BET Meeting Minutes

September 12, 2023

Presiding Officer:

Bill Martin

 

Theme: Dark Side

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Bill Martin

Toastmaster:  Mike Costa

Word of the Day:  Aleah Berger

taradiddle, n. - a fib or a lie

Humorist:  Emily Thompson

 

Table Topics:  LouAnn Clark

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Susan Martin - 1:24

2)  Ben Cox  - 1:21

3)  Emily Thompson - 1:32

4) Brian Neihoff - :33

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Paul Spivey -  "Icebreaker" (requested 4-6 min) 4:38

2)  Flavius Trombitas - "Just a Thought" (requested 5-7 min) 8:14

 

General Evaluator:  Janet Schreibman

Evaluator(s):

1)  Kristen Williams - 3:22

2) Marc Smith - 3:22

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Susan Martin

Timer:  Darryl Pace

 

Club Business:

1. Minutes for Aug. 22 & Aug. 29 meetings approved
   
2. Oct. 31 Halloween meeting canceled
3. Officers meeting held on Sept. 5 to review current status of club and discuss improvements/approach for future. See blog post meeting minutes for details

Members Present: Janet Schreibman,  Kristen Williams, Flavius Trombitas,  Mike Costa, Bill Martin, Susan Martin, LouAnn Clark, Marc Smith, Paul Spivey

 Virtual Attendees:  Skip Malone, Emily Thompson, Darryl Pace, Emily Walter, Aleah Berger

 Guests:  Ben Cox, Chris Neihoff

 Word Users:  Ben, LouAnn, Emily T., Flavius, Susan, Janet, Darryl