BET Meeting Minutes

March 22, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster:  Janet Schreibman

Word of the Day: LouAnn Clark                                                                                      

vestige - a mark, trace or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence

Humorist:  LouAnn Clark

 

Table Topics: Skip Malone

Table Topic Speakers:

1) LouAnn Clark - 1:29

2) Chaka Jackson - 1:10

3) Dan Kalau - 1:41

4) John Polish - 2:17

Speaker(s):

1) Susan Martin -  (requested 5-7 min)  7:35

 

General Evaluator: Chaka Jackson

Evaluator(s):

1) Mike Costa - 3:14

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: LouAnn Clark

 

Club Business:

• Minutes approved for March 8 meeting

• Brentwood Early Risers will host an event on May 7 from 10:30-12:30 at Mere Bulles. $45 fee. Guests welcome to attend via RSVP.

• LouAnn Clark will represent BET in the International Speech Contest at the district level in April on Zoom.  More info to come. Please plan to attend virtually to support her!

Members Present: Janet Schreibman, Susan Martin, LouAnn Clark, Mike Costa, Emily Thompson

Virtual Attendees: Chaka, Skip, Dan

Guests:  Bill Martin, John Polish, Brandon Kehl

Word Users: LouAnn, Skip, Susan, Janet

 

BET Meeting Minutes

March 8, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  Skip Malone

Word of the Day: Darryl Pace                                                                                      

jaunty, adj. -- sprightly in manner or appearance; lively; having or expressing cheerful spirit

Humorist:  Darryl Pace

 

Table Topics: Chaka Jackson

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Susan Martin - 1:44

2) Rachel Sumner - 1:30

3) Kathleen Irwin - 1:15

4) Mike Costa - 1:06

 

Speaker(s):

1) LouAnn Clark - "Abracadabra" (requested 5-7 min)  6:31

 

General Evaluator: Mike Costa

Evaluator(s):

1) Group

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Susan Martin

 

Club Business:

• Minutes approved for Feb. 8  and Feb. 22 meetings

• LouAnn Clark will compete in the International Speech Contest at the division level on March 12 on Zoom at 10 a.m.

 

Members Present: Janet Schreibman, Susan Martin, Chaka Jackson, Mike Costa

Virtual Attendees: LouAnn, Darryl, Skip, Jason, Kathleen

Guests:  Bill Martin, Kathleen Irwin, Rachel Sumner, Jason Cook

Word Users: Skip, Chaka, Bill, Kathleen, Mike, Susan

 

BET Meeting Minutes

February 22, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster:  Emily Thompson

Theme:  "Twos" (as in 2/22/22)

Word of the Day: Mike Costa

medium, noun -- in the middle position; means of transmission

Humorist:  Mike Costa

 

Table Topics: Janet Schreibman

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Mike Costa - 1:38

2) Chaka Jackson - :41

3) Darryl Pace - 1:21

4) Skip Malone - 2:00

 

Speaker(s):

1) Skip Malone - "Dignity to Chaos" (requested 6-8 min)  8:54

 

General Evaluator: Darryl Pace

Evaluator(s):

1) LouAnn Clark - 3:39

Timer: Darryl Pace

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Mike Costa

 

Club Business:

• Minutes approval for Feb. 8 meeting deferred until next meeting

• Congratulations to LouAnn for moving up to next level to compete in the International Speech Contest. She will redeliver her speech virtually at March 8 meeting for group evaluation

 

Members Present: see below

All Virtual Attendees: Janet, LouAnn, Mike, Darryl, Emily, Chaka, Skip

Guests:  none

Word Users: Janet, Darryl, Skip