November 9th Educational Series "Giving Effective Feedback"

Upcoming Educational Series "Giving Effective Feedback"

On Tuesday, November 9 at 6:30PM James Justus will be leading the next session in our Educational Series - "Giving Effective Feedback"

James Justus is the Area Governor and an active B.E.T. member. He will be offering suggestions for providing effective feedback to others on their performance.

The presentation begins promptly at 6:30 PM in the room across the hall from our usual meeting room. All members and guests are welcome.

On the evening of November 9, B.E.T. is also hosting an open house for members of Forest Hills Methodist Church.

We hope to see you there!

B.E.T. Buzz - October Release

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October 12, 2010 - Meeting Notes

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

for

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Toastmaster for the evening: Rachel Sumner

OPENING

President Suzanne Harrison called the meeting to order at a few minutes past 7:00 p.m. and lead the club members and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance. She also welcomed our guests and announced that Mohammad and Binosh were our newest members.

Do to a last minute work obligation that kept the scheduled Toastmaster for the Evening from attending the meeting, Rachel Sumner volunteered to fill the role and did a phenomenal job of ensuring adequate last minute changes to the schedule to make sure that every role was adequately covered.

WORD OF THE DAY

Jackie Houtz introduced the word of the day and challenged fellow toastmasters, and guests, to use the word as often as possible throughout the meeting.

The word of the day was Retrograde, an adjective or verb meaning a backwardor direction; retiring or reverse; inverse orreversed (as order).

HUMORIST

Tim Stowell shared a humorous anecdote about a man who after telling his friend he had broken his arm twice in the same place was wisely advised to "Stay away from that place."

TABLE TOPICS

Susan Martin acted as Tables Topics Master for the evening, inviting Toastmasters members to think on their feet and practice their impromptu speaking skills during the Table Topics section of the meeting. She provided each speaker with an international, national, or local news headline and a purpose for their 1-2 minute short speech.

Table Topics Speaker #1)
Manuel Glaze was challenged with addressing the families of the Chilean miners as they anxiously awaited the arrival of the first trapped miner as he about to be extracted after two months underground.

Table Topics Speaker #2)
Allan Daniels was challenged with addressing the Supreme Court in opposition to the church protesters who interrupted the funeral of a fallen marine with a war protest.

Table Topics Speaker #3)
Brian Clinch was challenged with addressing the Titans football team and coaching staff about their win against Dallas the previous weekend and the implications for the upcoming games on the road.

SPEECHES

Speech #1)
Carrie Hodges with "A Paradigm Shift"

Speech #2)
Allan Daniels with "Repeat After Me"

Speech #3)
Dasie Schulz with "A Learning Vacation"

EVALUATIONS

General Evaluator - Suzanne Harrison

Evaluator #1)
Srimanth Brindavanam evaluating Carrie Hodges

Evaluator #2)
Michael Moryc evaluating Allan Daniels

Evaluator #3)
Mike Costa evaluating Dasie Schulz

Grammarian/Ah Counter - Kieth McLusky

AWARDS

Best Table Topic Speaker - Allan Daniels

Best Evaluator - Mike Costa

Best Speaker - Carrie Hodges

USE OF WORD OF THE DAY (WOD)

Once again members of BET made a terrific effort to use the WOD. Excellent work!! Those who worked the word into the meeting included:

Suzanne
Rachel
Carrie
Dasie
Mike
Michael

(Sorry if I missed anyone)

Another terrific meeting!

September 28, 2010 - Meeting Notes

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

for

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Toastmaster for the evening: Mike Costa

OPENING

President Suzanne Harrison called the meeting to order a minute or two past 7:00 p.m. and lead the club members and guests in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Suzanne also shared a quote from the International President of Toastmasters, Pat Johnson.

“As we mentor and support one another in our club environment, we share our own personal greatness. Toastmasters International is in the education business and we change the lives of men and women around the world, one person at a time, one assignment at a time, each time we receive feedback in the form of applause or a suggestion for improvement. My fervent wish is that we spend some time recognizing and acknowledging our own personal greatness. Remember that your greatness will be unique to you.”

HUMORIST

Mike Costa, also the Toastmaster for the evening, pulled double duty and shared a brief joke.

WORD OF THE DAY

Rachel Sumner introduced the Word of the Day.

Paramount: Chief in importance or impact. Adj. – significant, supreme, superior; noun – leader, ruler, overlord

TABLE TOPICS

Allan Daniels was the Table Topics Master for the evening, presenting fellow Toastmasters with an opportunity to give impromptu speeches about various types of tables. This portion of the meeting helps members practice off-the-cuff speaking.

Table Topic Speaker #1: Brian with Sitting Around A Table
Table Topic Speaker #2: Rachel with a Gaming Table
Table Topic Speaker #3: Janet with a Head Table

SPEECHES

Speech #1: Skip Malone – “Who Stole My Church”

Speech #2: Keith McLusky – “Where we Come From”

Speech #3: Gary Karg – “I Slayed the Dragon”

Speech #4: Srimanth Brindavanam – “the Power of Positive Thinking”

EVALUATIONS

Evaluator #1: Dasie Schulz evaluating Skip Malone

Evaluator #2: Mike Costa evaluating Keith McLusky

Evaluator #3: Rachel Sumner evaluating Gary Karg

Evaluator #4: Suzanne Harris evaluating Srimanth Brindavanam

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Allan Daniels

General Evaluator: Michale Moryc

AWARDS

Best Table Topic Speaker: Rachel Sumner

Best Evaluator: Mike CostaBest

Speaker: Keith McLusky

USE OF WORD OF THE DAY (WOD)

Once again members of BET made a terrific effort to use the WOD. Excellent work!! Those who worked the word into the meeting included:

Mike Costa
Sri Brindavanam

Gary Karg

Dasie Schulz

Allan Daniels

Rachel Sumner

Michael Moryc

(Sorry if I missed anyone)

Good job everyone!!

September 14, 2010 - Meeting Notes

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes
for
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Toastmaster for the evening: Sri Brindavanam

OPENING

President Suzanne Harrison called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and lead the club in the Pledge of Allegiance before read the club mission statement to those in attendance.

Welcomed Guests included: Sid, Beverly, and Vicki.

Suzanne welcomed our guests and lead the members of BET in inducting new member, Janet Schreibman.

Announcements included the 1st and 2nd place winners for the Area 40 Contest that was held on Saturday, September 11th.

Humorous Speech Contest:
1st Place - Lourdes Thomas (Nissan)
2nd Place - Gary Karg (B.E.T.)

Evaluator Contest:
1st Place - Lynn Black (Nissan)
2nd Place - Susan Martin (B.E.T).

Srimanth (Sri) took his place before the group as Toastmaster for the evening.


WORD OF THE DAY

Suzann Harrison introduced "Fulsome" as the word of the day.

Fulsome: effusive, lavish, abundant.

HUMORIST

Mike Costa introduced some humor into the meeting by sharing a couple of short anecdotes: "Common sense is not always so common" and "Compliments of McDonalds."


TABLE TOPICS

Michael Moryc challenged fellow toastmasters during the impromptu speaking portion of the evening by presenting them with a scenario and asking them to respond.

Mike Costa had to tell the club about a bumper sticker he had on his car or would consider putting on his car and why.

Rachel Sumner had to tell the club about a celebrity encounter.

Skip Malone had to tell the club why he had decided to purchase a house in the middle of a swamp.

Dasie Schulz had to tell the club about her life as a mirror.


SPEECHES

Speech #1: James Justice - Why Me?
Speech #2: Janet Schreibman - Ice Breaker
Speech #3: Donna Brown - A New Journey
Speech #4: Manuel Glaze - A Thought Starter About Autism


EVALUATIONS

Evaluator #1: Dasie Schulz evaluating James Justice
Evaluator #2: Susan Martin evaluating Janet Schreibman
Evaluator #3: Skip Malone evaluating Donna Brown
Evaluator #4: Michael Moryc evaluating Manuel Glaze


AWARDS

Best Table Topic Speakers: Rachel Sumner
Best Evaluator: Michael Moryc
Best Speaker: Janet Schreibman


USE OF WORD OF THE DAY (WOD)

Once again members of BET made a terrific effort to use the WOD. Excellent work!! Those who worked the word into the meeting included:

Sri Brindavanam
James Justice
Janet Schreibman
Donna Brown
Manuel Glaze
Allan Daniels
Susan Martin
Sid - One of our guests used the WOD! Way to go!

Good job everyone!!