Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Michael Moryc

Opening:

Rachel Sumner, BET president, opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. She then welcomed our guests.

Club News:

Rachel congratulated and presented several members with the following award designations:

Mike Costa – Advanced Communicator Silver (completed 30 speeches)

Don Kovach – Advanced Communicator Bronze (completed 20 speeches)

Janet Schreibman -- Competent Communicator (completed 10 speeches)

Rachel then read the mission of Toastmasters International. She announced that the

next meeting will be a humorous speech and evaluation contest. Andrew Payne is contest chair and is seeking presenters and helpers. Please contact him if you would like to participate or access the meeting agenda to select a role at: http://easy-speak.org/portal.php

Meeting attendees wished fellow member Tim Diehl a happy birthday. All were invited to gather for social time at Chili’s after adjournment in Tim’s honor.

Word of the Day:   Steve Ketterbaugh -- copacetic: adj. good or excellent

Humorist:  Mark Bayless – story about infidelity

Table Topics:  Iris Schultz

Speaker #1: Lynn Wallace – “What was one of the most exciting Olympic moments in London to you?” :36

Speaker #2: Tim Diehl – “Which sport and athlete was your favorite and why?” 1:11

Speaker #3: Tim Stowell – “What was the most disappointing moment and why?” 1:38

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1   Don Kovach:  AC #5 Speeches by Management; Delivering Bad News – “Leaving Virginia” 5-7 min. (6:31)

Speaker #2 Chris Meador:  CC #2; Organize Your Speech; “Core Values of Leadership” 5-7 min. (6:20)

Speaker #3:  Pankaj Soni   CC #2; Organize Your Speech; “Building Blocks of Social Media” 5-7 min. (9:16)

Speaker #4:  Lynn Wallace CC #3 Get to the Point; “Turning Liabilities into Assets” 5-7 min. (6:27)

General Evaluator:  Len Serafino

Evaluator #1:  Russ Vantrease 2:57

Evaluator #2:  Andrew Payne 2:59

Evaluator #3:  Sita Diehl 2:15

Evaluator #4:  Tim Stowell 3:01

Timer:   Janet Schreibman

Grammarian/Ah Counter:  Sri Brindavanam

Vote Counter:  Krishna Rao

Word of the Day Users:  

Chris Meador, Pankaj Soni, Lynn Wallace, Janet Schreibman, Len Serafino, Sita Diehl, Tim Stowell

Awards:

Table Topics:  Tim Stowell

Evaluator:  Russ Vantrease & Tim Stowell (tie)

Speaker:  Lynn Wallace