Brentwood Evening Toastmasters (BET)

Meetings are from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Tuesdays of each month.


@

Forest Hills United Methodist Church at 1250 Old Hickory Blvd in Brentwood, TN.

(BET is not affiliated with the church and is open to any and all individuals interested in self-improvement and effective communication. Through the open generosity of the church BET is able to hold meetings in one of its classrooms.)

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

 

BET Meeting Minutes

August 25, 2020

Presiding Officer

Skip Malone

Roles & Responsibilities:

Toastmaster - Mike Costa --waffle theme

Wordmaster - Janet Schreibman

Humorist - Bill Martin

Table Topics Master - Skip Malone

  1. Leslie Grissim - 1:20  Winner

  2. LouAnn Clark - 1:20

  3. Shyam Nagarajam - 1:10

  4. Janet Schreibman - 1:35

 

Speakers:

Speaker 1 - Emily Thompson - icebreaker 5:33 Winner

Speaker 2 - Donna Brown - 8:06

General Evaluator - Darryl Pace

Evaluator 1 - Susan Martin - 3:12

Evaluator 2 - Jeff McCue - 2:27

 

Timer - Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian - Janet Schreibman 

Guests:  Bill Martin, LouAnn Clark

 

BET Meeting Minutes 

July 14, 2020

Presiding Officer

Skip Malone

Roles & Responsibilities:

Toastmaster - Mike Costa

Wordmaster - Leslie Grissim - indubitable adj. impossible to doubt, unquestionable

Humorist - Mike Costa

Table Topics Master - Emily Thompson

  1. Darryl Pace  1:11

  2. Jeff McCue 1:28

  3. Janet Schreibman 1:55

  4. Becky Lamb 1:49

 

Speakers:

Speaker 1 - Shyam Nagarajam 5.30

Speaker 2 - Susan Martin 3:21

General Evaluator - Darryl Pace

Evaluator 1 - Janet Schreibman 3:23

Evaluator 2 - Jeff McCue 2:38

 

Timer - Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian - Skip Malone

 

Guests: Alex Lawhorn, Becky Lamb, Emily Thompson, Leslie Grissim, Bill Martin

Sunday, September 22, 2019


BET Meeting Minutes
September 10, 2019
Presiding Officer:
Susan Martin


Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:    Russ Vantrease
Toastmaster:  Mike Costa
Word of the Day:  Susan Martin
            Pell-mell: in confusion; in chaos; in haste
            word users: Mike, Janet, Marc, Skip, Susan
Humorist:  Janet Schreibman

Table Topics:  Susan Martin
Table Topic Speakers:
1)  Russ - 1:24
2)  Jeff  - 1:46
3)  Janet - 2:04

Speakers:
1) Margaret - icebreaker 3:34 Winner!
2) Marc - 6:16

General Evaluator: Skip Malone
Evaluators:
1) Russ - 248
2) Janet - 3:26

Timer: Jeff McCue
Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Susan Martin

Club Business:
Our humorous speaking and evaluation contests will be next meeting, Sept. 24. Please notify Susan or Marc if you would like to speak. Otherwise, please volunteer as a participant to assist in the contest.

Tuesday, September 10, 2019


BET Meeting Minutes
August 27, 2019
Presiding Officer:
Susan Martin


Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Russ Vantrease
Toastmaster:  Susan Martin
Word of the Day:  Mike Costa
            modicum -- small portion; limited quantity
Humorist:  Janet Schreibman

Table Topics:  Russ Vantrease
Table Topic Speakers:
1) Jeff McCue 1:19
2) Bill Martin 1:16
3) Mark LePera 1:55
4) Mike Costa  1:18
5) Skip Malone 2:09

Speakers:
1) Jeff McCue - icebreaker
2) Mark LePera

General Evaluator:  Skip Malone
Evaluators:
1) Bill Martin
2) no evaluation needed

Timer:  Janet Schreibman
Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Mike Costa

Word Users:
Russ, Susan, Janet, Jeff, Mark, Skip

Club Business:
·       Club humorous speaking and evaluation contest will be held at Sept. 24 meeting. Area contest TBD. Division contents to be held Oct. 22 at location TBD

Guests:
Mark LePera -- Area 42 Director
Behrad Hamidi