BET Meeting Minutes

November 30, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster: Susan Martin

Word of the Day: Emily Thompson

Perspective - point of view

Humorist:  Emily Thompson

Table Topics: none due to short notice/short speech challenge

 

Table Topic Speakers: see below #2 below

Speaker(s):

1) Jason Cook - (requested 5-7 min) 6:46

2) Susan Martin - provided guidelines & challenged attendees to present a 3-5 min. speech using theme "Celebrate" in lieu of Table Topics

Emily Thompson - 5:19

LouAnn Clark - 5:42

Janet Schreibman - 5:02

Darryl Pace - 3:46

Chaka (guest) - 2:55

 

General Evaluator: Janet Schreibman

Evaluator(s):

1) LouAnn Clark - 3:00

2) no evaluators needed for impromptu short speech challenge

 

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Emily Thompson

 

Club Business:

• TLI to be held Saturday, Dec. 11 at 9am. Need 4 officers to attend.
• Minutes from Nov. 9 meeting approved with addition of adding LouAnn as Table Topics Master

Members Present: Janet, Emily, LouAnn, Susan, Darryl

Virtual Attendees:  Skip, Marc

Guests:  Bill Martin, Chaka Jackson, Ilka Chavez, Ally (virtual), Julia (virtual)

Word Users: Susan

 

BET Meeting Minutes

November 9, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

Theme: Living the Dream

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster: LouAnn Clark, DTM

Word of the Day: Susan Martin

interact - to participate together; to be involved with other people

Humorist:  Susan Martin

Table Topics: LouAnn Clark

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Janet Schreibman - 1:55  

2) Darryl Pace - 1:43

3) Bill Martin - 1:18

Speaker(s):

1) Emily Thompson -- "A Hairy Goal" (requested 5-7) 7:16

2) Skip Malone -- "The Way I See Global Warming...my personal experience" (requested 6-8) 8:11

 

General Evaluator: Darryl Pace

Evaluator(s):

1) Mike Costa - 3:34

2) Susan Martin - 3:27

 

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Janet Schreibman

 

Club Business:

• Minutes approved for 10/26 meeting

•  Club unanimously approved to compensate church $200 for use of facilities

• Club voted to NOT hold a meeting the week of Thanksgiving

• An officers meeting is scheduled for Nov. 15 at 7pm

• TLI is scheduled to be held virtually on Sat. Dec. 11 at 9am. The club needs 4 officers to attend

  

Members Present: Janet, Mike, Susan

Virtual Attendees:  Skip, Emily, Darryl, LouAnn

Guests:  Bill Martin, Tom Payne

 

Word Users: Susan, Janet, Bill

 

BET Meeting Minutes

October 26, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Meeting theme: Alter Egos (costumes encouraged!)

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin [RV enthusiast]

Toastmaster: Janet Schreibman [stuffed shirt]

Word of the Day: Darryl Pace

efficacious - the power to produce a desired effect

Humorist:  Darryl Pace [viking]

Table Topics: Bill Martin [train engineer]

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) LouAnn Clark - 1:15  [Cindy Lauper]

2) Marc Smith - 1:15

3) Bridget (guest) - 1:21

 

Speaker(s):

1) Susan Martin (requested 5-7 min.) "Teaching Sunday School" - 6:47

 

General Evaluator: Skip Malone [souvenir collector]

Evaluator(s):

1) LouAnn Clark - 3:18

 

Timer: Emily Thompson [Alice in Wonderland]

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Darryl Pace

  

Members Present: Janet, Emily, LouAnn, Susan   

Virtual Attendees:  Skip, Marc, Darryl 

Guests:  Bill Martin, Bridget  

Word Users: Skip 2x, Susan, Janet

 

Club Business:

• Minutes for last 3 meetings were approved

• Need to discuss appreciation donation for church

• Need to decide whether to meet the week of Thanksgiving