BET Meeting Minutes

January 9, 2024

Presiding Officer:

Bill Martin

 

Theme:  New Beginnings

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener: Bill Martin

Toastmaster:  Janet Schreibman

 

Word of the Day:  Brittany Gentilhomme

inaugural, adj.  - first; coming before all others

Humorist:  Susan Martin

 

Table Topics: Brian Neihoff

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Flavius Trombitas - 2:03

2)  Lashar - 1:00

3)  Cindy Aslan - 1:00

4)  Emily Thompson - 2:15

5)  Chandler Telfer - 1:37

 

Speaker(s):

1) Bill Martin (requested 5-7) 6:33

 

General Evaluator: Mike Costa

Evaluator(s):

1) Emily Thompson - 5:00

 

Timer:  Chandler Telfer

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Flavius Trombitas

 

Club Business:

• ·       Our Area International Speech and Table Topics contest will be held virtually on Saturday, January 27 at 9:30 am. All interested invited to tune in. Zoom link TBD, available on Division G website.

• ·       Minutes for the minutes from September 26 through December 12 were tabled until our next meeting on January 23

 

Members Present: Bill, Susan, Janet, Mike, Flavius, Chandler

Virtual Attendees:  Skip, Cindy, Brittany, Emily T.

Guest(s):  Jesus Mendoza, Lavanya Nalluri, Brian Neihoff, Lashar

 Word Users: Janet, Bill, Susan, Emily, Chandler, Flavius, Lavanya