Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Mark Bayless

Opening:

Suzanne Harrison opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then introduced BET President Manuel Glaze.

Club News:

President Glaze called for a vote on two new members who were then inducted into the club: Pankaj Soni and Steve Ketterbaugh were accompanied by their mentors, Suzanne Harrison and Allan Daniels.

Word of the Day: Miranda Darby – ardent

Humorist: Steve Ketterbaugh -- wearing a red “Georgia” athletic shirt and explaining that he is from Georgia, USA , and his wife is from Georgia, Soviet Union, told a joke about how much time it takes to purchase a car in Russia.

Table Topics: Manuel Glaze

Speaker #1: Mike Costa– “Best advice you’ve gotten about love?”

Speaker #2: Tim Diehl – “Your most romantic date?”

Speaker #3: Dasie Schulz – “Your favorite love story?”

Speaker #4: Sri Brindavanam – “What do you really like about your partner?”

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Jessica Hernandez – CC #1: “Icebreaker“

Speaker #2: Dasie Schulz – “What’s love got to do with it?”

Speaker #3: Sita Diehl – “Of the people, by the people, for the people”

Speaker #4: Keith McLusky – “Resolving Conflict”

General Evaluator: Tim Diehl

Evaluator #1: Allan Daniels

Evaluator #2: Mike Costa

Evaluator #3: Sri Brindavanam

Evaluator #4: Rachel Sumner

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Michael Moryc

Vote Counter: Pankaj Soni

Awards:

Table Topics: Mike Costa

Evaluator: Mike Costa

Speaker: Jessica Hernandez

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Meeting Notes

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Dasie Schulz

Opening:

Jessica Hernandez opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. She then turned the gavel over to BET President Manuel Glaze who read the Toastmaster mission, followed by introducing and welcoming our six guests.

Club News:

Since this was the third meeting in January and there were so many prepared speeches, it was decided to eliminate Word of the Day, Humorist, Table Topics and Grammarian/Ah Counter from the night’s agenda. Manuel asked the club for volunteers to fill the vacant spot of Vice President of Public Relations. Mark Bayless expressed his interest. Janet Schreibman then made a motion to elect Mark as VP of PR, which was seconded by Mike Costa. The approval vote was unanimous.

Next, Rachel discussed the upcoming schedule of meetings, including the BET speech contest at the end of February, as well as BET hosting our area contest at the end of March. If you’d like to participate in the speech contest, please let Rachel know. Meanwhile, the officers are encouraging members to bring in their Competent Leadership manual so it can be safely stored in our meeting room for reference/use at each meeting.

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Don Kovach – “Why do Dogs…?“; 7 to 9 min (7:20)

Speaker #2: Mike Costa – “Death & Taxes”; 7 to 9 min (6:48)

Speaker #3: Russ Vantrease – CC #4: “Good Times…Good Times”; 5 to7 min (6:35)

Speaker #4: Mark Bayless – Interpretive Reading #4: “The Odd Couple”; 10 to 12 min (15:23)

Speaker #5: Tim Diehl -- CC #3: 6 to 8 min (8:28)

General Evaluator: Ann West

Evaluator #1: Rachel Sumner (3:30)

Evaluator #2: Michael Moryc (2:31)

Evaluator #3: Sri Brindavanam (1:50)

Evaluator #4: Susan Martin (3:14)

Evaluator #5: Janet Schreibman (3:06)

Timer: Manuel Glaze

Vote Counter: Darrel Becton

Awards:

Evaluator: Rachel Sumner

Speaker: Tim Diehl

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Meeting Notes

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Srimanth Brindavanam

Opening:

Miranda Darby opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Manuel Glaze who introduced our guests.

Club News:

Due to job relocation out-of-state, Muhammad Sabir has resigned as VP of Public Relations. Please let Manuel know if you are interested in filling this position. The officers are encouraging members to bring in their Competent Leadership manual so it can be safely stored in our meeting room for reference/use at each meeting. BET will be hosting our area contest at the end of March.

Word of the Day: Ann West – perspicacious: having keen vision, shrewd, acutely discerning

Humorist: Russ Vantrease – construction story that emphasized “green side up”

Table Topics: Janet Schreibman

Speaker #1: Lynn Wallace – “If you could change one thing about yourself, what and why?” (1:43)

Speaker #2: Iris Schultz – “What do you see when you look in the mirror?” (1:44)

Speaker #3: Miranda Darby – “What is your biggest asset?” (1:13)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: James Justus– Advanced Communicator: “Address to Associates“; 6 to 8 min (7:01)

Speaker #2: Mark Bayless – Interpretive Reading #2: “One Inch at a Time”; 5 to 7 min (5:17)

Speaker #3: Dan Michaels – CC #2: “How Artists Get on Radio & TV”; 5 to7 min (8:24)

Speaker #4: Rachel Sumner – CC #3: “The Seven Steps to Better Listening”; 8 to 10 min (10:27)

General Evaluator: Lynn Wallace

Evaluator #1: Irma Perry (2:47)

Evaluator #2: Manuel Glaze (4:33)

Evaluator #3: Russ Vantrease (2:29)

Evaluator #4: Suzanne Harrison (2:33)

Timer: Iris Schultz

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Tim Diehl

Vote Counter: Jessica Hernandez

Word of the Day Users: Mark Bayless

Awards:

Table Topics: Miranda Darby

Evaluator: Irma Perry

Speaker: Rachel Sumner

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Meeting Notes

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Suzanne Harrison

Opening:

Mike Costa opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then introduced BET President Manuel Glaze.

Club News:

Manuel reviewed the mission of Toastmasters with the membership, then introduced our guests for the evening. At the conclusion of the meeting, the club inducted Jessica Hernandez as a new member. Welcome Jessica!

Word of the Day: Mark Bayless – schadenfreude: humor at the expense of another

Humorist: Iris Schultz – related a bull story that was “com-for-ta-bull”

Table Topics: Miranda Darby

Speaker #1: Lynn Wallace – “What was your best New Year’s Eve and why?”

Speaker #2: Anne West – “What was your worst New Year’s Eve and why?”

Speaker #3: Irma Perry – “What is your New Year’s resolution?”

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Manuel Glaze– Educational Speech: “Achievements Needed for Distinguished Club Award”; 10-15 min (11:54)

Speaker #2: Tim Diehl -- CC #2: “Quicksand”; 7-10 min (7:57)

Speaker #3: Janet Schreibman – CC #6: “Season’s Tweetings” 8-10 min (10:39)

General Evaluator: Don Kovach

Evaluator #1: Rachel Sumner (written only)

Evaluator #2: Dasie Schulz (2:15)

Evaluator #3: Russ Vantrease (2:38)

Timer: Mark Bayless

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Jessica Hernandez

Vote Counter: Ann West

Word of the Day Users: none

Awards:

Table Topics: Irma Perry

Evaluator: Russ Vantrease

Speaker: Tim Diehl

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Meeting Notes

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Toastmaster for the evening – Russ Vantrease

Opening:

Rachel Sumner , filling in for president Manuel Glaze, opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. She then announced that since there was limited attendance due to the holidays, we would conduct an “abbreviated” meeting without Table Topics.

Club News:

A reminder was mentioned about the upcoming TLI makeup session at Dollar General in Goodlettsville on January 12 from 6 to 9:30 with registration from 5 until 6pm. The ITT club chapter may be interested in scheduling a demonstration from BET speakers.

Word of the Day: Iris Schultz – loquacious: adj. very talkative, chatty garrulous

Humorist: Janet Schreibman related a joke about a pig and drivers on a country road

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Mark Bayless – CC #1: Icebreaker; 4-6 min (9:33)

Speaker #2: Don Kovach – Entertaining Speaker Series #4; “Playoffs”; 5-7 min (7:56)

Speaker #3: Rachel Sumner – Advanced Communicator #2: “Poems I love to share with children”; 6-8 min (7:14)

General Evaluator: John Richardson

Evaluator #1: Mike Costa

Evaluator #2: Michael Moryc

Evaluator #3: Janet Schreibman

Timer: Jessica Hernandez

Grammarian/Ah Counter & Vote Counter: Dan Michaels

Word of the Day Users: Janet Schreibman, John Richardson, Michael Moryc, Russ Vantrease

Awards:

Evaluator: Mike Costa and Michael Moryc (tie)

Speaker: Rachel Sumner