BET Meeting Minutes

May 10, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster:  Susan Martin

Word of the Day: Colleen Law                                                                              

word: requisite - adj., noun - a necessity; something essential for an achievement

Humorist: Janet Schreibman

 

Table Topics: Bill Martin

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Skip Malone - 2:44

2) Peter Evans - 2:17

3) Lynn Blake - 1:34

4) Colleen Law - 1:52

5) Brittany (guest) - 1:34

6) John Polish - 1:32

 

Speaker(s):

1) LouAnn Clark -  "What I Learned from Losing"  (requested 5-7min) 7:30

 

General Evaluator: John Polish

Evaluator(s):

1) Skip Malone - 3:34

Timer: Janet Schreibman

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Colleen Law

 

Club Business:

• Minutes approved for April 29 meeting

• Tabled approval of April 12 meeting minutes until next meeting

 

Members Present: Susan Martin,  Janet Schreibman, John Polish, LouAnn Clark

Virtual Attendees: Lynn Blake Colleen Law, Skip Malone

Guests:  Bill Martin, Colleen Law, Peter Evans, Brittany G.

Word Users: Janet, Susan

 

 

BET Meeting Minutes

April 26, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  Janet Schreibman

Word of the Day: Chaka Jackson                                                                              

word: trajectory - path of an object through space or light

Humorist: Chaka

 

Table Topics: Skip Malone

Table Topic Speakers:

1) LouAnn Clark - 2:09

2) Emily Thompson - 2:06

3) Colleen Law - 1:27

Speaker(s):

1) Jenna C. -  Happiness as a Goal  5:50

2) John Polish - icebreaker (4-6 min) - 6:36

3) Bill Martin - "Help" Project Speech, Motivational Strategies, Evaluation & Feedback  #2 - (requested 5-7) 7:24

 

General Evaluator: Susan Martin

Evaluator(s):

1) Susan Martin - 3:23

2) Bill Martin - 2:53

3) Mike Costa - 3:29

Timer: Darryl Pace

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Emily Thompson

 

Club Business:

• Minutes approved for March 29 meeting
•  Tabled approval of April 12 meeting minutes until next meeting

 

Members Present: Susan Martin,  Bill Martin, Emily Thompson, Janet Schreibman John Polish

Virtual Attendees: Chaka Jackson, Mike Costa, Darryl Pace, LouAnn Clark, Jason Cook, Colleen Law, Skip Malone

Guests:  Bill Martin, Jason Cook, Colleen Law, Jenna C.

Word Users: Janet, John, Emily, Skip, Jenna, Susan, Mike

 

BET Meeting Minutes

April 12, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  Susan Martin

Word of the Day: ??                                                                                  

word:??

Humorist:  ??

 

Table Topics: Darryl Pace

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Marc Smith - 2:08

2) Jason Cook - 1:35

3) Jenna (guest) - 1:08

4) John Polish - 1:18

5) Skip Malone - 2:08

Speaker(s):

1) Chaka Jackson -  Icebreaker (requested 4-6 min)  6:08

2) Bill Martin - Project Speech, 1st Evaluation - (requested 5-7) 5:47

 

General Evaluator: ??

Evaluator(s):

1) Emily Thompson - 3:30

2) Mike Costa - 3:08

Timer: John Polish

Ah Counter/Grammarian: ??

 

Club Business:

• Brentwood Early Risers will host an event on May 7 from 10:30-12:30 at Mere Bulles. $45 fee. Guests welcome to attend via RSVP.

• LouAnn Clark will represent BET in the International Speech Contest at the district 63 level in April on Zoom.

• D63 Conference is online April 22-24. Registration is free on the District 63 website.

• Welcome to new member John Polish!

• Discussion of ways to assist guest Jenna, a high school student, who wants practice in public speaking prior to a presentation at school in May. She will present as a guest speaker at our next meeting.

 

Members Present: Susan Martin,  Bill Martin, ??

Virtual Attendees: Marc Smith, ??

Guests:  Bill Martin, Jason Cook, Jenna

Word Users:??

 

BET Meeting Minutes

March 29, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

 TABLE TOPICS MARATHON MEETING

 

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster & Table Topics Master: Mike Costa

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) LouAnn Clark - 1:36

2) Chaka Jackson - :47

3) Skip Malone - 1:29

4) Janet Schreibman - 2:07

5) Susan Martin- 1:34

6) Emily Thompson - 2:06

7) John - 1:21

8) Jason Cook - 1:37

9) Charlie - 1:15

10) Bill Martin - 1:28

 

Timer: Bill Martin

 

Club Business:

• Meeting minutes approved 3/22/22

• District 63 Spring Conference to be held virtually Oct. 22-24

 

Guests:  John, Charlie, Bill Martin, Jason Cook