BET Meeting Minutes
October 23, 2018
Presiding Officer: Marc Smith

Roles and Responsibilities:
Opener: Russ Vantrease
Toastmaster: Susan Martin
Word: Gillian Goldsborough
Humor: Janet Schreibman
Table Topics: Susan Martin

Speakers:
1) Skip Malone
2) Ryan Barksdale
3) Emilie Filler
4) Russ Vantrease

General Evaluator: Susan Martin
Evaluators:
1) Gillian Goldsborough
2) Marc Smith
3) Tawanda McDonald
4) Janet Schreibman

Club Business:

• We were delighted to welcome two members back who were missing for a good while - Emilie Filler and Azieb Araya. They plan to rejoin the club and begin participating again.

• President reminded members of the Division Contest at our venue on Thursday, October 25. He will serve as judge representing our club.

• There is a fifth Tuesday meeting next week. Tawanda (VPE) solicited volunteers to fill rolls for that meeting.

BET OFFICERS MEETING

October 23, 2018

Presiding Officer: Marc Smith

In reviewing the Club Success Plan and dues update, the focus was on our lack of
members, Currently we have only 10 paying members, and only 2 or 3 of those who
have not currently paid might be returning. This led to concern about whether Pathways
was really a hindrance or a help. Some of the officers find it convoluted and difficult to
navigate. As Pathways guide, Susan Martin expressed a willingness to conduct more
training as the club wishes.

We will discuss possibility of an Open House at our next Officers meeting. Right now
we need to concentrate on preparing Guest Packets, and New Member Packets. Skip
and Janet will work on this.

The next Officers meeting will be held before our December meeting on December 11.

Respectfully submitted,
Susan Martin,
BET Secretary

BET Meeting Minutes

October 9, 2018

Presiding Officer: Marc Smith

Roles and Responsibilities:
Opener: Skip Malone
Toastmaster: Skip Malone
Word: Marc Smith
Humor: Marc Smith
Table Topics: Russ Vantrease

Speaker:
1) Susan Martin

General Evaluator:  Laura Kraft (visiting Area Director)
 Evaluator:
1) Laura Kraft (visiting Area Director)

Club Business:

• President announced an officers meeting for October 25 at 6:00 pm

• Division D contest will be held at our venue on October 25, if approved by the church.

• Winter TLI will be in Cookeville on Saturday, December 15. It will include the Toastie Awards.

• Area Director Kraft encouraged us to use MeetUp to help promote our club.

BET Meeting Minutes
September 25, 2018

Presiding Officer: Marc Smith

Roles and Responsibilities:
Opener: Russ Vantrease
Toastmaster: Marc Smith
Word: Mike Costa
Humor: Ryan Barksdale
Table Topics: Gillian Goldsborough

Speaker:
1) Janet Schreibman

General Evaluator: Skip Malone
Evaluator:
1) Susan Martin

Club Business:

• Dues are due - See Mike Costa.

• Announcement - Area contest: Humorous Speech and Evaluation will be October 4 at Brookdale Retirement Center in Franklin. Volunteers are needed.

BET Meeting Minutes 

September 11, 2018 

Presiding Officer: Marc Smith

Roles and Responsibilities:
Opener: Russ Vantrease
Toastmaster: Russ Vantrease
Word: Susan Martin
Humor: Tawanda McDonald
Table Topics: Susan Martin

Speakers:
1) Marc Smith
2) Mike Costa

General Evaluator: Ryan Barksdale
Evaluators:
1) Ben Arnold
2) Janet Schreibman

Club Business
We had about as many visitors as members present. Visitors participated fully in Topics and one of them won! All were invited to return for a visit and to join.

BET Meeting Minutes

August 28, 2018

no presiding officer

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Russ Vantrease, ACB

Toastmaster:  Ben Arnold

Word of the Day: Russ Vantrease -- prudence -- ability to govern or discipline oneself

Humorist:  Russ Vantrease

Table Topics:  Ryan Barksdale, CC

Table Topic Speakers:

all attending club members -- no voting took place

Speakers: none

General Evaluator:  Janet Schreibman, ACB, AL

Timer:  Skip Malone, ACB, CL

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Janet Schreibman

Club Business: none

BET Meeting Minutes

August 14, 2018

Presiding Officer: Marc Smith

Roles and Responsibilities:

Opener: Russ Vantrease

Toastmaster: Mark Smith

Word: Russ Vantrease

Humor: Ben Arnold

Table Topics: Janet Schreibman

Speakers:

1) Bill Martin (guest - Better Speaker Series - Organizing your Speech)

General Evaluator: Ryan Barksdale

Evaluators:

1)     Susan Martin

Timer: Mike Costa

Club Business

VPE Tawanda McDonald and Secretary Susan Martin will be out of town for the next meeting.  The schedule was filled out and will be posted.  Be prepared to sign up for roles for the Sept. 11 meeting at the August 28 meeting. 

BET Meeting Minutes

July 31, 2018

Presiding Officer: Marc Smith

Roles and Responsibilities:

Opener: Russ Vantrease

Toastmaster: Susan Martin

Word: Mike Hooker

Educational Presentation on Pathways: Susan Martin

Table Topics (extended): Marc Smith

General Evaluator: Janet Schreibman

Timer: Mike Hooker

Best TT Speaker: Mike Hooker

Club Business:

Marc announced we had only 3 officers trained at TLI.  He has been in contact with District leadership about any further opportunities for training.

New member Stephanie Iyob was inducted.

BET Meeting Minutes

July 24, 2018

Presiding Officer: Marc Smith

Roles and Responsibilities:

 
Opener: Ben Arnold

Toastmaster: Gillian Goldsborough

Word: Stephanie Iyob

Humor: Janet Schreibman

Table Topics: Skip Malone

Speakers:

1) Susan Martin

2) Mike Hooker

General Evaluator: Mike Costa

Evaluators:

1)     Ryan Barksdale

2)     Marc Smith

Timer: Ben Arnold

Club Business:

New officers were inducted.

Makeup date for Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) was announced for July 28 from 8 am to 1 pm.  We need four officers trained to meet requirements for Distinguished Club.

BET Meeting Minutes

July 10, 2018

Presiding Officer:

Janet Schreibman

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Russ Vantrease, ACB

Toastmaster:  Janet Schreibman, ACB, ALB

Word of the Day: Tawanda McDonald

Humorist: Marc Smith, CC

Speakers:

1)  Russ Vantrease

2)  Skip Malone, ACB, CL

General Evaluator:  Gillian Goldsborough

Evaluators:

1) Susan Martin, ACB

2) Mike Costa, ACS

Timer:  Stephanie Iyob

Club Business:

• The decision was made to induct new officers and new members at next meeting.

• TLI officer make-up training will be announced upon notification of date/place. We need at least 4 officers to attend.