BET Meeting Notes for March 11, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday March 11, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Dasie Schulz

Opening:

Mark Bayless, president of BET, opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to Dasie Schulz, Toastmaster for the evening. Guests were welcomed, including guest speaker Elizabeth Lindsay.

Theme: March 8 is International Womens’ recognition day. “That’s What She Said” is meeting theme in honor of this event and included inspirational quotes by notable women.

Club News:

• Mark read mission of Toastmasters International.

• Dasie made a motion, which Susan seconded and club members approved, to induct tonight the following individuals as new members: William Turner, Pat Thurmond and Tricia Smith.

• Elizabeth Lindsay, Division D club ambassador, provided a presentation to BET about the upcoming revisions to the TI educational program will be rolled out in the coming months.

• Ani represented BET in Table Topics at the area contest.

• Dues are due by end of March. If you sign up for entire year, rather than six months, you receive a discount. Contact BET treasurer Mike Costa for details.

• Upcoming events: After the March 25 meeting, members and guests are invited to a social gathering at Cinco de Mayo restaurant, 4944 Thoroughbred Lane, Brentwood.

• The District 63 Spring Conference will be April 4-6 in Nashville. For the agenda and ticket information, visit http://d63toastmasters.com/

Word of the Day: Lysa Osborne

Advocacy/advocate

The act of pleading for or positively supporting a particular person or topic of interest

Humorist: Ryan Osborne told a “salty” story about “complimentary” peanuts

Table Topics:  Mike costa

Speaker #1: Mark Bayless – “Why is Tuesday the most productive day of the work week?” 1:49

Speaker #2: Janet Schreibman – “What is the most productive day of the week for you?” 1:23

Speaker #3: Pankaj Soni – “What is the least day of the week? :49

Speaker #4: William -- Do you have a personal “to do” item that you need to get done, and what day of the week would you pick to do it?”:59

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Elizabeth Lindsay –Upcoming changes to the educational program (5-7 min.) 6:59; (2-3 min.) for questions

Speaker #2: Don Kovach.-- #3 Special Occasion Speeches; The Roast: “Mr. Wonderful” (5-7 min.) 5:15

Speaker #3: Lysa Rigo – #6 CC Vocal Variety: “It’s All in the Way You Say It” (5-7 min.) 7:13

General Evaluator:  Rachel Sumner

Evaluator #1:  none necessary

Evaluator #2:  Bill Martin 3:02

Evaluator #3:  Susan Martin 2:50

Timer:   Jaylyn Bergner

Grammarian/Ah Counter:  Mark Bayless

Vote Counter:  Pankaj Soni

Word of the Day Users:  Lysa, Mark B.

Awards:

Table Topics:  William

Evaluator:  Susan Martin

Speaker:  Don Kovach

BET Meeting Notes for February 25, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Pankaj Soni

Opening:

Chris Meador opened the meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless.

Club News:

The District 63 Spring Conference will be held April 4-6 in Nashville. Please visit http://d63toastmasters.com/ for the agenda and information about tickets.

Dues are coming due! Membership dues are posted semiannually in March and September, and the spring deadline is March 31. BET members who renew for 12 months instead of 6 months will have a portion of their dues waived.

Next meeting we will have a guest speaker, Elizabeth Lindsay, who will be explaining the upcoming changes to the Toastmasters Educational Program. For more details, please visit http://www.toastmasters.org/eduprogram.

Toastmaster: Pankaj Soni introduced the theme of the meeting, procrastination.

Wordmaster: Susan Martin

Word of the Day: brevity |ˈbrevitē| noun concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

Humorist: Krishna Rao told a joke about the Husband Store.

Table Topic Master: Janet Schreibman

TT Speaker #1: Lysa Rigo described her methods of procrastination. (1:36)

TT Speaker #2: Jaylyn Bergner shared a story about a procrastinator she knows. (1:38)

TT Speaker #3: Bill Martin speculated on the nature vs. nurture of procrastination. (1:03)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Ravi Aradhyula, “Informal Sports” (7:03)

Speaker #2: Krishna Rao, “An Introduction to Business Strategy” (9:38)

Speaker #3: Ani Osborne, “Bigotry and Facebook” (10:24)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Dasie Schulz

Evaluator #1: Mike Costa (2:55)

Evaluator #2: Rajiv Gupta (3:32)

Evaluator #3: Rachel Sumner (3:23)

Timer: Ryan Osborne

Vote Counter: Jaylyn Bergner

Grammarian / Ah Counter: Janet Schreibman

Awards:

Best Table Topic: Lysa Rigo

Best Evaluator: Rachel Sumner

Best Speaker: Ani Osborne

Word of the day users: Janet, Lysa, Ryan, Ravi, Rajiv

BET Meeting Notes for February 11, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday February 11, 2014

International Speech and Table Topics Contest

Opening:

Richard Naslund opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. He announced that tonight’s agenda is the International Speech Contest and he is serving as Contest Chairman. Richard then turned introduced BET President Mark Bayless who shared the mission of Toastmasters International. Mark welcomed our visitors and invited them to share their feedback at the end of the meeting.

Club News:

Elizabeth Lindsay, District 63 ambassador, will speak at the meeting on March 11 regarding the “Revitalized Education Program”.

Mark thanked the BET officers who attend the TLI winter session.

Next meeting is February 25.

The winner of tonight’s contest will move on to the area contest on Thursday night at 7pm, Feb. 27 at the People’s Church, 828 Murfreesboro Road, Franklin, TN 37064. All members are invited to attend.

Table Topics Contestants: 

Speaker #1: Ravi Aradhyula

Speaker #2: Mike Costa

Speaker #3: Ani Osborne

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Marc Smith CC #5 – “Right Now” 5-7 min.

Chief Judge: Allan Daniels

Judges: Rachel Sumner, Pankaj Soni, Mark Bayless, Russ Vantrease

Ballot Collector: Ryan Osborne

Sergeant at Arms: Don Kovach

Timer:   Dasie Schulz

Table Topics Winners: 

3^rd place: Ravi Aradhyula

2^nd place: Mike Costa

1^st place: Ani Osborne

BET Meeting Notes for January 28, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Richard Naslund

Opening:

Richard Naslund opened the meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless.

Club News:

Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) has a make-up meeting in Nashville on Tuesday, February 4 at the Caterpillar Financial. The training is scheduled for 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm.

The BET club-level contest (preliminaries for the International Speech and Table Topics Contest) will be held on February 11. Contact Richard Naslund or Pankaj Soni to participate as a contestant or judge. The area-level contest will be held the following week.

Toastmaster: Richard Naslund introduced the theme of the meeting, National Compliment Day.

Wordmaster: Ani Osborne

Word of the Day: diaspora |dīˈaspərə| noun (often the Diaspora) the dispersion of any people from their original homeland

Humorist: Pankaj Soni told a joke about a rural volunteer fire department.

Table Topic Master: Rachel Sumner hosted a sports-themed Table Topics!

TT Speaker #1: Janet Schreibman told us how she became a sports fan. (1:36)

TT Speaker #2: Chris Meador spoke about marching band and drum & bugle corps. (2:08)

TT Speaker #3: Susan Martin explained what a “Soup-er Bowl Party” is. (1:23)

TT Speaker #4: Richard Naslund encouraged us to root for Peyton Manning. (1:22)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Don Kovach, “Work the Plan” (11:25)

Speaker #2: Ravi Aradhyula gave his ice-breaker! (6:16)

Speaker #3: Mark Bayless, “TV Detectives and Toastmasters” (10:29)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Chris Meador

Evaluator #1: Mike Costa (3:37)

Evaluator #2: Janet Schreibman (3:23)

Evaluator #3: Russ Vantrease (4:53)

Timer / Vote Counter: Ryan Osborne

Grammarian / Ah Counter: Susan Martin

Awards:

Best Table Topic: Richard Naslund

Best Evaluator: Janet Schreibman

Best Speaker: Mark Bayless

Word of the day users: Ravi, Janet

BET Meeting Notes for January 14, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Janet Schreibman

Opening:

Richard Naslund opened the meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless.

Club News:

President Mark Bayless announced that BET will induct two new members at our first 2014 meeting on January 14.

Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) is upon us and will be held on Saturday, January 18 at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in Lebanon, TN. The training is scheduled for 7:30 am – 12:00 pm.

The BET club-level contest (preliminaries for the International Speech and Table Topics Contest) will be held on February 11. Contact Richard Naslund or Pankaj Soni to participate as a contestant or judge.

Toastmaster: Janet Schreibman introduced the theme of the meeting, New Year's resolutions.

Wordmaster: Mike Costa

Word of the Day: resolute |ˈrezəˌlo͞ot, -lət| adj. admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering

Humorist: Ani Osborne shared a joke about a man who quit smoking for the new year.

Table Topic Master: Rajiv Gupta

TT Speaker #1: Mike Costa is on track with his resolution to be more active, weather permitting. (1:18)

TT Speaker #2: Ani Osborne enjoyed the warmth of a new puppy on the coldest day in memory. (1:40)

TT Speaker #3: Dasie Schulz told us about her holiday in Holland. (0:55)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Mark Bayless, “Forest Gump as it Applies to Easy-Speak” (11:35)

Speaker #2: Mark Brown gave his ice-breaker! (4:30)

Speaker #3: Pankaj Soni, “How to be Miserable” (6:05)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Rachel Sumner

Evaluator #1: Susan Martin (2:53)

Evaluator #2: Richard Naslund (3:10)

Evaluator #3: Allan Danials (3:26)

Timer: Ryan Osborne

Grammarian / Ah Counter: Dasie Schulz

Vote Counter: Chris Meador

Awards:

Best Table Topic: Ani Osborne

Best Evaluator: Richard Naslund

Best Speaker: Mark Brown

Word of the day users: Mike Costa, Janet Schreibman, Mark Bayless, Richard Naslund