Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Manuel Glaze

Opening:

Russ Vantrease opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Rachel Sumner. She welcomed and introduced our guests.

Club News:

Holiday Day pot luck party will be held on Nov. 27^th in the dining hall of the church. Social hour begins at 6 pm, followed by dinner and an abbreviated meeting. BET will provide the main course. We encourage members to please sign up on Easy-Speak to bring a side dish, dessert or other needed items. Guests are welcome.

Rachel explained about her meeting in October with the church minister and his inquiry regarding what kind of outreach programs BET offers. Chris Meador will deliver a speech tonight which addresses some outreach options to consider.

The club inducted two new members: Lysa Rigo and Ani Osborne. Congratulations to Manuel Glaze who, as of tonight, earned his Competent Leadership and Advanced Leadership awards.

 Word of the Day: Lynn Wallace – stoical, adj. showing great self control when faced with emotion or pain.

Humorist:  Janet Schreibman told a “bedtime” story about the TV remote control and a couple who have been married for over 30 years.

Table Topics:  Mark Bayless

Speaker #1: Russ  Vantrease – “You are a fly on the tail of a Jet, How do you feel?” 1:21

Speaker #2: Keith McLusky – “You are a dedicated quilter. Why do you like the art of quilting?” 2:16

Speaker #3:  Ani Osborne – “If you could fly over any city in a hot air balloon, what city would you choose?” 1:06

Speaker #4: Tim Stowell – “Pick a weird place to live and describe it as a desirable place to live.” 1:37

Speaker #5:  Iris Schultz -- “If you could travel back in time, who would you most want to meet in your family history?” 1:19

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:  Lysa Rigo -- CC #2 Organize Your Speech “Building a Strong Organization” 5-7 min. (7:25)

Speaker #2   Chris Meador -- CC #3 Get to the Point “Additional Toastmasters Presentation and Leadership Opportunities for Outreach in the Community” 5-7 min. (7:01)

Speaker #3:  Andrew Payne -- CC #5 Your Body Speaks “Life in the Fast Lane” 8-10 min. (11:06)

General Evaluator:  Dasie Schultz

Evaluator #1:  Mike Costa

Evaluator #2:  Richard Naslund

Evaluator #3:  Len Serafino

Timer:   Iris Schultz

Grammarian:  Keith McLusky

Ah Counter: Ani Osborne

Vote Counter:  Krishna Rao

Word of the Day Users:  Manuel Glaze, Janet Schreibman, Mark Bayless, Lysa Rigo, Chris Meador

Awards:

Table Topics:  Ani Osborne and Russ Vantrease (tie)

Evaluator:  Richard Naslund

Speaker:  Lysa Rigo

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Speechathon Meeting Notes

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Toastmaster for the Evening – Andrew Payne

Opening:

Jaylyn Bergner opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Rachel Sumner.

Club News:

Rachel read the mission of TI, followed by welcoming our guest and new member. Holiday party will be held on Nov. 27^th where guests are welcome. BET will provide main course and attendees are encouraged to sign up to bring other items. 

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1        Chris Meador -- CC #8 Get Comfortable with Visual Aids: “Ways to Count Votes in an Election” 5-7 (8:32)

Speaker #2        Steve Ketterbaugh – CC #3 Get to the Point: “The Power of Memories” 5-7 (6:23)

Speaker #3:       Don Kovach – Speaking to Inform #3, The Demonstration Talk: “What is That?”  5-7 (6:09)

Speaker #4:       Len Serafino – CC #3 Get to the Point: “One Way to Write a Novel”   5-7 (11:58)

Speaker #5        Lysa Rigo – CC #1 Ice Breaker: “The Perfect Storm” 4-6 (6:55)

Speaker #6:       Michael Moryc – “Return to the Land of Dragons” 10-12 (13:30)

General Evaluator:  

Evaluator #1:     Lynn Wallace 2:23

Evaluator #2:     Mike Costa -- written

Evaluator #3:     Rachel Sumner 2:24

Evaluator #4:     Janet Schreibman 3:13

Evaluator #5:     Mark Bayless 6:41

Evaluator #6:     Keith McLusky -- written

Timer:   Pankaj Soni

Vote Counter:  Richard Naslund

Awards:

Evaluator:  Janet Schreibman

Speaker:    Don Kovach

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Sri Brindavanam

Opening:

Chris Meador opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Rachel Sumner.

Club News:

Rachel announced and welcomed our newest member, Lysa Rigo, then introduced our two guests. Due to our recent flux of new members, BET has received TI's “Sapling Award” recognition. Rachel stated that she attended the Fall Conference along with several other members. She showed the club a District 63 Hall of Fame manual and invited members to browse it after the meeting, noting that BET is mentioned in it numerous times.

BET club officers held a planning meeting earlier in the month and discussed several issues. We would like to schedule a holiday pot-luck party similar to last year. The membership overwhelmingly preferred to have the event at the church during one of our regularly scheduled meetings. The date agreed upon is Nov. 27^th.  A sign-up sheet will be available at future meetings to coordinate what members bring.

 Word of the Day:   Jaylyn Bergner – erudite: adj. having or showing great knowledge or knowing; learned.

Humorist:  Sita Diehl told a story about a little old woman who was testifying at a trial.

Table Topics:  Mike Costa – A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…share your thoughts about a picture of your choosing

Speaker #1: Tim Diehl described a person contemplating his or her income 1:35

Speaker #2: Chris Meador shared some cultural insight regarding a picture with wine and chocolate  :59

Speaker #3:  Dasie Schulz described her feelings toward “agony: not all pain is gain” 1:07

Sperker  #4:  Lysa  Rigo described relaxing at a lake or river while skipping rocks across the water and how those rippling effects can be similar to harmful words spoken without forethought 1:39

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:       Pankaj Soni – CC #5 Get Comfortable with Visual Aids: “Stop Multitasking and Learn to Focus” 5-7 minutes (6:44)

Speaker #2:       Russ Vantrease – CC #8 Your Body Speaks: 5-7 minutes “Hidden Agenda” (4:40)

Speaker #3:       Janet Schreibman – #2 Special Occasion Speeches; Speaking in Praise: “With Extreme Appreciation” 5 to 7 minutes (7:14)

Speaker #4        Mark Bayless:  #3 Humorously Speaking; Make Them Laugh: 5-7 minutes   (13:48)

General Evaluator:  Rachel Sumner

Evaluator #1:  Tim Diehl

Evaluator #2:  Andrew Payne

Evaluator #3:  Keith McLusky

Evaluator #4:  Michael Moryc

(All evaluators qualified)

Timer:   Dasie Schulz

Grammarian: Iris Schultz

Ah Counter:  Richard Naslund

Vote Counter:  Sita Diehl

Word of the Day Users:  Chris Meador; Pankaj Soni; Michael Moryc

Awards:

Table Topics:  Lysa Rigo

Evaluator:  Michael Moryc

Speaker:  Janet Schreibman

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Toastmaster for the evening – Dasie Schulz

Opening:

Chris Meador opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Rachel Sumner.

Club News:

After introducing guests, Rachel inducted new members: Richard Naslund, Jaylyn Bergen, and Luckie Westlund.

Guests: Ketterbaugh family (Abby and Maya), Madeline Bayless, Lisa, Amelia, Donny, Janae

Reminder: The Fall Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Nashville Airport on October 19th and 20th. You can make overnight reservations by calling the hotel directly and asking for the Toastmasters rate of $89 per night at 615-883-9770, or by booking online at:

http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/nashville/bnaop/hoteldetail?groupCode=TTM

Admission is $25 for the entire weekend if registered before Saturday; $75 for participation in meals and events. Rachel proposed the idea of having a BET meet-up during the humorist speech competition, which does not require registration admission and is only $5.

Word of the Day: Richard Naslund - adjective – adj. 1. twisted; coiled. 2. complicated; intricately involved.

Humorist:  Lynn Wallace shared a joke about an illegal street race.

Table Topics: Alex Ketterbaugh presented three scenarios:   

Speaker #1: Russ Vantrease told about his favorite moment in history.

Speaker #2: Michael Moryc shared a cherished family memory about Christmas.

Speaker #3: Mike Costa spoke as if he had one week left to live.

Prepared Speeches:

Educational Speaker: Manuel Glaze – About the TMI Distinguished Club Program.

Speaker #1: Krishna Rao – “My Advice to the US President on Stimulating the Economy”

Speaker #2: Steve Ketterbaugh – “The Value of Reading for Oneself and Others”

Speaker #4: Don Kovach – “Let's Get a Bonus”

General Evaluator:  Allan Daniels

Evaluator #1: Pankaj Soni

Evaluator #2: Irma Perry

Evaluator #3: Len Serafino

Timer:  Andrew Payne

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Susan Martin

Vote Counter: Jaylen Bergen

Word of the Day Users: Daisy, Russ, Jaylyn, Manuel, Krishna, Steve, Don, Pankaj, Andrew, Susan

Awards:

Table Topics:     Russ Vantrease

Evaluator:         Len Serafino

Speaker:           Don Kovach