BET Meeting Minutes

October 11, 2022

Presiding Officer:

LouAnn Clark

 

Theme: none -- ZOOM meeting

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster:  Mike Costa

Word of the Day:   Zach Passalacqua

word:  burgeoning, adj or verb - beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

Humorist:  Mike Costa

 

Table Topics:  Janet Schreibman

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Teresa Dunbar - 1:20

2)  Joe Settles- 1:00

3)  Zach Passalacqua - 1:22

4)  Skip Malone -  1:52

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Chaka Jackson -  "Empty Nesting with a Purpose"  speech #3 (requested 5-7 min)  6:56

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1)  LouAnn Clark - 3:19

Timer: Skip Malone

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Joe Settles

 

Club Business:

•  Meeting minutes approved for last 3 meetings

•  Oct. 15 Brentwood Library - hybrid meeting $3 to attend

 

Members Present: see below...all virtual meeting

Virtual Attendees: Skip Malone, Janet Schreibman, Emily Thompson, LouAnn Clark, Chaka Jackson, Teresa Dunbar, Zach Passalacqua, Mike Costa, Joe Settles

Guests:   Teresa Dunbar, Joe Settles

Word Users:  Mike, Emily, LouAnn

 

BET Meeting Minutes

September 27, 2022

Presiding Officer:

LouAnn Clark

 

Theme: Is It Fall Yet?

 Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  LouAnn Clark

Toastmaster:  Susan Martin

Word of the Day:   Emily Thompson

word:  fructify - to bear fruit or make fruitful or productive

Humorist:  Colleen Law

 

Table Topics:  LouAnn Clark

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Emily Thompson - 1:14

2)  Chaka Jackson - 1:19

3)  Azieb Araya - 1:42

4)  Zach Passalacqua - 1:35

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Bill Martin  -  7:37

 

General Evaluator: Mike Costa

Evaluator(s):

1)  Skip Malone - 4:05

Timer: Janet Schreibman

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Janet Schreibman

 

Club Business:

• Dues need to be paid this month to Mike Costa: $45 for 6 months or $90 for 1 year

• Speech contest scheduled for Saturday, October 1 for Division D at 9:30 a.m.

 

Members Present: Mike, Susan, Bill

Virtual Attendees: Skip Malone, Colleen Law, Janet Schreibman, Emily Thompson, LouAnn Clark, Chaka Jackson, Teresa Dunbar

Guests:   Zach Passalacqua, Teresa Dunbar, Azieb Araya, Alexandra

 

Word Users:  Mike, Janet

 

BET Meeting Minutes

September 13, 2022

Presiding Officer:

LouAnn Clark

 

Theme: Chocolate Day

 Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  LouAnn Clark

Toastmaster:  Emily Thompson

Word of the Day:   Kiran Jowale

word:  gustatory - adj. , of or pertaining to the sense of taste

Humorist:  n/a

 

Table Topics:  Chaka Jackson

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Kiran Jowale - 1:35

2)  Skip Malone - 2:13

3)  Teresa Dunbar - 1:24

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Susan Martin  -  5:32

2)  Colleen Law - 6:39

 

General Evaluator: Skip Malone

Evaluator(s):

1)  Darryl Pace - 4:05

2)  LouAnn Clark - 3:05

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  n/a

 

Club Business:

none

 

Members Present: n/a

 

Virtual Attendees: n/a

 

Guests:  Kiran Jawale, Zach Passalacqua, Teresa Dunbar, Kianush Dixon, Kelli Dixon

 

Word Users:  Susan, Emily