BET Meeting Minutes

February 8, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster:  Mike Costa

Theme:  "Mad Libs"

 Word of the Day: Emily Thompson

skookum, adj. -- powerful, large, impressive; ghost, spirit, monster

Humorist:  Emily Thompson

 

Table Topics: Ravi Aradhyula

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Darryl Pace - 1:25

2) Bill Martin - 1:55

3) Emily Thompson - 2:09

4) Janet Schreibman. - 2:23

Speaker(s):

1) LouAnn Clark - "Abracadabra" (requested 5-7 min)  7:10

 

General Evaluator: Susan Martin

Evaluator(s):

1) Darryl Pace - 3:30

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Emily Thompson

 

Club Business:

• Minutes from Jan. 25 meeting approved
• Area Contest on line Feb. 19 @ 10am
• Division Conference online March 12 at 10 a.m.
  

 

Members Present: Janet, LouAnn, Susan, Mike, Darryl

Virtual Attendees: Emily, Skip

Guests:  Bill Martin, Ravi A.

Word Users: Susan, Bill,  Janet

 

BET Meeting Minutes

January 25, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  Janet Schreibman

Theme:  "Olympics"

 

Word of the Day: Mike Costa

intemperate, adj. - extreme conditions

Humorist:  Mike Costa

 

Table Topics: LouAnn Clark

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Skip Malone - 1:56

2) Jason Cook - 1:22

3) Mike Costa - 1:30

4) Joe Settles - 1:30

5) Ravi  A. - 1:30

6) Bill Martin - 1:12

 

Speaker(s):

1) Susan Martin - "Point CounterPoint" (requested 5-7 min)  6:45

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1) Darryl Pace - 2:51

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Chaka Jackson

 

Club Business:

·       Minutes from Jan. 11 meeting approved

 

Members Present: Janet, LouAnn, Susan, Chaka, Mike

Virtual Attendees: Emily, Darryl, Skip, Jason

Guests:  Bill Martin, Joe Settles, Jason Cook, Ravi A.

Word Users: Susan, Emily, Bill,  Janet

 

BET Meeting Minutes

January 11, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster: Susan Martin

Theme:  "Snow"

 

Word of the Day: Chaka Jackson

Paradigm, noun - way of looking at something; set of ideas

Humorist:  Emily Thompson

 

Table Topics: Mike Costa

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Emily Thompson - 2:15

2) Jason Cook - 1:43

3) Dan Kalau - 1:26

4) LouAnn Clark - 1:21

5) Slip Malone - 2:51

6) Greg Taylor - 1:29

 

Speaker(s):

1) Darryl Pace - "Do Something" (requested 5-7 min)  6:48

 

General Evaluator: Susan Martin

Evaluator(s):

1) LouAnn Clark - 3:12

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Emily Thompson

 

Club Business:

• Minutes from Dec. 14 meeting approved

 

Members Present: Janet, LouAnn, Susan, Chaka

Virtual Attendees: Emily, Mike, Skip, Dan, Jason

Guests:  Bill Martin, Greg Taylor, Jason Cook

Word Users: Susan, Skip, Emily, LouAnn, Bill, Mike, Janet, Dan

 

BET Meeting Minutes

December 14, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster: Darryl Pace

Theme: End of Year Activities/Traditions

 

Word of the Day: LouAnn Clark

Bustle: noun or verb -- move with a great deal of energy; to abound or teem with activity

Humorist:  LouAnn Clark

 

Table Topics: Emily Thompson

Table Topic Speakers:

1) LouAnn Clark - 1:21

2) Mike Costa - 1:28

3) Susan Martin - 1:37

4) Janet Schreibman - 2:16

5) Chaka Jackson - 1:10

Speaker(s):

1) Skip Malone - "It Happened Saturday Morning" (requested 6-8 min)  8:23

 

General Evaluator: Susan Martin

Evaluator(s):

1) Mike Costa - 3:18

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: LouAnn Clark

 

Club Business:

• Minutes from Nov. 30 meeting approved

 

Members Present: Janet, Emily, LouAnn, Susan, Mike, Skip, Marc

Virtual Attendees:  Darryl

Guests:  Bill Martin, Chaka Jackson, Joe

Word Users: Susan, Skip, Emily, LouAnn, Bill, Janet