BET Meeting Notes for January 8, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Toastmaster for the evening – Dasie Schulz

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 read the mission and introduced guests.

Club News:

Rachel recognized Manuel Glaze for earning his Advanced Leadership Bronze and presented him with his award.

BET treasurer, Mike Costa, discussed the donation amount we annually give the church. A motion was made by Mark Bayless and seconded by Dasies Schulz that we donate $150 this year to the church and was approved by membership.

Toastmasters Officers’ Leadership Training is coming soon with two session options: this Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 8am-noon at Cracker Barrel Corporate in Lebanon and Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, from 5:30-9:30 pm, at Caterpillar on West End in Nashville. Rachel stated that in the past the club has paid registration fees for interested members to attend. Motion was made and seconded that BET will again pay for any interested members to go. Please notify Mike Costa if you are interested.

Word of the Day:   Janet Schreibman – dynasty: noun; a family or group that maintains power for a lengthy period of time

Humorist:  Lynn Wallace – told a story about a banker and a man using his Rolls Royce presumably for collateral, but really to get free paid parking in Manhattan.

Table Topics:  Don Kovach – topics featured computer security questions which participants selected

Speaker #1: Anne West – “What is the last name of your best friend from high school?” 2:15

Speaker #2: John Richardson – “What is your first pet’s name?” 2:06

Speaker #3:  Guest – “What is the name of the first company you worked for?” 2:10

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1   Steve Ketterbaugh – CC #4 How to Say It; “Four Locations to Visit in Franklin, TN” 5-7 min. (7:44)

Speaker #2   Andrew Payne – CC #6 Vocal Variety “Into the Woods” 5-7 min. (6:56)

Speaker #3:  Mark Bayless – Advanced manual, Humorously Speaking #4 “My Florida Winter Vacation” 9-11 min. (13:35)

Speaker #4:  Ani Osborne – CC #2 Organize Your Speech; “Reconstructive Memory” 5-7 min. (5:24)

General Evaluator:  Rachel Sumner

Evaluator #1:  Janet Schreibman  -- 3:13

Evaluator #2:  Allan Daniels -- 3:38

Evaluator #3:  John Richardson -- 3:09

Evaluator #4:  Chris Meador -- 3:20

Timer:   Manuel Glaze

Grammarian:  Pankaj Soni

Ah Counter:  Steve Pell

Vote Counter: Immanuel Belba-Smith

Word of the Day Users:  Mark Bayless, John Richardson, Chris Meador, Rachel Sumner

Awards:

Table Topics:  John Richardson

Evaluator:  Janet Schreibman & John Richardson (tie)

Speaker:  Ani Osborn