BET Meeting Minutes

May 23, 2023

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Theme: music associated with Memorial Day

 Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  Emily Thompson

Word of the Day:   Flavius Trombitas

veracious, adj. - speaking or representing the truth

Humorist:  Mike Costa

 

Table Topics:  Susan Martin

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Aleah Berger - 1:03

2)  Emily Walter - 2:11

3)  Paul Spivey - 1:29

4)  Jason Cook - 1.35

 Speaker(s):

1)  Janet Schreibman - educational speech  on body language entitled, "The Language without Words" (requested 8-10 min) 12:00

2) Skip Malone - "Mother" (requested 6-8 min) 7:24

 

General Evaluator: LouAnn Clark

Evaluator(s):

1)  Brittany Gentilhomme - 3:23

2)  Kristen Williams - 3:56

Timer:  Mike Costa

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Flavius Trombitas

 Club Business:

• Minutes approved for April 25 and May 9 meetings
• Teresa Dunbar, our Area Director, and LouAnn Clark completed our annual BET club report
• Need to present slate for new officers at the June meeting
•  It was suggested we have more social gatherings and we consider giving ribbons to ice breaker speakers
•  Officers were requested to review the social medial plan Emily created

 Members Present: Susan Martin, Janet Schreibman, Brittany Gentilhomme, Flavius Trombitas, Emily Thompson, Mike Costa, Kristen Williams

 Virtual Attendees: LouAnn Clark, Skip Malone, Jason Cook

 Guests:  Paul Spivey, Jason Cook, Aleah Berger, Emily Walter, Gerard

Word Users:  Skip, Janet, Emily, Susan, LouAnn, Flavius, Bill