Brentwood Evening Toastmasters (BET)

Meetings are from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Tuesdays of each month.

@

Forest Hills United Methodist Church at 1250 Old Hickory Blvd in Brentwood, TN.

(BET is not affiliated with the church and is open to any and all individuals interested in self-improvement and effective communication. Through the open generosity of the church BET is able to hold meetings in one of its classrooms.)

Tuesday, January 22, 2013



Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Toastmaster for the evening – Russ Vantrease


Opening:
Chris Meador opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Rachel Sumner. Rachel welcomed and introduced our guests.

Club News:
Rachel mentioned that it is the policy of Toastmasters International for members to be at least 18 years of age, which presents an issue for youngsters who want to participate during our meetings. We are considering trying to begin a youth leadership program, or trying to offer an earlier time slot for those to participate who are interested and are younger than the minimum age requirement. Rachel has been in contact with district and other officers for suggestions.

We will not have a meeting on Tuesday, December 25, since that is the day of Christmas.

Word of the Day:   Lysa Rigo -- judicious  adj. sensible or wise; showing discretion

Humorist:  Andrew Payne  -- personal story about keeping a secret regarding a motorcycle and tattoo

Table Topics:  Mike Costa – gave a quote to each participant and asked them to speak about it.
Speaker #1: Don Kovach – “Super Bowl has now become more than a football game”
Speaker #2: Krishna  Rao – “Mail packages early so the post office has time to lose it before Christmas”
Speaker #3:  Lynn Wallace – “Nothing is sadder in this world than to wake Christmas morning and not be a child”
Speaker #4: Ani Osborne – “Christmas is not only getting too commercial, it’s getting too dangerous”
Speaker # 5: Pankaj  “Here’s the true spirit of Christmas…people being helpful other than me”
Speaker #6: Rachel Sumner   -- “A good conscious is a continual Christmas”

Prepared Speeches:
Speaker #1   Don Kovach: AC, Speaking to Inform; Fact-Finding Report, “One Yard Short” 5-7 min.  (7:10)
Speaker #2:  Mark Bayless: AC Humorously Speaking; #3 Make them Laugh, “Celebrating an American Original” (12-14)
General Evaluator:  Keith McLusky
Evaluator #1:  Lynn Wallace  2:40
Evaluator #2:  Richard Naslund 3:15

Timer:   Chris Meador

Grammarian/Ah Counter:  Janet Schreibman
Vote Counter:  Ani Osborne

Word of the Day Users:  Janet Schreibman

Awards:
Table Topics:  Lynn, Janet, Don
Evaluator:  Richard Naslund
Speaker: Don Kovach
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