BET Meeting Minutes

August 25th, 2023

Presiding Officer:

Bill Martin

 

Theme: Back to School

 Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Bill Martin

Toastmaster:  Susan Martin

Word of the Day:  Bill Martin

exiguous - small, scanty or meager

Humorist:  Aleah Berger

 

Table Topics:  Brittany Gentilhomme

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Mike Costa- 1:36

2)  Paul Spivey- 1:11

3)  Aleah Berger - 1:14

4)  Darryl Pace - 1:31

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Emily Thompson - Presentation Mastery  Level 4 with Q & A; "BET Public Relations Plan"  (requested 15-20 min) 18:25

2)  Flavius Trombitas -  Dynamic Leadership; Vocal Variety & Body Language "Hunter Becomes the Hunted" (requested 5 -7 min) 6:57

 

General Evaluator:  Skip Malone

Evaluator(s):

1)  LouAnn Clark - 3:15

2)  Marc Smith - 3:02

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Bill Martin

Timer:  Kristen Williams

 

Club Business:

• Minutes approved for July 25th meeting
• TLI to be held online Wednesday, Aug 9th and Saturday, Aug  12th. Need 4 BET officers to attend. Register online.

Members Present: Janet Schreibman, Emily Thompson, LouAnn Clark, Susan Martin, Bill Martin, Kristen Williams, Brittan Gentilhomme, Flavius Trombitas, Paul Spivey, Aleah Berger, Marc Smith

Virtual Attendees:  Darryl Pace, Skip Malone, Mike Costa

Guests:  none

Word Users:  Susan, Skip, Flavius, Emily T., Kristen

 

 

BET Meeting Minutes

July 25th, 2023

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Theme: Wanderlust

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  LouAnn Clark

Word of the Day:  Flavius Trombitas

neophyte, n - person who is new or inexperienced in a particular activity or field

Humorist:  Janet Schreibman

 

Table Topics:  Mike Costa

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Skip Malone- 1:19

2)  Flavius Trombitas- 1:46

3)  Brittan Gentilhomme - 1:21

4)  Chandler Telfer - 1:03

5)  Aleah Berger - 1:11

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Susan Martin - Visionary Communication #4-7 with Q&A; "Streaming"  (requested 15-20 min) 17:55

2)  Skip Malone - "Thoughts on Getting Older, The Latest Sequel (requested 6-8 min) 9:21

 

General Evaluator:  Darryl Pace

Evaluator(s):

1)  Emily Thompson - 3:31

2)  Kristen Williams - 3:14

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Flavius Trombitas

Timer:  Janet Schreibman

 

Club Business:

•          Minutes approved for June 11th meeting

•         TLI will be held in Cookeville this Saturday; Nashville event TBA

•          Pay dues online at TI by July 31 and save $15 for 6 month membership

 

Members Present: Janet Schreibman,, Emily Thompson, Mike Costa, LouAnn Clark, Susan Martin, Skip Malone, Kristen Williams, Brittan Gentilhomme, Flavius Trombitas

 Virtual Attendees:  Darryl Pace, Aleah Berger

 Guests:  Chandler Telfer, Natalie Bartel

 Word Users:  Susan, Janet, Skip, Mike, Emily