BET Meeting Minutes

January 24, 2023

Presiding Officer:

LouAnn Clark

 

Theme: New Year Habits

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  LouAnn Clark

Toastmaster:  Daryl Pace

Word of the Day:   Mike Costa

onomatopeia - a word that sounds like the action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it

Humorist:  Mike Costa

 

Table Topics:  Skip Malone

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Azieb Araya - 3:00

2)  Zac Passalacqua - 1:18

3)  Cindy Aslan - 0:49

4)  Ravi Aradhyula - 2:05

5)  Brittany  Gentilhomme - 1:15

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Tremale Berger -  Presentation Mastery #3-5; Connect with Storytelling  (requested 5-7 min) 8:07

2) Susan Martin - Engaging Humor #1-2; Evaluation and Feedback (requested 8-10 min) 9:54

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1)  LouAnn Clark - 3:47

2) Janet Schreibman - 2:25

Timer:  Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Teresa Dunbar

 

Club Business: 

• Minutes approved 1/10/23 meeting

• Area International Speech and Table Topics contest will be on Zoom Jan. 28 @ 9:30. Link will be emailed to members

 

Members Present: Susan Martin, Bill Martin, Janet Schreibman, LouAnn Clark, Emily Thompson,  Zac Passalacqua

Virtual Attendees: Darryl Pace, Cindy Aslan, Skip Malone, Mike Costa, Azieb Araya

Guests:   Cindy Aslan, Brittany Gentilhomme, Tremale Berger, Punkaj Soni, Ravi Aradhyula, Teresa Dunbar, Alex

 Word Users:  Bill, Janet, Emily

 

BET Meeting Minutes

January 10, 2023

Presiding Officer:

LouAnn Clark

 

Theme: n/a

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  LouAnn Clark

Toastmaster:  Mike Costa

Word of the Day:   Emily Thompson

conundrum, n. - a problem that is difficult, confusing or intricate; a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun

Humorist:  Janet Schreibman

 

Table Topics:  Susan Martin

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Tremale Berger - 2:12

2)  Brittany Gentilhomme - 1:13

3)  Cindy Aslan - 2:09

 

Speaker(s):

1)  LouAnn Clark -  Moment of Truth (requested 20-30 min)  n/a

 

General Evaluator: Skip Malone

Evaluator(s):

1)  none needed

Timer:  Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Emily Thompson

 

Club Business:

•  Minutes approved 12/13/22 meeting

•   Area International Speech and Table Topics contests will be on Zoom Jan. 28

 

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

 

Virtual Attendees: Darryl Pace, Cindy Aslan, Skip Malone

 

Guests:   Cindy Aslan, Brittany Gentilhomme, Tremale Berger

 

Word Users:  Susan, Janet,  Mike, LouAnn

 

BET Meeting Minutes

December 13, 2022

Presiding Officer:

LouAnn Clark

 

Theme: Celebrate!

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  LouAnn Clark

Toastmaster:  Susan Martin

Word of the Day:   James Wallace

goblin mode:  behavior that is unapologetic

Humorist:  Skip Malone

 

Table Topics:  Mike Costa

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Joe Settles - 1:10

2)  Cindy Aslan - :44

3)  Emily Thompson - 1:44

4)  Thomas Perkins - :46

5)  LouAnn Clark - 1:48

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Zac Passalacqua -  Icebreaker -  (requested 4-6- min)  5:34

2)  Janet Schreibman - "Let There be Light" (requested 8-10) 13:09

3)  Bill Martin - "The Christmas Spider" (requested 5-7) 6:10

 

General Evaluator: Darryl Pace

Evaluator(s):

1)  Susan Martin - 3:28

2)  LouAnn Clark - 3:29

3)  Emily Thompson - 3:26

Timer:  Joe Settles

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  James Wallace

 

Club Business:

•  Minutes approved 11/29/22 meeting

• Club will meet only once in December -- on Dec. 13th

• TLI will be held in January. Details to come.

 

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

Joe Settles, Zac Passalacqua

Virtual Attendees: Darryl Pace, Cindy Aslan, Mike Costa, Skip Malone

 Guests:  Connor Moran, Cindy Aslan, James Wallace, Thomas Perkins

 

Word Users:  Zac, Mike, LouAnn, Connor