BET Meeting Minutes

July 12, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Theme:  Perspective

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  John Polish

Word of the Day:    Darryl Pace                                                                          

word:  condign, adj. - deserved; appropriate

Humorist: Chaka Jackson

 

Table Topics: Susan Martin

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Janet Schreibman - 2:15

2) Darryl Pace - 2:07

3) Chaka Jackson - 1:05

4) Skip Malone - 2:05

5) LouAnn Clark - 1:39

Speaker(s):

1) Emily Thompson -  "Luke Skywalker to Someone's Yoda"  (requested 5-7 min) 7:04

 

General Evaluator: LouAnn Clark

Evaluator(s):

1) Colleen Law - 2:20

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Darryl Pace

 

Club Business:

•  Minutes approved for last 3 meetings

• International Convention will be hybrid, held in Nashville at Opryland hotel Aug. 17-20. Register online at TLI website 

•  TLI will be held in person in Cookville on July 16th. Makeup dates in Nashville TBA
  
• During the meeting, Susan handed gavel over to LouAnn Clark who will serve as presiding officer for the coming year.
  

 Members Present: Janet Schreibman, LouAnn Clark, Susan Martin, Emily Thompson, John Polish

Virtual Attendees: Skip Malone, Darryl Pace, Colleen Law, Chaka Jackson

Guests:  Bill Martin, Colleen Law (both soon to be members)

Word Users:  Colleen, LouAnn, John

 

BET Meeting Minutes

June 28, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Theme:  Summertime Activities

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  Darryl Pace

Word of the Day:    Skip Malone                                                                          

word: tolerant/tolerance - open to other opinions; open minded; respectful

Humorist: Colleen Law

 

Table Topics: Bill Martin

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Janet Schreibman - ??

2) Marc Smith - ??

3) Gary (guest) - :43

4) Chaka Jackson - 1:50

Speaker(s):

1) Susan Martin -  "Civil Discourse"  Humor Project #1 Evaluation & Feedback (requested 5-7 min) ??

2) John Polish - "Team Building" Presentation Mastery (requested 5-7 min) ??

 

General Evaluator: Janet Schreibman

Evaluator(s):

1) Emily Thompson - 3:35

2) LouAnn Clark - ??

Timer: Gary

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Chaka Jackson

 

Club Business:

• Minutes tabled for last 2 meetings

 

Members Present: Janet Schreibman, LouAnn Clark, Susan Martin, Emily Thompson, John Polish

Virtual Attendees: Skip Malone, Darryl Pace, Colleen Law, Marc Smith, Chaka Jackson

Guests:  Bill Martin, Colleen Law, Gary, Douglas Valentine

Word Users: Emily, Janet, Bill, Darryl, Colleen, Susan, Marc

 

BET Meeting Minutes

June 14, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  Skip Malone

Word of Day: EmilyThompson                                                                        

word: evanescent

Humorist: Darryl Pace

 

Table Topics: LouAnn Clark

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Susan Martin - 1:54

2) Emily Thompson - 1:37

3) Pete Niner (guest) - 1:45

4) LouAnn Clark - 1:27

 

Speaker(s):

1)       Chaka Jackson - 5:30

2)       Colleen Law - 5:54

 

General Evaluator: Susan Martin

Evaluator(s):

1) Darryl Pace - 3:39

2) John Polish - 3:18

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Emily Thompson

 

Club Business:

•           Minutes approved for May 24 meeting

•                     New officer slate approved

•                     President - LouAnn Clark

•                     VPE - Susan Martin

•                     VPPR - Emily Thompson

•                     VPM - Skip Malone

•                     Secretary - Janet Schreibman

•                     Treasurer - Mike Costa

•                     S/A - Janet Schreibman

 

Members Present: Susan Martin, John Polish, LouAnn Clark, Darryl Pace, Mike Costa, Emily Thompson

Virtual Attendees:Chaka Jackson, Colleen Law, Skip Malone, Emily Thompson

 Guests:  Bill Martin, Colleen Law, Pete Niner

 

BET Meeting Minutes

May 29, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster:  LouAnn Clark

Word of the Day:    Susan Martin                                                                          

word: salute - noun & verb - to address with expression of kind wishes; honor; sign of respect; a token of respect; position of hand in sign of honor

Humorist: Lynn Blake

 

Table Topics: Janet Schreibman

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Lynn Blake- 2:24

2) Skip Malone - 2:18

3) Emily Thompson - 2:16

4) Susan Martin - 1:51

Speaker(s):

1) Mike Costa -  "The Lab Rat Learns Late"  (requested 7-9 min) 8:01

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1) Darryl Pace - 3:30

Timer: Susan Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Skip Malone

 

Club Business:

• Minutes approved for May 24 meeting

·             ·    New officer slate presented

 

Members Present: Janet Schreibman, LouAnn Clark, Mike Costa, Emily Thompson

Virtual Attendees: Skip Malone, Susan Martin, Darryl Pace, Lynn Blake

Guests:  none

Word Users: LouAnn, Lynn, Skip, Emily