BET Meeting Minutes

September 14, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Skip Malone

Word of the Day: Janet Schreibman

tenacious, adj. - holding fast, persistent

Humorist:  Darryl Pace

Table Topics: Lynn Blake

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Janet Schreibman ?:??

2) Mike Costa - 1:14

3) Emily Thompson - 1:26

4) Darryl Pace - 1:41

Speaker(s):

1) Mike Costa - "Lead Like a Pirate" (requested 5-7 min) 6:19

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1) Janet Schreibman

 

Timer: Janet

Ah Counter/Grammarian: none

 Club Business:

• Tall Tale and evaluator contest for club to be held October 12
• Area Contest to be held virtually Saturday, Oct.1 
• Dues due in September, see Mike Costa's email with details 
• National Storytelling Festival is all virtual Oct. 1-3 for $75

Members Present: Skip, Janet, Darryl, Emily, Mike

Virtual Attendees:  none 

Guests:  Lynn Blake  

Word Users: Janet, Skip, Emily

 

BET Meeting Minutes

August 31, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster: Janet Schreibman

Word of the Day: Emily Thompson

inordinate adj. - exceeding reasonable limits; disorderly, unregulated

Humorist:  Skip Malone

 

Table Topics: Susan Martin

Table Topic Speakers:

1) LouAnn Clark - 1:48

2) Jason Cook - 1:19

3) Bill Irwin - 1:22

4) Lavanya Nalluri - 2:28

5) Darryl Pace - 1:10

6) Skip Malone - 1:50

7) Emily Thompson - 2:05

Speaker(s):

1) none

 

General Evaluator: LouAnn Clark

Evaluator(s):

1) none

 

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Darryl Pace

 

Club Business:

·       Minutes approved for August 10, 2021 meeting

·       Tall Tale contest for club to be held at end of September

·       Dues due in September

·       National Storytelling Festival is Oct. 1-3 and all virtual for $75

 

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

Virtual Attendees:  all above

Guests:  Bill Irwin, Bill Martin, Jason Cook

Word Users: Janet, , LouAnn, Susan, Bill M., Skip, Bill Irwin

 

BET Meeting Minutes

August 24, 2021

 

No minutes taken. Club elected to watch speech contest at TI annual convention in lieu of following normal meeting agenda.