BET Meeting Minutes

March 28, 2023

Presiding Officer:

LouAnn Clark

Theme: n/a

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  LouAnn Clark

Toastmaster:  Susan Martin

Word of the Day:   Emily Thompson

cavalcade, n. - series or procession of usually related things

Humorist:  Skip Malone

 

Table Topics:  Susan Martin

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Emily Thompson - 2:06

2)  Flavius Trombitas- 1:35

3)  Ahmad Gilliam- 2:30

4)  LouAnn Clark- 1:28

5)  Jason Cook - :55

6)  Alex Robinson - :32

7)  Skip Malone - 1:40

 

Speaker(s):

1)  Azieb Araya -" Mental Health First Aid" (requested 5-7 min) 6:57

2)  Kristen Williams - "The Revelation" (requested 5-7 min) 6:36

 

General Evaluator: LouAnn Clark

Evaluator(s):

1)  Mike Costa - 3:20

2)  Darryl Pace -3:23

Timer:  Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Emily Thompson

Club Business

• Minutes tabled until next meeting when Janet returns

• Hybrid Spring Conference, including International  Speech contest is April 28-29  
• Table Topics Contest will be virtual April 27

• The District has requested BET gets our own Zoom account -- we are the only club still using their account for hybrid meetings. TI will give us a discount code for a reduced rate. Susan Martin motioned we do as requested and Skip Malone seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members present.

Members Present: n/a

Virtual Attendees: n/a

Guests:  Flavius Trombitas, Alex Robinson, Ahmad Gilliam, Lavanya Nalluri, Jason Cook

Word Users:  Susan, Skip, Flavius, Bill, Darryl