc inspired us to be successful in spite of
adversity.
Prepared Speeches:
Speaker #1: Dasie Schulz
gave a 15-minute presentation on what it takes to get ideas to catch on and
become “contagious”.
Speaker #2: Maia
Ketterbaugh extolled the benefits of “thinking wildly” and applying
imagination.
Speaker #3: Don Kovach educated us about preparation and
practice in the context of public speaking.
General Evaluator:
Ani Osborne
Evaluator #1: Allan Daniels
Evaluator #2: Russ Vantrease
Evaluator #3: Written evaluation
Timer:
Richard Naslund
Grammarian/Ah Counter: Rachel Sumner / Mike Costa
Vote Counter: Rajiv
Gupta
Word of the Day Users: (not recorded)
Awards:
Table Topics: Ryan Osborne
Evaluator: Russ Vantrease
Speaker: Dasie Schulz
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