Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Susan Martin

Speech-a-thon

Opening:

Dasie Schulz called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. She then introduced Manuel Glaze who welcomed our guests.

Club News:

Manuel announced that the Toastmasters Leadership Institute (TLI) will be held June 23^rd at Tennessee Tech in Cookville from 2-6pm. All members are invited to attend. The club is accepting nominees for upcoming officer elections, particularly the position of Sergeant at Arms. Anyone interested in running for an office should speak to a current officer. The current slate is President: Rachel Sumner; VP of Education: Dasie Schulz; VP Membership: Andrew Payne; VP Public Relations: Mark Bayless; Secretary: Janet Schreibman; Treasurer: Mike Costa; Sergeant @ Arms: Chris Meador.

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:  Derrick Bectin – CC#1  icebreaker 4-6 min. (10:59)

Speaker #2:  Len Serafino – CC#1 icebreaker 4-6 min. (6:43)

Speaker #3:  Lynn Wallace – CC#2 “Activity with Horses” 5-7 min. (7:09)

Speaker #4:  Janet Schreibman – CC#8 “Handy Household Hints” 6-8 min. (7:22)

Speaker #5:  James Justus – “Retirement Planning Withdrawal Rates” 6-8 min. (6:45)

General Evaluator:  Keith McLusky

Evaluator #1:  Dasie Schulz 3:29

Evaluator #2:  Rachel Sumner 3:09

Evaluator #3:  Tim Diehl 3:12

Evaluator #4:  Mark Bayless 4:31

Evaluator #5:  Suzanne Harrison 3:13

Vote Counter:  Steve Pell

Timer:   Andrew Payne

Awards:

Evaluator:  Rachel Sumner

Speaker:   Janet Schreibman