BET Meeting Notes for March 25, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Ani Osborne

Opening:

Russ Vantrease opened the meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to Toastmaster for the evening, Ani Osborne.

Club News:

The District 63 Spring Conference will be held April 4-6 in Nashville. Please visit http://d63toastmasters.com/ for the agenda and information about tickets.

Dues are due! Membership dues are posted semiannually in March and September, and the spring deadline is March 31. BET members who renew for 12 months instead of 6 months will have a portion of their dues waived.

Toastmaster: Ani Osborne introduced the theme of the meeting, Happy Birthday.

Wordmaster: Ravi Aradhyula

Word of the Day: happaratchik |ˌäpəˈräCHik| noun, derogatory or humorous an official in a large organization, typically a political one

Humorist: Pankaj Soni told an original joke about bringing peanuts to Toastmasters.

Table Topic Master: Susan Martin hosted a birthday-themed Table Topics.

TT Speaker #1: Russ Vantrease shared his feelings about surprise birthday parties. (1:21)

TT Speaker #2: Skip Malone told us how he would spend his next birthday. (1:21)

TT Speaker #3: Mark Bayless shared a story about his sister who was born on Christmas. (1:21)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Marc Smith, “Reasons to Become a Mentor” (5:19)

Speaker #2: William Turner gave his ice-breaker! (6:42)

Speaker #3: Darryl Pace, “The Lesson of the Loom – On Persistence” (6:44)

Speaker #4: Jaylyn Bergner, “Four Keys to a Better Traveling Experience” (9:26)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Mark Bayless

Evaluator #1: Mike Costa (3:13)

Evaluator #2: Rachel Sumner (3:13)

Evaluator #3: Allan Daniels (10:10)

Evaluator #4: Chris Meador (3:38)

Timer: Tricia Smith

Vote Counter: Pankaj Soni

Grammarian / Ah Counter: Richard Naslund

Awards:

Best Table Topic: Russ Vantrease

Best Evaluator: Rachel Sumner

Best Speaker: Marc Smith

Word of the day users: Susan, Mark

BET Meeting Notes for March 11, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday March 11, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Dasie Schulz

Opening:

Mark Bayless, president of BET, opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to Dasie Schulz, Toastmaster for the evening. Guests were welcomed, including guest speaker Elizabeth Lindsay.

Theme: March 8 is International Womens’ recognition day. “That’s What She Said” is meeting theme in honor of this event and included inspirational quotes by notable women.

Club News:

• Mark read mission of Toastmasters International.

• Dasie made a motion, which Susan seconded and club members approved, to induct tonight the following individuals as new members: William Turner, Pat Thurmond and Tricia Smith.

• Elizabeth Lindsay, Division D club ambassador, provided a presentation to BET about the upcoming revisions to the TI educational program will be rolled out in the coming months.

• Ani represented BET in Table Topics at the area contest.

• Dues are due by end of March. If you sign up for entire year, rather than six months, you receive a discount. Contact BET treasurer Mike Costa for details.

• Upcoming events: After the March 25 meeting, members and guests are invited to a social gathering at Cinco de Mayo restaurant, 4944 Thoroughbred Lane, Brentwood.

• The District 63 Spring Conference will be April 4-6 in Nashville. For the agenda and ticket information, visit http://d63toastmasters.com/

Word of the Day: Lysa Osborne

Advocacy/advocate

The act of pleading for or positively supporting a particular person or topic of interest

Humorist: Ryan Osborne told a “salty” story about “complimentary” peanuts

Table Topics:  Mike costa

Speaker #1: Mark Bayless – “Why is Tuesday the most productive day of the work week?” 1:49

Speaker #2: Janet Schreibman – “What is the most productive day of the week for you?” 1:23

Speaker #3: Pankaj Soni – “What is the least day of the week? :49

Speaker #4: William -- Do you have a personal “to do” item that you need to get done, and what day of the week would you pick to do it?”:59

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Elizabeth Lindsay –Upcoming changes to the educational program (5-7 min.) 6:59; (2-3 min.) for questions

Speaker #2: Don Kovach.-- #3 Special Occasion Speeches; The Roast: “Mr. Wonderful” (5-7 min.) 5:15

Speaker #3: Lysa Rigo – #6 CC Vocal Variety: “It’s All in the Way You Say It” (5-7 min.) 7:13

General Evaluator:  Rachel Sumner

Evaluator #1:  none necessary

Evaluator #2:  Bill Martin 3:02

Evaluator #3:  Susan Martin 2:50

Timer:   Jaylyn Bergner

Grammarian/Ah Counter:  Mark Bayless

Vote Counter:  Pankaj Soni

Word of the Day Users:  Lysa, Mark B.

Awards:

Table Topics:  William

Evaluator:  Susan Martin

Speaker:  Don Kovach