Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Suzanne Harrison

Opening:

Mike Costa opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then introduced BET President Manuel Glaze.

Club News:

Manuel reviewed the mission of Toastmasters with the membership, then introduced our guests for the evening. At the conclusion of the meeting, the club inducted Jessica Hernandez as a new member. Welcome Jessica!

Word of the Day: Mark Bayless – schadenfreude: humor at the expense of another

Humorist: Iris Schultz – related a bull story that was “com-for-ta-bull”

Table Topics: Miranda Darby

Speaker #1: Lynn Wallace – “What was your best New Year’s Eve and why?”

Speaker #2: Anne West – “What was your worst New Year’s Eve and why?”

Speaker #3: Irma Perry – “What is your New Year’s resolution?”

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Manuel Glaze– Educational Speech: “Achievements Needed for Distinguished Club Award”; 10-15 min (11:54)

Speaker #2: Tim Diehl -- CC #2: “Quicksand”; 7-10 min (7:57)

Speaker #3: Janet Schreibman – CC #6: “Season’s Tweetings” 8-10 min (10:39)

General Evaluator: Don Kovach

Evaluator #1: Rachel Sumner (written only)

Evaluator #2: Dasie Schulz (2:15)

Evaluator #3: Russ Vantrease (2:38)

Timer: Mark Bayless

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Jessica Hernandez

Vote Counter: Ann West

Word of the Day Users: none

Awards:

Table Topics: Irma Perry

Evaluator: Russ Vantrease

Speaker: Tim Diehl