BET Meeting Notes for April 22, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Ryan Osborne

Opening:

Richard Naslund opened the meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless.

Club News:

Next week is a 5^th Tuesday meeting so we will follow the Speech-a-Thon format, and the following meeting on May 15 will be our normal format except we will have a special treat before the meeting – come early to enjoy a submarine sandwich dinner! The party sub will arrive around 6:00.

Congratulations to Lysa Rigo on her completion of the Competent Communicator speech manual!

Toastmaster: Ryan introduced the theme of the meeting, April Fools.

Wordmaster: Russ Vantrease

Word of the Day: perseverance |ˌpərsəˈvi(ə)rəns| noun steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success

Humorist: Mike Costa told us a joke with excellent timing.

Table Topic Master: Rachel Sumner hosted an acting workshop for Table Topics.

TT Speaker #1: Susan Martin played the spider next to Miss Muffet. (1:04)

TT Speaker #2: Skip Malone related to the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. (2:23)

TT Speaker #3: Ani Osborne related to the Old Woman's children! (1:12)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Ravi Aradhyula shared a story about perseverance in a 3-week trip. (7:01)

Speaker #2: Kristen Rice gave her ice breaker! (5:58)

Speaker #3: Janet Schreibman, “Be Careful What You Wish For” (12:32)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Irma Perry

Evaluator #1: Russ Vantrease (3:21)

Evaluator #2: Susan Martin (2:59)

Evaluator #3: Ani Osborne (3:25)

Timer: Richard Naslund

Vote Counter: Kristen Rice

Grammarian / Ah Counter: Chris Meador

Awards:

Best Table Topic: Ani

Best Evaluator: Susan

Best Speaker: Kristen