Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

BET hosted the AREA 40 International Speech and Table Topics Contest with winners advancing to the DIVISION level contest on March 31^st, 2012, at the Holiday Inn in Murfreesboro.  A variety of area clubs were represented in the competition.

Contest Chair was Durward Blanks from Metro Leaders

The following BET members participated as Contestants:

Speech:                      Dasie Schulz

Table Topics:             Mike Costa

Thanks to BET members helping to conduct the contest… including:

Contest Master: Keith McLusky

Chief Judge: Manuel Glaze

Judge: Tim Diehl

Ballot counter: Pankaj Soni

Sergant @ Arms : Rachel Sumner

Timer 1: Michael Moryc

Timer 2: Janet Schreibman

CONTEST WINNERS:

Table Topics:             Mike Costa from BET

Speech:                      Len Serafino from Brentwood Early Risers, “Baker’s Dozen”

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Sita Diehl

Opening:

Andrew Payne opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance. He then introduced Suzanne Harrison, BET vp of membership, who conducted the business of the meeting in the absence of Manuel Glaze, BET president.

Club News:

Suzanne called for a vote to accept Andrew Payne as a new BET member, which was unanimously approved, then led the membership in his induction. Andrew is being mentored by Mark Bayless. After reviewing the mission of Toastmasters International, she explained the recommended formalities of beginning and ending a speech. She then introduced Sita Diehl as the evening’s toastmaster.

After the speeches and evaluations, Suzanne announced the need for a judge and back-up judge for the Area Speech Contest on March 27^th. If you are interested, please let her know. Rachel then read a letter from BET member Lynn Blake expressing her appreciation to the club and announcing her new career position/promotion requiring her relocation to Paris, France. We will miss Lynn and wish her the best of luck!

Word of the Day: Tim Diehl – recapitulate: revisit or summarize subject matter, as in recap; concisely repeat

Humorist: Mark Bayless – story about an older couple in a lawyer’s office

Table Topics: Don Kovach – asked speakers to select from several provided photos and give their interpretation of the imagery

Speaker #1: Ann West – “Ky vs. Vandy SEC Basketball Game” (1:34)

Speaker #2: Russ Vantrease – “Senator Passes Out on Red Carpet” (:43)

Speaker #3: Mike Costa – “Weather Report about Raining Chickens” (1:14)

Speaker #4: JT (visitor) – “Shoe Car Made in Italy” (:52)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Allan Daniels – Better Speaker series: “Preparation & Practice” 10-12 min. (12:34)

Speaker #2: Dasie Schulz – Advanced Manual #3 Storytelling: “Perception is Everything” 4 to 6 min. (5:30)

Speaker #3: Janet Schreibman – CC #7: “Practice Your 3 Rs” 6 to 8 min. (8:12)

General Evaluator: Suzanne Harrison

Evaluator #1: Keith McLusky (written only)

Evaluator #2: Tim Stowell (2:45)

Evaluator #3: Mike Costa (2:57)

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Iris Schultz

Vote Counter: Ann West

Timer: Jessica Hernandez

Awards:

Table Topics: Mike Costa

Evaluator: Mike Costa

Speaker: Janet Schreibman

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

International Speech and Table Topics Contest

Manuel Glaze, Contest Chair

Suzanne Harrison, Chief Judge

Opening:

Manuel Glaze, BET president, called the meeting to order and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Club News:

President Glaze announced the Area 40 International Speech and Table Topics Contest will be hosted by BET during our regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 27. The Division International Contest will be held on March 31 at the Holiday Inn in Murfreesboro. Manuel then introduced and welcomed our guests for the evening. After explaining the contest procedures, he invited Allan Daniels -- contest master for the evening -- to set the wheels of the contest in motion. At the conclusion of the contest, Manuel thanked those members who volunteered to fill various roles necessary in order to conduct the contest.

International Speech Contestants:

Speaker #1: Dasie Shulz – “Be the Change”

Speaker #2: Don Kovach – “Must Be Present to Win”

International Table Topics Contestants:

Topic: “Tomorrow is February 29^th, an extra day of the year. When you wake up tomorrow, you’ll have a free day to do whatever you want. What will you do?”

Speaker #1: Mike Costa

Speaker #2: Russ Vantrease

Awards:

Table Topics: Mike Costa

Speaker: Dasie Shulz

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

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

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