BET Meeting Minutes

October 13, 2026

Presiding Officer: Rick Dixon

 

Theme: Cooking

Roles and Responsibilities:

Opener: Rick Dixon

Toastmaster:  Jesus Mendoza

Word of the Day: Christopher Wahlfeld

Cacophony – harsh, discontent mixture of sounds

Humorist: Conner Sarkovics

Speaker(s):

1.    Michael Lin – Presentation Mastery Pathway, Level 1 Evaluation and Feedback: “The Productive Rest in the Simmer” (requested 7-9 min) 9:47

Table Topics: Alex Dabich

Runsha Ninawe - :55 

Janet Schreibman - 2:27

3.    Bobby Bock - 1:30

4.    Kelli Dixon – 1:06

5.    Mike Costa – 1:24

General Evaluator: Kianush Dixon

1.    Evaluator(s): 

K  Kristin Johnson – 3:00

     Timer: Kelli Dixon

     AH Counter/Grammarian: Runsha Ninawe

Club Business:

1. ·         Upcoming speech contests TBD
2. ·         Minutes approved for Sept. 8th & Sept. 22^nd meetings

 

Members Present: Rick Dixon, Kelli Dixon, Kianush Dixon, Alex Dabich, Janet Schreibman,  Mike Costa, Christopher Wahlfeld, Michael Lin, Jesus Mendoza

Virtual: none

Guests: Paula Ottaway

Word Users: Kristin, Kianush, Runsha, Jesus