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, April 30, 2013

BET Meeting Notes for April 9, 2013



Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
Tuesday April 9, 2013
Toastmaster for the evening – Krishna Rao


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 of Toastmasters International, then introduced our guests including Don Bittick, District 63 Governor, and Becky Begarly, District 63 Public Relations Officer.

Club News:
Chris Meador made a motion for the club to accept as new BET members Sud Kontaddi, Maia Ketterbaugh and Rajiv Gupta. Irma Perry seconded the motion and the club unanimously approved. All three were inducted this evening.

Since we did not have a club representative at the District 63 Conference and Speech Contests, Becky Begarly attended our chapter meeting in order to present awards to BET. On behalf of the club, Mark Bayless had submitted 4 out of 8 items in order for BET to qualify for and win the 2012-2013 District Public Relations Award. Becky then presented Rachel Sumner with the Acorn Award, specially designed for D63 members who invite 25 or more guests to attend BET meetings. Congratulations BET and Rachel!

Word of the Day:  Sud Kontaddi – donkey’s years: a very long time, eternity, forever

Humorist:  Rajiv Gupta – shared humorous story about two brothers

Table Topics:  Janet Schreibman – topics involving spring
Speaker #1: Marc Ball – “What significance does rebirth have to you during this time of year?
Speaker #2: ?
Speaker #3: Chris Meador
Speaker #4: ?
Speaker #5: Ryan Osborne

Prepared Speeches:
Speaker #1:  Pankaj Soni – CC #7; Using Visual Aids: “Data Mining” 5-7 min. (11:20)
Speaker #2:  Chris Meador – CC# Vocal Variety: “Nothing is ever easy” 4-6 min. (4:38)

General Evaluator:  Irma Perry
Evaluator #1:  Ani Osborne
Evaluator #2:  Richard Naslund - qualified

Timer:   Rajiv Gupta

Grammarian:  Lysa Rigo
Ah Counter: Ryan Osborne
Vote Counter:  Ryan Osborne

Word of the Day Users:  Krishna Rao, Janet Schreibman, Chris Meador, Irma Perry

Awards:
Table Topics:  Ryan Osborne
Evaluator:  Richard Naslund
Speaker:  Chris Meador
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