BET Meeting Minutes

February 23, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

 Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster: LouAnn Clark

 

Word of the Day: Emily Thompson

kerfuffle. noun - a disturbance or fuss

Humorist:  Leslie Grissim

 

Table Topics: Lavanya Nalluri

 Table Topic Speakers:

1) Dan Kalau - 1:18

2) Kari Luecke - 1:29

3) Janet Schreibman - 2:06

4) Mike Costa - 1:35

6) Darryl Pace - 2:07

 

Speaker(s):

1) Becky Lamb (requested 7-9) 8:43

2) Jason Cook (requested 5-7) 5:41

 

General Evaluator: Darryl Pace

Evaluator(s):

1) Mike Costa - 3:23

2) Janet Schreibman - 3:13

 

Timer: Susan Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Emily Thompson

Word Users: Leslie, Skip, Susan, LouAnn, Becky, Jason 2x

 

Club Business:

·       *  Minutes approved for 2/09/21 meeting

·       * Members can go to TI website and select "choose a path" for free access to an additional pathway

·       * Dues need to be paid by April 1st -- NO FOOLIN'! See Mike for details.

·       * International Speech & Table Topics Contest for area to be held virtually Saturday, Feb. 27 at 9am

·       * New officer slate under consideration. Please talk to any current officer if you are interested in serving in any position.

 

Guest(s): Kari Luecke

 

BET Meeting Minutes

February 9, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

Roles & Responsibilities: 

Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Dan Kalau

 

Word of the Day:

doughty adj. - courageous, brave

Humorist:  Jeff McCue

 

Table Topics: Darryl Pace 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Leslie Grissim - 1:33

2) Janet Schreibman - 2:07

3) Becky Lamb - 1:51

4) Kari Luecke - 1:50

  

Speaker(s):

1) Lavanya Nalluri, icebreaker (requested 4-6) 6:25

2) Skip Malone (requested 6-8) 8:25

 

General Evaluator: Mike Costa

Evaluator(s):

1) Susan Martin - ?

2) Lou Ann Clark - 3:21

 

Timer: Leslie Grissim

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Janet Schreibman

Word Users: Jeff, Lavanya, Leslie, Mike, Susan, Janet, LouAnn

 

Club Business:

• No minutes approved (Janet forgot to post!!

• Members can go to TI website and select "choose a path" for free access to an additional pathway
  

• Dues are coming up

• International Speech & Table Topics Contest to be held virtually Saturday, Feb. 27

 

Guests: Kari Luecke

 

BET Meeting Minutes

January 12, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

Roles & Responsibilities:

 

Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Darryl Pace

 

Word of the Day: Lavanya Nalluri

tohubohu - state of chaos, utter confusion, disorder

Humorist:  Emily Thompson

 

Table Topics: Leslie Grissim

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Janet Schreibman - 2:10

2) Nadia Souri - 1:10

3) Dan Kahlau - 1:22

4) Emily Thompson - 1:43

 

Speaker(s):

1) Susan Martin (requested 5-7) - 7:11

 

General Evaluator: Janet Schreibman

Evaluator(s):

1) Skip Malone - 3:20

 

Timer: Shyam Nagarajan

Ah Counter/Grammarian: LouAnn Clark

Word Users: Darryl, Emily, Leslie, Susan, Janet, LouAnn, Dan

 

Club Business:

• Meeting 12/29/20 minutes approved

• Members can go to TI website and select "choose a path" for free access to an additional pathway

• TLI makeup training will be on Saturday, Jan. 16 from 9am - 1p

 Guests: Granger Wang & Nadia Souri

 

BET Meeting Minutes

December 29, 2020

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

 

 TABLE TOPICS ROUND-ROBIN MARATHON MEETING

 Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Janet Schreibman

 

Table Topics Master: Mike Costa

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Susan Martin  - 1:21

2) Becky Lamb - 1:48

3) Lavanya Nalluri - 1:44

4) Leslie Grissim - 2:14

5) Emily Thompson - 1:24

6) Janet Schreibman - 1:57

7) Skip Malone - 2:09

8) Granger Wang - 1:29

9) Mike Costa - 1:52

  

Timer: Susan Martin

 

Club Business:

•        Meeting 12/08/20 minutes approved

•        Members can go to TI website now and select "choose a path" for free access to an additional pathway

•        TLI makeup training will be on Saturday, Jan. 16 from approx. 9am - 1p

•        Welcome to new member Lavanya Nalluri!

Guest:  Granger Wang