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, October 27, 2020

 

BET Meeting Minutes

October 13, 2020

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster:   Janet Schreibman -- Theme: Favorite Halloween Memory

 Word of the Day: Leslie Grissim

apparition, noun -- unusual or unexpected sight; supernatural appearance

 

Humorist:  Jeff McCue

Table Topics: Mike Costa

 Table Topic Speakers:

1) Jeff McCue - 1:30

2) Darryl Pace --2:14

3) Leslie Grissim - 1:07

4) Susan Martin - 1:29

5) Amy Liebeskind (guest) - 1:20

 

Speakers:

1) Becky Lamb - Icebreaker 6:32

2) Skip Malone - 9:32

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluators:

1) LouAnn Clark - 3:20

2) Darryl Pace - 3:42

 

Timer: Susan Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Shyam Nagarajan

Word Users: Janet, Becky, Skip, Shyam, LouAnn, Susan, Emily, Jeff

 

Club Business:

*  Meeting minutes approved 9/29/20

*  Janet touched base with Forest Hills UMC and they are prepared for us to return to our meeting room whenever the pandemic situation is safe for all concerned

Sunday, October 11, 2020

 

BET Officers & Members  Meeting Minutes

September 29, 2020

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Club Business:

  • All attending new members were given the opportunity to ask questions, make comments and recommendations about their BET/TI experiences. 
  • Mike Costa to update current member roster with email and phone info to distribute to members.
  • Janet to email Stephanie at Forest Hills United Methodist Church to keep connected with church and their Covid policies.
  • It was agreed that, for now, we will NOT vote for best speakers, evaluators or table topics while meeting virtually. 
  • Minutes approved from September 22, 2020 meeting.
  • Next meeting October 13.