BET
Meeting Notes
August
26, 2014
Toastmaster
Kristen Rice
Word
of the day: polyglot adj. knowing or using several
languages noun a person who knows and is able to use several
languages
Club
Business and Announcements
We
are going to celebrate our 25th anniversary this September
30. At tonight's meeting it was decided to have a soft start at 6:00
– please feel free to arrive between 6:00-6:30. Janet will post a
sign-up sheet for members to volunteer to bring side dishes and the
club will sponsor a main dish. The guest speaker (TBA) will perform
at 7:00. Look for more details to come and prepare to have a great
time celebrating BET's 25th anniversary!
The
BET club-level humorous speech and evaluation contests on the 1st
Tuesday of September.
Winners
of these club-level contests will go on to compete at the area-level
contest on October 4th in Murfreesboro, and then the
district-level contest on October 9th in Maryland Farms.
For more information please visit the district website at its new
address: http://d63.toastmastersdistricts.org/
Please
participate in the speech and evaluation contest! There are many
roles available, including but not limited to competing speakers and
evaluators, judges, and sergeants-at-arms.
Immediate
past president Mark Bayless announced that Brentwood Evening
Toastmasters club has earned the President's Distinguished Club award
for the 2013-14 year. Congratulations! This is the 5th
year in a row that BET has achieved this club designation.
Awards
Best
Speech: Mark Bayless
Best
Evaluation: Marc Smith
Best
Table Topics: Sunil Suthar
