Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Speechathon Meeting Notes

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Toastmaster for the Evening – Andrew Payne

Opening:

Jaylyn Bergner opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Rachel Sumner.

Club News:

Rachel read the mission of TI, followed by welcoming our guest and new member. Holiday party will be held on Nov. 27^th where guests are welcome. BET will provide main course and attendees are encouraged to sign up to bring other items. 

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1        Chris Meador -- CC #8 Get Comfortable with Visual Aids: “Ways to Count Votes in an Election” 5-7 (8:32)

Speaker #2        Steve Ketterbaugh – CC #3 Get to the Point: “The Power of Memories” 5-7 (6:23)

Speaker #3:       Don Kovach – Speaking to Inform #3, The Demonstration Talk: “What is That?”  5-7 (6:09)

Speaker #4:       Len Serafino – CC #3 Get to the Point: “One Way to Write a Novel”   5-7 (11:58)

Speaker #5        Lysa Rigo – CC #1 Ice Breaker: “The Perfect Storm” 4-6 (6:55)

Speaker #6:       Michael Moryc – “Return to the Land of Dragons” 10-12 (13:30)

General Evaluator:  

Evaluator #1:     Lynn Wallace 2:23

Evaluator #2:     Mike Costa -- written

Evaluator #3:     Rachel Sumner 2:24

Evaluator #4:     Janet Schreibman 3:13

Evaluator #5:     Mark Bayless 6:41

Evaluator #6:     Keith McLusky -- written

Timer:   Pankaj Soni

Vote Counter:  Richard Naslund

Awards:

Evaluator:  Janet Schreibman

Speaker:    Don Kovach