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, June 30, 2015

BET Meeting Notes for June 30, 2015

BET Meeting Notes
June 30, 2015

Toastmaster Ravi Aradhyula

Word of the day: ineffable  adjective   incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: 

Club Business and Announcements

In this fifth-Tuesday meeting of the Brentwood Evening Toastmasters, the new slate of officers were formally inducted.  Congratulations to the new club officers!
  • President - Ryan Osborne
  • VP-Education - Susan Martin
  • VP-Membership - Sunil Suthar
  • VP-PR - Janet Schreibman
  • Secretary - Jamie Chatman
  • Treasurer - Mike Costa
  • Sergeant At Arms - Leatha Elrod
Ravi Aradhyula will be serving as co-VP of Education this summer while Susan is traveling, so please contact him for help with goals or workbook assignments.


Awards
Best Speaker: None qualified for voting
Best Evaluator: TIE between Ryan Osborne and Sunil Suthar

Sunday, June 28, 2015

BET Meeting Notes for June 23, 2015

BET Meeting Notes
June 23, 2015

Toastmaster Kristen Rice

Word of the day: caboodle |kəˈbo͞odl| (also kaboodle) noun (in phrase the whole caboodle or the whole kit and caboodle) informal  the whole number or quantity of people or things in question.

Club Business and Announcements

We had a packed agenda for this meeting including the nomination and election of the new slate of club officers for the 2015-16 year!  Each of the following nominations were accepted and all of the candidates were successfully elected for service in their respective roles:
  • President - Ryan Osborne
  • VP-Education - Susan Martin
  • VP-Membership - Sunil Suthar
  • VP-PR - Janet Schreibman
  • Secretary - Jamie Chatman
  • Treasurer - Mike Costa
  • Sergeant At Arms - Leatha Elrod
Congratulations to our new officers!

Please note that we are meeting on the fifth Tuesday, June 30th at our usual time and place.  We do have new members pending induction into the club, which might be part of the next meeting's agenda.  See you then!

Awards
Best Speaker: Karen Martirosyan
Best Table Topics: Pankaj Soni
Best Evaluator: Ryan Osborne
First Timer: Karen Martirosyan

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

BET Meeting Notes for June 9, 2015

BET Meeting Notes
June 9, 2015

Club Business and Announcements
The Brentwood Evening Toastmasters club will be electing officers for the upcoming term July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.  This is a fantastic opportunity for members to contribute to the health and growth of the club while developing valuable leadership skills and experiences.

Please be sure to attend our next meeting on June 23, during which we will review the nominations and elect next year's club officers!

Logistical note:  We will be meeting in room #1201, Christian Forum classroom for our next meeting. This is not our usual meeting room but is the same room we used for our last meeting. We will have direction signs marked in the parking lot for this room.  See you there!

Awards
Best Evaluation: Ryan Osborne
Best Table Topics: Janet Schreibman
Best Prepared Speech: Ravi Aradhyula