BET Meeting Notes for March 26, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday March 26, 2013

Toastmaster for the evening – Pankaj Soni

Opening:

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

Club News:  Steve Cornwell delivered the speech tonight that he will present at the Spring Conference in Knoxville, which is April 5-7. He has requested a group evaluation from the club.

Rachel announced that the following people have submitted applications to join our club: Kimberly Watts, Maia Ketterbaugh and Lynn Cole.

Word of the Day: Ani Osborne – flabbergasted: astonished; surprised; amazed

Humorist:  Janet Schreibman told a (lame) joke about Beethoven’s favorite food.

Table Topics:  Lysa Rigo

Speaker #1:  Marc Smith -- “Tell us about the best valentine you ever received.”

Speaker #2:  Chris Meador –“Tell us about a time when you perservered.”  2:05

Speaker #3:  Allan Daniels – “Tell us about an idea you have heard of that doesn’t make any sense” 1:24

Speaker #4:  Maia Ketterbaugh -- “What are your thoughts regarding the practice of not taking many days off from work in this country?”

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:  Mike Costa – “What’s Old is New” 14-16 min. (15:30)

Speaker #2:  Lynn Wallace – “CC #5 Your Body Speaks; “Fun on Water” 5-7 min. (6:20)

Speaker #3:  Stephen Cornwell (guest speaker) – “I quit.” 5-7 min.  (6:17) 

General Evaluator:  Russ Vantrease

Evaluator #1:  Allan Daniels

Evaluator #2:  Rachel Sumner

Evaluator #3:  Group Evaluation

Timer:   Ryan Osborne

Grammarian/, Ah Counter:  Marc Smith

Vote Counter:  Jessica Hernandez

Word of the Day Users:  Janet Schreibman, Lynn Wallace, Ani Osborne

Awards:

Table Topics:  Chris Meador

Evaluator:  Rachel Sumner

Speaker:  Stephen Cornwell

BET Meeting Notes for March 12, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Toastmaster for the evening – Janet Schreibman

Opening:

Iris Schultz opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Rachel Sumner who read the mission of Toastmasters International.

Club News:

Rachel announced that Pankaj won the evaluation contest for our area but unfortunately lost at the division level.

Dues are due in March. Checks are payable to Brentwood Evening Toastmasters.

The Spring Conference will be held in Knoxville at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, April 5-7, 2013. More information is available at www.d63toastmasters.com.

Word of the Day:  Krishna Rao – shilly shally (verb) hesitate, waver.

Humorist:  Andrew Payne – told an Andy Griffin joke about Opie needing to choose between a quarter or dollar bill

Table Topics:  Sita Diehl

Speaker #1: Iris Schultz -- “Tell us what a perfect spring day is like for you.” 1:09

Speaker #2: Pankaj Soni – “What tips do you have for giving a project a strong start and finish?” 1:30

Speaker #3: Mia Ketterbaugh – “Tell us a story about you or someone you know regarding the time change” :50

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:  Ani Osborne – CC #10, Inspire Your Audience; “”It is during our darkest moments that we must focus on the light” 8-10 min.

Speaker #2:  Lysa Rigo – CC #4, How to Say It; “Community Connections” 5 -7 min.

Speaker #3: Mark Bayless – Preparation and Practice 10-12 min.

General Evaluator:  Richard Naslund

Evaluator #1:  Allan Daniels

Evaluator #2:  Russ Vantrease

Evaluator #3:  Rachel Sumner (written)

Timer:   Marc Smith

Grammarian:    Srimanth Brindavanam

Ah Counter:      Luckie Westlund

Vote Counter:  Ryan Osborne

Word of the Day Users:  Janet Schreibman, Sita Diehl, Lysa Rigo, Allan Daniels, Richard Naslund,

Awards:

Table Topics:  Pankaj Soni

Evaluator:  Russ Vantrease

Speaker:  Ani Osborne

BET Meeting Notes for February 26, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday February 26, 2013

Toastmaster for the evening – Sita Diehl

Opening:

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

Club News: The club unanimously elected to admit two new members -- Ryan Osborne and Marc Smith -- into the club. Both were inducted this evening. Dues are due in March. We can now take credit cards.

Word of the Day:  Ryan Osborne – exacerbate : (v) to make more severe or worse

Humorist:  Lysa Rigo told a joke about “holy” water

Table Topics:  Krishna Rao topics were themed around “Life as we know it every day”

Speaker #1: Richard Naslund – “If you were CEO of McDonalds, what would you do to convince people around the world to spend money at McDonalds?”

Speaker #2: Chris Meador – “How can we coexist peacefully with the animal population without damaging either of us?”

Speaker #3:  Andrew Payne – “What do you tell a recent high school graduate about trying to decide between a community college and expensive private school where he/she needs  to take out a student loan?”

Speaker #4:   Lysa Rigo -- “What would you do if a past amour comes into your life and starts expressing his love for you?”

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:  Don Kovach – AC Speeches by Management; #1; The Briefing, “The Power Speech” 4-6 min.  (6:27)

Speaker #2:  Lynn Wallace – CC #4; How to Say It, “Giving Something Back” 5-7 min. (6:20)

Speaker #3:  Andrew Payne – CC #7; Research Your Topic “We Love to Learn!” 6-8 min. (7:28)

General Evaluator: Srimanth Brindavanam

Evaluator #1:  Iris Schultz – 2:38

Evaluator #2:  Chris Meador – 3:52

Evaluator #3:  Tim Diehl -- 2:49

Timer:   Ani Osborne

Grammarian:  Richard Naslund

Ah Counter:  Dasie Schulz

Vote Counter:  Marc Smith

Word of the Day Users:  Iris Schultz,

Awards:

Table Topics:  Chris Meador

Evaluator:  Tim Diehl

Speaker:  Andrew Payne

BET Meeting Notes for February 12, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

International Speech & Table Topics Contest

Contest master for the evening – Richard Naslund

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 welcomed Don Bittick, Toastmasters District Governor, our guest judge, Claire Karas, as well as other BET guests. Rachel also announced that the club has a new member.

Irma updated us regarding the upcoming launch of our free 8-week Youth Leadership Program for middle and high school students, beginning February 19. There are still a few slots available if you know any age appropriate students who are interested in participating.

Club officers and Richard Naslund attended the District Leadership Training on Feb. 7^th. We are seeking members interested in accepting an officer role for the coming year. If you are interested in being a club officer, please contact a current officer to discuss your area of interest.

Contest:

Prior to beginning the contest, Richard explained the purpose of the table topics and speaking competition and the timing qualifications.

Table Topics Contest: 

Speaker #1: Mike Costa – 1:56

Speaker #2: Pankaj Soni – 1:30

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:  Rachel Sumner – “The Transformation”  7:31

Chief Judge: Dasie Schulz

Judges: Don Bittick, Claire Karas, Irma Perry

Timers:  Allan Daniels

             Janet Schreibman 

Results:

Table Topics:

2^nd place: Mike Costa

1^st place: Pankaj Soni

Prepared Speeches:

1^st place: Rachel Sumner