Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Toastmaster for the evening – Brian Clinch

Opening:

Ann West led us in the pledge of Allegiance.

Club News:

President Manuel Glaze reported on a recent officers’ meeting and reminded the club that the re-branding will be out August 17th. Wireless internet is available for us at the church. Muhammad Sabir is offering to video any member who wants his/her speech videoed. Our club is planning a Cricket Social on September 10^th to watch Srimanth’s team compete. Rain date is Sept. 17^th.

Word of the Day: Suzanne Harrison

Exterminate – to get rid of completely.

Humorist: Russ Vantrease

Table Topics: Susan Martin called on Gary Karg, Muhammad Sabir, Ann West, Mike Costa, Manuel Glaze and visitor Lynn Wallace volunteered to speak. Susan used the true facts found on the inside of Snapple bottle tops.

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Cindy Kubica, HCG Diet

Speaker #2: SrimanthBrindavanam, TextingWhile Driving

Speaker #3: Sita Diehl, Icebreaker

General Evaluator: Don Kovach

Evaluator #1: James Justus

Evaluator #2: Manuel Glaze

Evaluator #3: Lynn Blake

Timer: Samuel Palaparthy

Grammarian: Dan Michaels

Wizard of Ahs: Mark Brown

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Toastmaster for the evening: Gary Karg

Opening:

The meeting was called to order by Mark Brown who led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. After a brief recess, the meeting was turned over to the new BET president, Manuel Glaze.

Club News:

Manuel reviewed the mission of the club. He then shared highlights of the Toastmasters’ recent leadership session which was attended by numerous club members/officers. He informed members that a new, international branding rollout will be occurring in the near future followed by new leadership manuals. The intention of the new branding efforts is to help unify all Toastmasters clubs around the globe and provide more consistency for the entire organization. Before introducing the evening’s Toastmaster, Manuel acknowledged and welcomed our guests.

Word of the Day: Russ Vantrease

Assiduous – constant, persevering, attentive, working diligently

Humorist: Dasie Schulz

Table Topics: Allan Daniels

Allan challenged each Table Topics speaker to address individualized subjects….

Table Topics Speaker #1: Keith McLusky compared/contrasted summer weather in the US versus international climates

Table Topics Speaker #2: Janet Schreibman spoke on her recent vacation to Chicago

Table Topics Speaker #3: Rachel Sumner shared what REALLY bothers her

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Emily – Road Back from Layoff; speech #2

Speaker #2: Muhammad Sabir – Heaven on Earth Adventures in Vegas

Speaker #3: John Richardson – The Five Values I Learned During College

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Suzanne Harrison

Evaluator #1: Cindy Kubica

Evaluator #2: Srimanth Brindavanam

Evaluator #3: Michael Moryc

Timer: Brian Clinch

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Samuel Palaparthy

Congratulations to our Award Winners:

Best Table Topics Speaker: Keith McLusky

Best Prepared Speech: John Richardson

Best Evaluator: Michael Moryc

The following members used the Word of the Day:

Dasie Schulz

Allan Daniels

Emily

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

For

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Toastmaster for the evening: Mike Costa

Opening:

Sergeant at Arms, Manuel Glaze, opened the meeting promptly at 7p.m. and led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Club News:

Keith McLusky lead the induction of the 2011/2012 officers:

President: Manuel Glaze

VP Education: Rachel Sumner

VP Membership: Suzanne Harrison

VP Public Relations: Muhammad Sabir (not present)

Secretary: Janet Schreibman

Treasurer: Mike Costa

Sergeant at Arms: Dasie Schulz

Word of the Day: Tim Deihl

Humorist: Dan Michaels

Table Topics: Sita Deihl

Table Topics Speaker #1: Michael Moryc

Table Topics Speaker #2: Dasie Schulz

Table Topics Speaker #3: Lynn Blake

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Manuel Glaze, Presidential Speech

Speaker #2: Tim Stowell, "Conquering the Cold Call"

Speaker #3: Don Kovach, "The Desert Song"

Speaker #4: Sri Brindavanam "From Father to Dad"

General Evaluator: Allan Daniels

To keep the meeting on schedule for closing on time, Allan requested oral reviews for only 2 speeches, the other two were delivered in writing and one-on-one consult following the meeting.

Evaluator #1: Lynn Blake

Evaluator #2: Dasie Schulz

Evaluator #3: Michael Moryc

Evaluator #4: Suzanne Harrison

Timer: Janet Schreibman

Grammarian / Ah Counter: Tim Deihl

Congratulations to our Award Winners:

Best Table Topics Speaker: Lynn Blake

Best Prepared Speech: Sri Brindavanam

Best Evaluator: Suzanne Harrison

The following members used the Word of the Day:

Michael Moryc

Dan Michaels

Sri Brindavanam

Lynn Blake

Sita Deihl

Allan Daniels

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

For

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Toastmaster for the evening: Allan Daniels

Opening:

Sergeant at Arms, Manuel Glaze, opened the meeting promptly at 7p.m. and led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Club News:

B.E.T. President, Suzanne Harrison, greeted and warmly welcomed the attending guests. She announced that we have the following four new members and led the club in their induction:

Mark Brown

Tim Diehl

Holly Street

Russ Vantrease

Word of the Day: Don Kovach

Pinnacle – most successful point or result; culmination

Humorist: Michael Moryc related a funny tale about a dying woman who had saved a small fortune by making deposits every time her husband, who was a minister, delivered a bad sermon.

Table Topics: Dan Michaels

Dan challenged each Table Topics speaker to address individualized subjects….

Table Topics Speaker #1: Tim Stowell about how the NFL Lock-Out has affected him

Table Topics Speaker #2: Mike Costa on the impact of the NFL Strike on the local economy

Table Topics Speaker #3: Sri Brindavanam on what he would do if he won the lottery

Table Topics Speaker #4: Rachel Sumner regarding her favorite/most bazaar family vacation

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Russ Vantrease – Ice breaker speech #1

Speaker #2: Cindy Kubica – Mind mapping for speech topics

Speaker #3: Suzanne Harrison – President’s farewell

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Tim Stowell

Evaluator #1: Rachel Sumner

Evaluator #2: John Richardson

Evaluator #3: Janet Schreibman

Timer: Holly Street

Grammarian: Mark Brown

Wizard of Ahs: Tim Diehl

Congratulations to our Award Winners:

Best Table Topics Speaker: Rachel Sumner

Best Prepared Speech: Russ Vantrease

Best Evaluator: John Richardson

The following members used the Word of the Day:

Michael Moryc

Dan Michaels

Cindy Kubica

Rachel Sumner

Janet Schreibman

Tim Diehl

Tim Stowell

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters
Meeting Notes for
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Toastmaster for the evening: Muhammad Sabir

Opening:
Sergeant at Arms: Manuel Glaze opened the meeting and led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Club News:
President Suzanne Harrison welcomed guests and introduced Muhammad Sabir. This was Muhammad’s first role as Toastmaster..

Word of the Day: Brian Clinch
Rident – an adjective meaning laughing, cheerful. This was used by several members.

Humorist: Suzanne Harrison

Table Topics: Allan Daniels
TT Speaker Mike Costa – Give a Commencement Address
TT Speaker Michael Moryc – My perfect vacation
TT speaker Manuel Glaze – What Toastmasters has done for me

Prepared Speeches

Speaker #1 Manuel Glaze - “Making Ads”
Speaker #2 Skip Malone – Studying Law with Court TV
Speaker #3 Rachel Sumner – the conclusion of “Imani’s trick”

General evaluator: Michael Moryc

Evaluator #1 – Allan Daniels
Evaluator #2 – Mike Costa
Evaluator #3 – a group evaluation

Timer: Tim Stowell

Grammarian/AhCounter: Sita Diehl

Congratulations to Manuel Glaze for completing his Competent Communicator with tonight’s speech!