Brentwood
Evening Toastmasters
Meeting
Notes
Tuesday,
November 12, 2013
Toastmaster
for the evening – Mark Bayless
Opening:
Chris Meador opened the
meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned
the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless.
Club News:
President Mark Bayless
reminded us that everyone is invited to get together after the
meeting at Chili's for an informal going away party for Andrew Payne
who is moving to Minnesota.
Toastmaster:
Mark Bayless announced the theme of tonight's meeting, “memorable
song lyrics.”
Wordmaster: Mark
Brown
Word of the Day:
adept adjective |əˈdept|
very skilled or proficient at something: he
is adept at cutting through red tape | an adept negotiator.
noun |ˈadept,
əˈdept| a person who is skilled or proficient at something: they
are adepts at kung fu and karate.
Humorist: Russ
Vantrease recounted a joke about a pesky talking duck.
Table Topic Master:
Ryan Osborne
TT
Speaker #1: Allan Daniels told us the difference between plexiglass
and regular glass. (1:40)
TT
Speaker #2: Russ Vantrease admitted that he will never understand
higher math. (1:19)
TT
Speaker #3: Maia Ketterbaugh explained what being a math whiz is
about. (1:20)
Prepared Speeches:
Speaker #1: Krishna Rao
presented the business plan for his new service. (15:21)
Speaker #2: Andrew
Payne shared some information about his oil refinery. (9:07)
Speaker #3: Janet
Schreibman delivered a prestigious award. (4:09)
Speech Evaluations:
General Evaluator: Irma
Perry
Evaluator #1: Mike
Costa (3:57)
Evaluator #2: Dasie
Schulz (2:33)
Evaluator #3: Lysa Rigo
(2:59)
Timer: Jaylyn Bergner
Grammarian / Ah
Counter: Susan Martin
Vote Counter: Ani
Osborne
Awards:
Best Table Topic: Russ
Vantrease
Best Evaluator: Dasie
Schulz
Best Speaker: Andrew
Payne
