Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Toastmaster for the evening – Rachel Sumner

Opening:

Manuel opened the meeting and led the attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Club News:

Members voted to replace the current BET banner with a new banner displaying the TI "rebranded" design. The club also agreed to replace other materials, only when needed, with the new TI branding. The cricket social was scheduled for Sat., Sept. 10 (however this has now been postponed until Saturday, Sept. 17).

Toastmasters International has increased their six-month and annual dues beginning with this membership period. Meanwhile, BET is fiscally sound and is not raising our six-month club rate. Those who pay for a full year will receive a discount on the club rate for the second six-month period.

6-month membership (Sep 2011 thru Mar 2012)

TI dues $36.00; BET dues $12.00 = Total $48.00

1-year membership (Sep 2011 thru Aug 2012)

TI dues $72.00; BET dues $18.00 = Total $90.00

Make checks payable to Brentwood Evening Toastmasters (for either $48 or $90). Please bring your payment to the Aug. 30 or Sept. 13 meetings or mail them to our Treasurer, Mike Costa.

Word of the Day: Emily Walter –obligatory: morally or legally constraining; binding

Humorist: Janet Schreibman

Janet told a tale about a farmer who unexpectedly finds several women swimming in his pond.

Table Topics: Susan Martin

Speaker #1: Muhammad Sabir

Speaker #2: Mark Brown

Speaker #3: Keith McLusky

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Suzanne Harrison – “Innies in an Outie World”

Speaker #2: Dan Michaels -- Icebreaker

Speaker #3: Tim Stowell – “The Winning Proposal”

Speaker #4: Sri Brindavanam – “What is Your Outlook on Life?”

General Evaluator: Russ Vantrease

Evaluator #1: Lynn Blake

Evaluator #2: Gary Karg

Evaluator #3: James Justus

Evaluator #4: Michael Moryc

Timer: Tim Diehl

Grammarian: Samuel Palaparthy

Wizard of Ahs: Ann West

Awards:

Table Topics: Keith McLusky

Evaluator: James Justus

Speaker: Suzanne Harrison