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, July 27, 2021

 

BET Meeting Minutes

July 13, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener: Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Skip Malone

 

Word of the Day: Janet Schreibman

duress  - constraint by threat or force; coercion

Humorist:  none

 

Table Topics: Marc Smith

 Table Topic Speakers:

1) Janet Schreibman - 1:54

2) Megan - 1:13

3) Skip - 2:01

 

Speaker(s):

1) Darryl Pace (requested 10-12) 10:25

2) Jason Cook - My Time on the Dark Continent (requested 15-20) 20:17

 

General Evaluator: Skip Malone

Evaluator(s):

1) Marc Smith - 3:05

2) Janet Schreibman - 3:11

 

Timer: Janet Schreibman

Ah Counter/Grammarian: none

Word Users: Skip, Janet

 

Club Business:

  • Election tabled until next meeting
  • Minutes for June 29 tabled until next meeting
  •  During our July 27 meeting we will vote on the following slate, given there is a quorum:

President - Susan Martin

Vice President Education - Skip Malone

Vice President Membership - Marc Smith

Vice President Public Relations - Emily Thompson

Secretary - Janet Schreibman

Treasurer - Mike Costa

Sergeant at Arms - Janet Schreibman

 

Members Present: Skip, Janet, Darryl, Marc

Virtual Attendees:  none

Guest(s):  Jason Cook, Mike Schiele, Carly Herron, Megan Valentine

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

 

BET Meeting Minutes

June 29, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone


Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Janet Schreibman

Word of the Day: Leslie Grissim

Humorist: Susan Martin

Table Topics: Darryl Pace

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Emily Thompson - 1:12

2) Leslie Grissim - 1:42

3) Bill Martin - 1:10

 

Speakers:

1) Skip Malone - State of the Club (requested 7-9) 9:54

2) Jason Cook - "Single Parenting " (requested 5-7) 6:53

 

General Evaluator: Janet Schreibman

Evaluators:

1) Susan Martin - 2:57

2) Bill Martin - 2:59

 

Timer: Emily Thompson

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Leslie Grissim

 

Club Business:

·       Election tabled until next meeting

·       Minutes approved for June 22, 2021 meeting

 

Members Present: Emily, Skip, Susan, Janet

Virtual Attendees: Leslie, Darryl

Guests: Jason Cook, Jailyn, Jim Gilmore, Bill Martin