Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
for
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Toastmaster for the evening: Cynthia Brown
Meeting Notes
for
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Toastmaster for the evening: Cynthia Brown
OPENING
President Suzanne Harrison called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and lead the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Allan Daniels and Jackie Houtz were inducted as the newest members of B.E.T.
Michael Moryc and James Justice were presented with Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) awards for completing advanced manuals.
Suzanne then turned control of the meeting over to Toastmaster Cynthia Brown.
Cynthia welcomed all members and guests to the meeting and explained the clubs renewed commitment to respecting time constraints before introducing Michael Moryc, who introduced the Word of the Day: Espoused.
WORD OF THE DAY
Espouse: a devotion to a particular belief or cause, or declaration of support for a given idea or belief. Speakers and audience members were challenged to include the word espoused throughout the meeting, when applicable.
HUMORIST
Gary Karg entertained the club with a clever wordplay joke about a bus driver who infringed upon a McDonald's trademark with his version of the big mac.
TABLE TOPICS
Gary Karg, filling in as back-up humorist for the evening, provided three members with a zoo exhibit for which they must act as zoo keeper and entice the audience to visit their exhibit by explaining how it would make them feel like a kid again.
Myotonic Goats - James Justus
Cirque Equinox - Keith McLusky
Barnyard Sand - Susan Martin
SPEECHES
Speaker #1: Matthew Job – "Fantasy Football"
Speaker #2: Mike Costa – "Patience, Time is All You Need"
Speaker #3: Jacki Houtz – Icebreaker Speech
Speaker #4: Rachel Sumner – "Your personal Plan for Achievement in Brentwood Evening Toastmasters"
EVALUATOR
General Evaluator: Srimanth Brindavanam
Evaluator #1: Skip Malone, evaluating Matthew Job
Evaluator #2: Allan Daniels, evaluating Mike Costa
Evaluator #3: Manuel Glaze, evaluating Jackie Houst
Evaluator #4: Donna Brown, evaluating Rachel Sumner
Grammarian / Ah Counter: Susan Martin
AWARDS
Best Table Topic Speaker: Susan Martin
Best Evaluator: Skip Malone
Best Speaker: Jackie Houtz
USED WORD OF THE DAY - Espoused
Keith McLusky
Matthew Job
Mike Costa
Allan Daniels
Susan Martin
BUSINESS
President Suzanne Harrison extended a thank you to all all the officers and members who attended officer training at the Toastmasters Leadership Institute held in downtown Nashville on July 24th
Those who attended TLI on July 24th: Michael Moryc, Rachel Sumner, Suzanne Harrison, Cynthia Brown, Jackie Houtz, Dasie Schulz, and Susan Martin.
TLI will be conducted again on August 19th from 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. and the club will pay the fee for any member interested in attending. (If interested in attending please contact Suzanne Harrison)
Humorous Speech and Evaluator contests are scheduled as follows:
Club Contest: August 31, 2010
Area Contest: September 11, 2010
District Contest: September 25, 2010
Fall conference: October 15, 2010
Feedback was received from this weeks guests. Two guests were in attendance.
Area Governor James Justus promoted the Presidents Distinguished Club and Five Star Club award programs.
CLOSING
Suzanne Harrison closed the meeting at a few minutes past 8:30.
Allan Daniels and Jackie Houtz were inducted as the newest members of B.E.T.
Michael Moryc and James Justice were presented with Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB) awards for completing advanced manuals.
Suzanne then turned control of the meeting over to Toastmaster Cynthia Brown.
Cynthia welcomed all members and guests to the meeting and explained the clubs renewed commitment to respecting time constraints before introducing Michael Moryc, who introduced the Word of the Day: Espoused.
WORD OF THE DAY
Espouse: a devotion to a particular belief or cause, or declaration of support for a given idea or belief. Speakers and audience members were challenged to include the word espoused throughout the meeting, when applicable.
HUMORIST
Gary Karg entertained the club with a clever wordplay joke about a bus driver who infringed upon a McDonald's trademark with his version of the big mac.
TABLE TOPICS
Gary Karg, filling in as back-up humorist for the evening, provided three members with a zoo exhibit for which they must act as zoo keeper and entice the audience to visit their exhibit by explaining how it would make them feel like a kid again.
Myotonic Goats - James Justus
Cirque Equinox - Keith McLusky
Barnyard Sand - Susan Martin
SPEECHES
Speaker #1: Matthew Job – "Fantasy Football"
Speaker #2: Mike Costa – "Patience, Time is All You Need"
Speaker #3: Jacki Houtz – Icebreaker Speech
Speaker #4: Rachel Sumner – "Your personal Plan for Achievement in Brentwood Evening Toastmasters"
EVALUATOR
General Evaluator: Srimanth Brindavanam
Evaluator #1: Skip Malone, evaluating Matthew Job
Evaluator #2: Allan Daniels, evaluating Mike Costa
Evaluator #3: Manuel Glaze, evaluating Jackie Houst
Evaluator #4: Donna Brown, evaluating Rachel Sumner
Grammarian / Ah Counter: Susan Martin
AWARDS
Best Table Topic Speaker: Susan Martin
Best Evaluator: Skip Malone
Best Speaker: Jackie Houtz
USED WORD OF THE DAY - Espoused
Keith McLusky
Matthew Job
Mike Costa
Allan Daniels
Susan Martin
BUSINESS
President Suzanne Harrison extended a thank you to all all the officers and members who attended officer training at the Toastmasters Leadership Institute held in downtown Nashville on July 24th
Those who attended TLI on July 24th: Michael Moryc, Rachel Sumner, Suzanne Harrison, Cynthia Brown, Jackie Houtz, Dasie Schulz, and Susan Martin.
TLI will be conducted again on August 19th from 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. and the club will pay the fee for any member interested in attending. (If interested in attending please contact Suzanne Harrison)
Humorous Speech and Evaluator contests are scheduled as follows:
Club Contest: August 31, 2010
Area Contest: September 11, 2010
District Contest: September 25, 2010
Fall conference: October 15, 2010
Feedback was received from this weeks guests. Two guests were in attendance.
Area Governor James Justus promoted the Presidents Distinguished Club and Five Star Club award programs.
CLOSING
Suzanne Harrison closed the meeting at a few minutes past 8:30.
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