BET Meeting Minutes

January 23, 2018

Presiding Officer:

Janet Schreibman

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener: Russ Vantrease, CC

Toastmaster: Russ Vantrease

Word of the Day: Susan Martin, ACB - cliché

Humorist: Skip Malone

Table Topics: Ben Arnold

Table Topic Speakers:

1. Emilie Filler
2. Marc Smith, CC
3. Gillian Goldsborough- WINNER 

Speakers:

1. Azieb Araya - WINNER
2. Mark LePera

General Evaluator:  Janet Schreibman, ACB, AL

Evaluators:

1. Ryan Barksdale, CC - WINNER

Timer: Ravi Aradhyula

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Susan Martin

Club Business:

•  Officer's Training will likely take place last week in February in Nashville. Location and dates to be announced soon. We need at least four officers to attend.

• Our Area and Division Speech Contest dates are to be announced soon as well.

• Our Club International Speech  and Table Topics Contest is scheduled for March 13. Please consider being a contestant.

• We’re approaching our yearly officer elections. Please contact a current officer if you are interested in one of the following positions: Club President, Vice President of Education, Vice President of Membership, Secretary, Sergeant At Arms

BET Meeting Minutes

January 9th, 2018

Presiding Officer:

Janet Schreibman

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Russ Vantrease, CC

Toastmaster:  Pankaj Soni, CC

Word of the Day:  Ryan Barksdale, CC - GAINSAY

Humorist: None

Table Topic Master: Skip Malone

Table Topic Speakers:

1. Russ Vantrease - WINNER
2. David Green
3. Ramya
4. Emilie Filler

Speakers:

1. Emilie Filler
2. Tawanda McDonald - WINNER
3. Susan Martin

General Evaluator: Mike Costa, ACS

Evaluators:

1. Russ Vantrease
2. Ben Arnold
3. Janet Schreibman, ACB, AL - WINNER

Timer: David Green

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Ryan Barksdale

Club Business:

• We will hold an officer’s meeting at 6pm before our next meeting on Jan 23rd. Dinner will be provided.

• Contestants Wanted for our annual International Speech and Table Topics contest coming soon! Dates TBD. Should you choose to participate, the International Speech must be 5-7 minutes. Also, you must have already given 5 speeches to qualify.

• Officer’s training sessions will be announced in the near future. At least four of our officers need to attend the training.

• At our next meeting on Jan 23rd, a Toastmasters International Ambassador will be joining us to discuss the new “Pathways” program. Please plan on attending!

• On Jan 30th your attendance is extremely important. As our Pathways guide, Susan will be giving us valuable insights in understanding Toastmasters new “Pathways” program rollout. Please attend!

BET Meeting Minutes

December, 12th 2017

Presiding Officer:

Janet Schreibman

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Russ Vantrease,  CC

Toastmaster:  Susan Martin, ACB

Word of the Day:  Ben Arnold - BAFFLED

Humorist:  Russ Vantrease

Table Topics Master:  Marc Smith, CC

Table Topic Speakers:

1. Emilie
2. Tawanda -- WINNER
3. Azieb
4. Daniel

Prepared Speakers:

1. Janet Schreibman, ACB, AL
2. David Green --WINNER

General Evaluator: Mike Costa, ACS

Evaluators:

1. Bill Martin, DTM
2. Karl Jannasch  -- WINNER

Timer: Gillian Goldsborough

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Ryan Barksdale, CC

Club Business:

• ·       Meeting on Dec. 26 cancelled due to holidays

• ·       Minutes from last two meetings approved