BET Meeting Notes for August 27, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Toastmaster for the evening – Marc Smith

Opening:

Rachel Sumner opened the meeting in our usual meeting space, the Good News classroom of Forest Hills UMC, and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Club News:

Immediate Past President Rachel Sumner acted as presiding officer since other officers were attending TLI leadership training across town at Caterpillar International.

Congratulations to Don Kovach on achieving his Advanced Communicator Silver! Rachel presented Don with his new name tag bearing this designation.

Our next meeting will not be our conventional meeting format. There is a Humorist Speech Contest on September 10, as well as an Evaluation Contest. Also, following our meeting is an informal get-together at Chili's. Guests are still welcome to join us for the meeting as well as dinner afterward!

Dues are due! Mike Costa is collecting dues – 6 months for $48 or 12 months for $84. Please pay your dues before the end of September.

Toastmaster: Marc Smith

Word of the Day: Practicable |ˈpraktikəbəl| adj.1. able to be done or put into practice successfully 2. able to be used; useful

Table Topics Master: Ryan Osborne

Speaker #1: Nancy Morran told us about her new recording studio and coaching business. (1:57)

Speaker #2: Lysa Rigo imagined her life as a reluctant puppy matchmaker. (1:16)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Don Kovach inspired us with a speech about WINNING! (8:48)

Speaker #2: Chris Meador took us down the Duck River in Lolla-Canoe-Za. (6:52)

Speaker #3: Steve Ketterbaugh shared with us three stories about meeting people. (6:56)

Speaker #4: Krishna Rau taught us about being an effective facilitator. (10:17)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Mike Costa

Evaluator #1: Susan Martin (3:10)

Evaluator #2: Lysa Rigo (3:12)

Evaluator #3: Michael Moryc (3:01)

Evaluator #4: Skip Malone (3:33)

Timer: Maia Ketterbaugh

Grammarian / Ah Counter: Rachel Sumner

Awards:

Best Table Topics: Nancy Morran

Best Evaluator: Michael Moryc

Best Speaker: Chris Meador

Word of the Day Users: Susan Martin

BET Meeting Notes for August 13, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday August 13, 2013

Toastmaster for the evening – Russ Vantrease

Opening:

Maia Ketterbaugh opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless who read the mission of Toastmasters International. Mark then introduced our many guests, including our new Area 42 Governor, Deb Poland, and our guest speaker, Wayne Goode, from Huntsville, Alabama, who is practicing a speech he will be giving in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the upcoming August Toastmasters International Speech Contest.

Club News: This meeting was held in our regular gathering space at the church after being temporarily relocated to an alternate room for our last few sessions. Mark announced that the next meeting date is Tuesday, August 27, 2013.

If any guest is interested in joining our club, please speak to Ani Osborne, VP of Membership. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mark asked guests for any feedback regarding the meeting.

Past president Rachel Sumner presented and announced that we just received our ribbon denoting BET as a President’s Distinguished Club for 2012-2013. This is the fourth consecutive year for BET to achieve this designation which is the highest awarded by Toastmasters International.

Word of the Day: Lynn Wallace – perchance: adv, maybe or possibly by chance

Humorist: Mark Bayless -- told a chuckle about a “blonde” who had to choose a new computer password with at least 7 characters and including at least one “capitol”.

Table Topics:  Steve Ketterbaugh

Speaker #1: Rajiv Gutav – “Please share some of your favorite summer memories” 1:34

Speaker #2: Ani Osborne – “Tell us about two of your favorite teachers and why”. 2:22

Speaker #3: Pankaj Soni – “What language is your favorite to speak other than your native language and why?” 2:25

Speaker #4: Mike Costa – “If you had to have a conversation with your younger self, what age would you be and what would you say?” 1:40

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1:  Jaylyn Bergner – CC#1 icebreaker 4-6 min. (8:50)

Speaker #2:  Wayne Goode -- “Prove it.” 5-7 min. (6.48)

General Evaluator:  Andrew Payne

Evaluator #1:  Don Kovach -- 3:21

Evaluator #2:  oral group evaluation

Timer:   Richard Naslund

Grammarian:  Ryan Osborne

Ah Counter: Rachel Sumner

Vote Counter:  Lysa Rigo

Word of the Day Users:  Mark Bayless, Don Kovach, Russ Vantrease, Steve Ketterbaugh

Awards:

Table Topics: Pankaj Soni

Evaluator:  Don Kovach

Speaker: Wayne Goode

BET Meeting Notes for July 30, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Toastmaster for the evening – Dasie Schulz

Opening:

Richard Naslund opened the meeting in our temporary meeting space, then turned the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless.

Club News:

Pending confirmation, we are anticipating that our next meeting (August 13, 2013) will be held in our original meeting space – the Good News classroom of Forest Hills UMC.

BET holds regular meetings on the 2^nd and 4^th Tuesday of each month, and on months with a 5^th Tuesday, we have a non-traditional meeting format. Tonight's meeting is a SPEECHATHON with five prepared speeches & evaluations on the agenda, and no Table Topics, Word of the Day, or Joke.

The Toastmasters International Annual Business Meeting will be held August 24^th in Cincinnati, Ohio. All clubs are invited to vote for international officers and directors to the 2013-14 Board of Directors, as well as proposed amendments to the constitution & bylaws. If no delegate from our club will be attending, we can either designate any particular active member to act as our proxy, or our district 63 governor Kristi Coleman (or the next senior district officer in attendance).

Toastmaster: Dasie Schulz

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Don Kovach read Chapter 11 from Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat. (10:16)

Speaker #2: Rajiv Gupta gave his first prepared speech, The Ice Breaker. (5:20)

Speaker #3: Marc Smith informed us about healthcare and Eastern medicine. (6:33)

Speaker #4: Mark Bayless delivered a speech from Shakespeare's Henry V. (4:08+)

Speaker #5: Andrew Payne gave an impromptu speech about pursuing people, not positions. (6:14)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Rachel Sumner

Evaluator #1: Richard Naslund (3:00)

Evaluator #2: Allan Daniels (3:24)

Evaluator #3: Steve Ketterbaugh (3:23)

Evaluator #4: Michael Moryc (3:19)

Evaluator #5: Skip Malone (3:30)

Timer: Janet Schreibman

Awards:

Best Evaluator: Steve Ketterbaugh

Best Speaker: Rajiv Gupta

First Timer: Rajiv Gupta

BET Meeting Notes for July 23, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Toastmaster for the evening – Tim Diehl

Opening:

Chris Meador opened the meeting in our temporary meeting space, then turned the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless.

Club News:

The Toastmasters International Annual Business Meeting will be held August 24^th in Cincinnati, Ohio. All clubs are invited to vote for international officers and directors to the 2013-14 Board of Directors, as well as proposed amendments to the constitution & bylaws. If no delegate from our club will be attending, we can either designate any particular active member to act as our proxy, or our district 63 governor Kristi Coleman (or the next senior district officer in attendance).

Guests: Quentin, Paula

Toastmaster: Tim Diehl

Word of the Day: Rajiv Gupta - brevity |ˈbrevitē| noun concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

Humorist: Janet Schreibman shared a story about a job interview.

Table Topics: Rachel Sumner invited us to tell about something we carry in our pockets.

Speaker #1: Rajiv Gupta told us about the process of acquiring private healthcare coverage.

Speaker #2: Skip Malone shared his medicare card, voter registration, and alumni association card.

Speaker #3: Michael Moryc showed us his challenge coin from the Vietnam war era.

Speaker #4: Janet Schreibman extolled the virtues of holding a library card.

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Lysa Rigo walked us through the Myers-Briggs personality types.

Speaker #2: Maia Ketterbaugh told us about her “date with history” in a recent trip to San Francisco.

Speaker #3: Mike Costa delivered an impromptu speech based on the Table Topics prompt.

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Steve Ketterbaugh

Evaluator #1: Dasie Schulz

Evaluator #2: Susan Martin

Evaluator #3: Russ Vantrease

Timer: Andrew Payne

Grammarian: Michael Moryc

Ah Counter: Mike Costa

Awards:

Best Table Topics: Michael Moryc

Best Evaluator: Susan Martin

Best Speaker: Lysa Rigo

Word of the Day Users: Michael Moryc, Janet Schreibman, Lysa Rigo, Tim Diehl, Susan Martin, Rachel Sumner

BET Meeting Notes for July 9, 2013

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Toastmaster for the evening – Keith McLusky

Opening:

Richard Naslund opened the meeting in our temporary meeting space, then turned the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless.

Club News:

After introducing guests, Mark welcomed attendees to the first meeting of the 2013-14 year.

Toastmaster: Keith McLusky introduced the theme of the meeting, “culture.”

Word of the Day: Pankaj Soni - stoic – adj. Able to endure pain or hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.

Humorist:  Keith McLusky told a humorous joke with a Scottish-accented punchline.

Table Topics: Dasie Schulz asks how we celebrate our respective independence days.

Speaker #1: Ani Osborne describes freedom day in Armenia.

Speaker #2: Alex Ketterbaugh describes Fourth of July at the Ketterbaugh's.

Speaker #3: Kimberly describes her celebration and celebrated her first Table Topic.

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Lynn Wallace – Lynn tells us about “mixing business with pleasure.”

Speaker #2: Marc Smith – Marc “says no” in his second speech.

Speaker #3: Richard Naslund – Richard gives his humorous speech “Guys, Golf, and Gators.”

Speaker #4: Steve Ketterbaugh – Steve recounts his experience in the Boston marathon.

General Evaluator:  Mark Bayless

Evaluator #1: Don Kovach

Evaluator #2: Allan Daniels

Evaluator #3: Mike Costa

Evaluator #4: Chris Meador

Timer:  Pankaj Soni

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Ryan Osborne

Word of the Day Users: Steve, Marc, Allan