BET Meeting Notes for April 9, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday April 9, 2013

Toastmaster for the evening – Krishna Rao

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 read the mission of Toastmasters International, then introduced our guests including Don Bittick, District 63 Governor, and Becky Begarly, District 63 Public Relations Officer.

Club News:

Chris Meador made a motion for the club to accept as new BET members Sud Kontaddi, Maia Ketterbaugh and Rajiv Gupta. Irma Perry seconded the motion and the club unanimously approved. All three were inducted this evening.

Since we did not have a club representative at the District 63 Conference and Speech Contests, Becky Begarly attended our chapter meeting in order to present awards to BET. On behalf of the club, Mark Bayless had submitted 4 out of 8 items in order for BET to qualify for and win the 2012-2013 District Public Relations Award. Becky then presented Rachel Sumner with the Acorn Award, specially designed for D63 members who invite 25 or more guests to attend BET meetings. Congratulations BET and Rachel!

Word of the Day:  Sud Kontaddi – donkey’s years: a very long time, eternity, forever

Humorist:  Rajiv Gupta – shared humorous story about two brothers

Table Topics:  Janet Schreibman – topics involving spring

Speaker #1: Marc Ball – “What significance does rebirth have to you during this time of year?

Speaker #2: ?

Speaker #3: Chris Meador

Speaker #4: ?

Speaker #5: Ryan Osborne

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:  Pankaj Soni – CC #7; Using Visual Aids: “Data Mining” 5-7 min. (11:20)

Speaker #2:  Chris Meador – CC# Vocal Variety: “Nothing is ever easy” 4-6 min. (4:38)

General Evaluator:  Irma Perry

Evaluator #1:  Ani Osborne

Evaluator #2:  Richard Naslund - qualified

Timer:   Rajiv Gupta

Grammarian:  Lysa Rigo

Ah Counter: Ryan Osborne

Vote Counter:  Ryan Osborne

Word of the Day Users:  Krishna Rao, Janet Schreibman, Chris Meador, Irma Perry

Awards:

Table Topics:  Ryan Osborne

Evaluator:  Richard Naslund

Speaker:  Chris Meador

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