BET Meeting Minutes

August 22, 2017

Presiding Officer:

Janet Schreibman

Roles & Responsibilities:

Toastmaster: Mike Costa, ACS

Word of the Day: Karl Jannasch

Humorist: Janet Schreibman, ACB, AL

Table Topics: Amy Cathey

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Pankaj Soni, CC

2) Skip Malone, ACB - Best Table Topics

3) Jenae Vosburg

Speakers:

1) Tawanda McDonald (Ice Breaker)

2) Russ Vantrease, CC - Best Speaker

General Evaluator: Susan Martin

Evaluators:

1) Deborah Link, CC - Best Evaluator

2) Marc Smith, CC

Timer: Ryan Barksdale, CC

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Karl Jannasch

Club Business:

• The club held induction of new members Ben Arnold, Tawanda McDonald and  Karl Jannasch

• Quarterly social will be held following our August 29 meeting Humorous Speaking and Evaluation contests will take place at the September 12th meeting. Please contact Susan to compete or volunteer for your role in contest. 

• Officers meeting will take place at 6pm before our 7pm meeting on September 12th.

• The last D63 Fall Conference will be held Nov. 10 & 11 in Chattanooga at the Doubletree Hotel. Registration is available online on the D63 website.

BET Meeting Minutes

August 08, 2017

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

Roles & Responsibilities:

Toastmaster: Susan Martin, ACB

Word of the Day: Emilie Filler

            Curmudgeon: a bad-tempered or surly person.

Humorist: Bill Martin, DTM

Table Topics: Mike Costa, ACS

Tawanda McDonald -- Best Table Topics
 

Speakers:

1) Karl Jannasch - Ice Breaker:  Best Speaker

2) Skip Malone, ACB (Pocket Speech) - Aging

General Evaluator: Pankaj Soni, CC

Evaluators:

1) Russ Vantrease, CC 

2) Deborah Link, CC

Timer: Ryan Barksdale, CC

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Emilie Filler

Meeting notes:

• Two visitors attended our meeting.
• Susan reminded us that we have a humorist speaking and evaluation competition coming up in the near future. If we are interested in competing, we should begin preparing our 5-7 minute humorist speeches.
• Club dues will be discounted if you pay for a full year. We will discuss at future meetings. 

BET Meeting Minutes

July 25, 2017

Presiding Officer:

Janet Schreibman

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opening:  Russ Vantrease, CC

Toastmaster: Ryan Barksdale, CC

Word Master: Karl Jannasch

Prerogative n., an exclusive right or privilege; a power exercised

Humorist:  Ben Arnold

Table Topics Master:  Ryan Barksdale, CC

General Evaluator:  Skip Malone, ACB

Grammarian/Ah Counter:  none

TImer:  Karl Jannasch

Vote Counter:  Ben Arnold

Speakers:

Speaker 1:  Russ Vantrease, CC -- Best Speaker

Speaker 2:  Janet Schreibman, ACB

Evaluators:

Evaluator 1:  Skip Malone, ACB

Evaluator 2:  Mike Costa, ACS  -- Best Evaluator

Best Table Topics: Janet Schreibman

Word Users: Ben, Ryan, Janet

Club Business:

• Leadership training (TLI) will take place Saturday, July 29 at Center for Spiritual Learning and Thursday, Aug. 3 at Caterpillar in Nashville. Club will pay for members to attend   

• BET quarterly social will take place immediately after our Aug. 22 meeting. Location TBD        

• Reminders to members to please bring your CL manual to all meetings and to RSVP attendance and your role participation on Easy-Speak in advance of our meetings

• Minutes were approved from last two meetings

BET Meeting Minutes
July 11, 2017

Presiding Officer: Janet Schreibman

Roles & Responsibilities:

Toastmaster: Russ V.

Word Master: Russ V. 

Deft means "neatly skillful and quick in one's movements".

Humorist: Emilie Filler

Table Topics Master: Skip Malone

General Evaluator: Janet Schreibman

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Marc Smith

Timer: Pankaj Soni

Vote Counter: Adam (Spirited Guest)

Speakers:

Speaker 1: Amy Cathey (BEST SPEAKER)

Speaker 2: Russ V. (Pocket Speech)

Speaker 3: Marc Smith (Pocket Speech)

Evaluators:

Evaluator 1: Pankaj Soni (BEST EVALUATOR)

Evaluator 2: Ryan Barksdale

Evaluator 3: Emilie Filler

Best Table Topics: Adam (Spirited Guest)

Club Business:

·       Induction of all new members is planned for August

·       Approving minutes from our June 22nd meeting has been postponed until our July 25 meeting

·       Quarterly social will be held after our Aug 22 meeting

·       TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute) for officers and interested members will be held on Saturday, July 29 at 9:30am at the Center for Spiritual Living at 6705 Charlotte Pike, as well as on Thursday, Aug. 3 at 5:30 at Caterpillar at 2120 West End Ave. BET officers are required to attend one of these two sessions. The club pays registration fee, however you must register in advance, preferably online.

·  All members are strongly encouraged to confirm attendance and role participation on Easy-Speak by Tuesday morning of the meeting date

BET Meeting Minutes, June 27, 2017

Presiding Officer: Janet Schreibman

Roles & Responsibilities:

Toastmaster: Susan Martin

Word Master: Susan Martin; word: loquacious; tending to talk a great deal

Humorist: Deborah Link

Table Topics Master: Emilie Filler

General Evaluator: David Green

Grammarian/Ah Counter: Amy Cathey

Timer: Russ Vantrease

Speakers:

Speaker 1: Ben Arnold

Speaker 2: Skip Malone

Speaker 3: Mike Costa - Best Speaker

Evaluators:

Evaluator 1: Janet Schreibman

Evaluator 2: Ryan Barksdale - Best Evaluator

Evaluator 3: Ravi Aradhyula

Best Table Topics: Tawanda McDonald

Club Business:

All new officers were inducted for the upcoming 2017-18 club year!