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.)

Monday, June 28, 2021

 

BET Meeting Minutes

June 22, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Opener: Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Susan Martin

 

Word of the Day: Skip Malone

conduct v - to lead; to serve to transmit; to behave

Humorist:  Skip Martin

 

Table Topics: Emily Thompson

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Skip Malone - 1:56

2) Marc Smith - 1:23

3) Becky Lamb - 1:54

4) Mike Costa - 1:51

 

Speaker(s):

1) Mike Costa - Visionary Communication #1-3  Evaluation and feedback (requested 5-7) 5:56

2) Becky Lamb - Effective Coaching #1-4 Researching and Presenting (requested 5-7) 8:01

 

General Evaluator: Susan Martin

Evaluator(s):

1) Darryl Pace - 3:30

2) Janet Schreibman - 3:30

 

Timer: Susan Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Skip Malone

Word Users: none

 

Club Business:

  • Minutes approved for May 25, 2021 and June 8, 2021 meetings.
  •  This is LAST ALL virtual meeting.
  •  Beginning June 29, BET will return to meeting in person at Forest Hills United Methodist Church in the regular meeting area -- The Good News Room. We will endeavor to perform a hybrid meeting. If you are NOT fully vaccinated, you are required to wear a mask, as per church mandate.
  • Janet and Skip met with church personnel to check out room and our stored BET materials. All was accounted for.
  • Attempt will be made to begin offering hybrid meetings (Zoom + in-person) beginning June 29. Church has agreed to help supplement our AV requirements for a hybrid meeting.
  • Toastmasters Leadership Training will be held virtually on Saturday, June 27th. We need 4 officers to participate
  • During our June 29 meeting, we will vote on new officers. The following officer slate was presented for consideration:

President - Susan Martin

Vice President Education - Skip Malone

Vice President Membership - Marc Smth

Vice President Public Relations - Emily Thompson

Secretary - Janet Schreibman

Treasurer - Mike Costa

Sergeant at Arms - Janet Schreibman

 

Guest(s):  Marc Smith, Anna Smith

 

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

 

BET Meeting Minutes

June 8, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener: Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Skip Malone

 

Word of the Day: Susan Martin

glean - picking the last leftovers from the field; gather all information you can

Humorist:  Susan Martin

 

Table Topics: Janet Schreibman

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Emily Thompson - 2:17

2) Skip Malone - 2:06

3) Lavanya Nalluri - 2:30

4) Debbie Legg - 1:45

5) Jason Cook - 1:08

 

Speaker(s):

1) Jason Cook - (requested 5-7) 5:21

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1) LouAnn Clark - 3:03

 

 Timer: Leslie Grissim

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Debbie Legg

Word Users: Janet, Susan, Jason, Skip, Emily, Debbie

 

Club Business:

  •  Minutes approval for May 25, 2021 meeting tabled until June 22 meeting
  • Last ALL virtual meeting will be held June 22, 2021
  • Beginning June 29, BET will return to meeting in person at Forest Hills United Methodist Church in the regular meeting area -- The Good News room
  • Janet and Skip will meet with church personnel to check out room and our stored BET materials
  • Attempt will be made to begin offering hybrid meetings (Zoom + in-person) beginning June 29. Janet will contact Nick Sager about tech support, if needed

 

Guest(s):  Jason Cook, Debbie Legg

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

 

BET Meeting Minutes

May 25, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Opener: Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Janet Schreibman - theme: Memorial Day memories

 

Word of the Day: Skip Malone

serendipity - (noun): occurrence/development of event(s) by chance in a happy or beneficial manner

Humorist:  Lou Ann Clark

 

Table Topics: Kari Luecke

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Becky Lamb - 1:18

2) LouAnn Clark - 2:22

3) Janet Schreibman - 1:48

 

Speaker(s):

1) Jason Cook - (requested 5-7) 5:57

2) Mike Costa - (requested 5-7) 8:17

 

General Evaluator: Becky Lamb

Evaluator(s):

1) Susan Martin - 3:13

2) Darryl Pace - 3:13

 

Timer: Emily Thompson

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Skip Malone

Word Users: Kari, Janet, Susan, Jason, Skip, LouAnn, Rakesh, Becky

 

Club Business:

  •  Minutes approved for April 13, April 27, and May 11 meetings
  •   Discussion about possibility of meeting in person at the church beginning in late June

 

Guest(s):  Jason Cook, Rakesh Gupta