BET Meeting Minutes

August 11, 2026

Presiding Officer: Rick Dixon

 

Theme: GRIT

Roles and Responsibilities:

Opener: Rick Dixon

Toastmaster: Kianush Dixon

Word of the Day: Joe Stricker

Ambivalent, adj. – having mixed feelings or contradictory feelings about something or someone

Humorist: Rick Dixon

Speakers:

1.    Kristin Johnson – Presentation Mastery: #3 vocal variety and body language: “I Swore I’d Never” (requesting 5-7 minutes): 7:45

Table Topics: Terence Melanos

Alex Dabich - 1:18

2.    Joe Stricker - 1:16

3.    Christopher Wahlfeld – 1:55

4.    Mike Costa – 1:22

5.    Janet Schreibman – 2:13

6.    Cornell Schultz – 1:01

General Evaluator: Kelli Dixon

1.    Janet Schreibman - 3:03

Timer: Mike Costa

AH Counter/Grammarian: Joe Stricker

Club Business:

•          Minutes approved for July 28, 2026 meeting
•        Congratulations to new member Christopher Wahlfeld on joining BET!

Members Present: Rick Dixon, Kelli Dixon, Kianush Dixon, Alex Dabich, Janet Schreibman,  Kristin Johnson, Mike Costa, Terence Melonas, Joe Stricker, Christopher Wahlfeld

Virtual: none

Guests: Eric Quilion, Kyle Pickard, Cornell Schultz

Word Users: Rick, Kianush