Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
for
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Toastmaster for the evening: Keith McLusky
OPENING
Sergeant at Arms, Manuel Glaze, opened the meeting and lead the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.
President, Suzanne Harrison, read the club mission, welcomed members and guests, and announced that the evening's meeting was an open house for members of the church. There were three guests from the congregation: Bob, Anita, and Tom. Two other guests visited the club on the evening of the 9th, including one second time visitor - Autumn.
Suzanne then introduced Keith McLusky as the Toastmaster for the evening. Keith did a marvelous job of explaining his role as master of ceremonies or facilitator for the evening, and followed this education theme throughout the evening in order to inform our guests and members of the purpose for various roles.
WORD OF THE DAY
President, Suzanne Harrison, read the club mission, welcomed members and guests, and announced that the evening's meeting was an open house for members of the church. There were three guests from the congregation: Bob, Anita, and Tom. Two other guests visited the club on the evening of the 9th, including one second time visitor - Autumn.
Suzanne then introduced Keith McLusky as the Toastmaster for the evening. Keith did a marvelous job of explaining his role as master of ceremonies or facilitator for the evening, and followed this education theme throughout the evening in order to inform our guests and members of the purpose for various roles.
WORD OF THE DAY
Mohammad assumed the role of Word Master for the evening, for the first time since becoming a member of B.E.T. He challenged all club members and guests to interject the word throughout the meeting, when appropriate.
Momentous: a term reserved for those extra special, important, or memorable moments in life.
HUMORIST
Janet Shreibman shared a humorous anecdote about an insightful and compassionate third grader who wanted to spare his teacher from embarrassment.
TABLE TOPICS
Jackie Houtz acted as Tables Topics Master for the evening, challenging Toastmasters members to think on their feet and practice their impromptu speaking skills during the Table Topics section of the meeting. She provided each speaker to share a challenge to share specific aspects of their Toastmasters experience with the group.
Table Topics Speaker #1)
Tim Stowell was challenged with sharing what brought him to Toastmasters, what he was looking for from Toastmasters, and why he decided to join.
Table Topics Speaker #2)
Dasie Schulz was challenged with sharing her experience with Toastmasters and what it has done for her.
Table Topics Speaker #3)
James Justice was challenged with sharing a memory of a momentous club meeting, Aha moment, or funny occasion associated with Toastmasters.
SPEECHESJackie Houtz acted as Tables Topics Master for the evening, challenging Toastmasters members to think on their feet and practice their impromptu speaking skills during the Table Topics section of the meeting. She provided each speaker to share a challenge to share specific aspects of their Toastmasters experience with the group.
Table Topics Speaker #1)
Tim Stowell was challenged with sharing what brought him to Toastmasters, what he was looking for from Toastmasters, and why he decided to join.
Table Topics Speaker #2)
Dasie Schulz was challenged with sharing her experience with Toastmasters and what it has done for her.
Table Topics Speaker #3)
James Justice was challenged with sharing a memory of a momentous club meeting, Aha moment, or funny occasion associated with Toastmasters.
Speech #1)
Manuel Glaze gave speech #7 from the Competent Communicator manual (Research Your Topic) entitled "A Case for Ross Perot"
Manuel Glaze gave speech #7 from the Competent Communicator manual (Research Your Topic) entitled "A Case for Ross Perot"
Speech #2)
John Richardson gave his Ice Breaker Speech, speech #1 from the Competent Communicator manual entitled "Today is Day Five"
John Richardson gave his Ice Breaker Speech, speech #1 from the Competent Communicator manual entitled "Today is Day Five"
Speech #3)
Mike Costa gave a speech to fulfill the assignment for Beginning Your Speech, from the the advanced speaking mannual, Best Speaker Series.
Speech #4)
Allan Daniels gave a speech to fulfill the assignment for Make Them Laugh, from the the advanced speaking mannual, Humoursly Speaking: "Thinking Thanksgiving Thoughts".
Mike Costa gave a speech to fulfill the assignment for Beginning Your Speech, from the the advanced speaking mannual, Best Speaker Series.
Speech #4)
Allan Daniels gave a speech to fulfill the assignment for Make Them Laugh, from the the advanced speaking mannual, Humoursly Speaking: "Thinking Thanksgiving Thoughts".
EVALUATIONS
General Evaluator - Gary Karg
Evaluator #1)
Rachel Sumner evaluating Manuel Glaze
Evaluator #2)
Michael Moryc evaluating James Justice
Michael Moryc evaluating James Justice
Evaluator #3)
Srimanth Brindavanam evaluating Mike Costa
Evaluator #4)
Susan Martin evaluating Allan Daniels
Srimanth Brindavanam evaluating Mike Costa
Evaluator #4)
Susan Martin evaluating Allan Daniels
Grammarian/Ah Counter - Gary Karg
Best Table Topic Speaker - James Justice tied with Dasie Schulz
Best Evaluator - Michael Moryc
Best Speaker - John Richardson for his Ice Breaker Speech. Congratulations, John!
USE OF WORD OF THE DAY (WOD)
Once again members of BET made a terrific effort to use the WOD. Excellent work!! Those who worked the word into the meeting included:
Keith McLusky
Mike Costa
Jackie Houtz
John Richardson
Michael Moryc
Susan Martin
Srimanth Bridavanam
Mr. Anderson (visitor!)
(Sorry if I missed anyone)
CLOSING
To close the meeting, President Suzanne Harrison thanked James for giving an educational presentation (Giving Effective Feedback) post meeting. She reminded everyone that the new issue of the B.E.T. Buzz has was out and then solicited feedback about the meeting from our guests.
Good job, everyone!!
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