BET Meeting Minutes

March 23, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Emily Thompson

 

Word of the Day: Shyam Nagarajan

opine - hold and state as one's opinion; think

Humorist:  none

 

Table Topics: Becky Lamb

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Skip Malone - 2:21

2) Susan Martin - 2:15

3) Kari Luecke - 2:52

4) Lavanya Nalluri - 3:38

 

 Speaker(s):

1) Janet Schreibman (requested 5-7) 6:15

2) LouAnn Clark (requested 5-7) 8:05

 

General Evaluator: Skip Malone

Evaluator(s):

1) Jeff McCue - 3:05

2) Darryl Pace - 2:45

 

Timer: Shyam Nagarajan

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Susan Martin

Word Users: Emily, Becky, Janet, Skip, Jeff

 

Club Business:

•  Minutes approved for 3/09/21 meeting

• Members can go to TI website and select "choose a path" for free access to an additional pathway before end of March. DO IT NOW!!

• Dues need to be paid by April 1st -- NO FOOLIN'! $46 for 6 months with no club level fees. Contact Mike Costa for details.

• International Speech & Table Topics Contest for division D&E held virtually Saturday, March 27

•  New officer slate under consideration for coming year. Please talk to any current officer if you are interested in serving in any position.

Guest(s): Kari Luecke

 

BET Meeting Minutes

March 09, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

 

Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Leslie Grissom

 

Word of the Day: Skip Malone

challenge -- objection to an issue; to face a daunting task or situation

Humorist:  Janet Schreibman

 

Table Topics: LouAnn Clark

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Skip Malone - 2:24

2) Janet Schreibman - 1:46

3) Kari Luecke - 1:47

4) Rebecca Jackson - 1:10

6) Mozetta Jackson - 1:09

 

Speaker(s):

1) Emily Thompson (requested 5-7) 7:03

2) Shyam Nagarajan (requested 5-7) 7:25

3) Becky Lamb (requested 6-8) 7:44

 

General Evaluator: Jeff McCue

Evaluator(s):

1) Dan Kalau - 2:00

2) Susan Martin - 3:06

3) Mike Costa - 3:20

 

Timer: Darryl Pace

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Skip Malone

Word Users: Dan, Susan

 

Club Business: 

• Minutes approved for 2/23/21 meeting

• Members can go to TI website and select "choose a path" for free access to an additional pathway

• Dues need to be paid by April 1st -- NO FOOLIN'! $46 for 6 months with no club level fees. Contact Mike Costa for details.

• International Speech & Table Topics Contest for division level to be held virtually Saturday, March 3 at 9am

•   New officer slate under consideration for coming year. Please talk to any current officer if you are interested in serving in any position.

 

Guest(s): Kari Luecke, Rebecca Jackson, Mozetta Jackson

 

BET Meeting Minutes

February 23, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster: LouAnn Clark

 

Word of the Day: Emily Thompson

kerfuffle. noun - a disturbance or fuss

Humorist:  Leslie Grissim

 

Table Topics: Lavanya Nalluri

 Table Topic Speakers:

1) Dan Kalau - 1:18

2) Kari Luecke - 1:29

3) Janet Schreibman - 2:06

4) Mike Costa - 1:35

6) Darryl Pace - 2:07

 

Speaker(s):

1) Becky Lamb (requested 7-9) 8:43

2) Jason Cook (requested 5-7) 5:41

 

General Evaluator: Darryl Pace

Evaluator(s):

1) Mike Costa - 3:23

2) Janet Schreibman - 3:13

 

Timer: Susan Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Emily Thompson

Word Users: Leslie, Skip, Susan, LouAnn, Becky, Jason 2x

 

Club Business:

·       *  Minutes approved for 2/09/21 meeting

·       * Members can go to TI website and select "choose a path" for free access to an additional pathway

·       * Dues need to be paid by April 1st -- NO FOOLIN'! See Mike for details.

·       * International Speech & Table Topics Contest for area to be held virtually Saturday, Feb. 27 at 9am

·       * New officer slate under consideration. Please talk to any current officer if you are interested in serving in any position.

 

Guest(s): Kari Luecke