Brentwood Evening Toastmasters (BET)

Meetings are from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Tuesdays of each month.


@

Forest Hills United Methodist Church at 1250 Old Hickory Blvd in Brentwood, TN.

(BET is not affiliated with the church and is open to any and all individuals interested in self-improvement and effective communication. Through the open generosity of the church BET is able to hold meetings in one of its classrooms.)

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

 

BET Meeting Minutes

June 28, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Theme:  Summertime Activities


Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  Darryl Pace

Word of the Day:    Skip Malone                                                                          

word: tolerant/tolerance - open to other opinions; open minded; respectful

Humorist: Colleen Law

 

Table Topics: Bill Martin

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Janet Schreibman - ??

2) Marc Smith - ??

3) Gary (guest) - :43

4) Chaka Jackson - 1:50


Speaker(s):

1) Susan Martin -  "Civil Discourse"  Humor Project #1 Evaluation & Feedback (requested 5-7 min) ??

2) John Polish - "Team Building" Presentation Mastery (requested 5-7 min) ??

 

General Evaluator: Janet Schreibman

Evaluator(s):

1) Emily Thompson - 3:35

2) LouAnn Clark - ??

Timer: Gary

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Chaka Jackson

 

Club Business:

  • Minutes tabled for last 2 meetings

 

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

Virtual Attendees: Skip Malone, Darryl Pace, Colleen Law, Marc Smith, Chaka Jackson

Guests:  Bill Martin, Colleen Law, Gary, Douglas Valentine

Word Users: Emily, Janet, Bill, Darryl, Colleen, Susan, Marc

 

BET Meeting Minutes

June 14, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  Skip Malone

Word of Day: EmilyThompson                                                                        

word: evanescent

Humorist: Darryl Pace

 

Table Topics: LouAnn Clark

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Susan Martin - 1:54

2) Emily Thompson - 1:37

3) Pete Niner (guest) - 1:45

4) LouAnn Clark - 1:27

 

Speaker(s):

1)       Chaka Jackson - 5:30

2)       Colleen Law - 5:54

 

General Evaluator: Susan Martin

Evaluator(s):

1) Darryl Pace - 3:39

2) John Polish - 3:18

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Emily Thompson

 

Club Business:

•           Minutes approved for May 24 meeting

•                     New officer slate approved

•                     President - LouAnn Clark

•                     VPE - Susan Martin

•                     VPPR - Emily Thompson

•                     VPM - Skip Malone

•                     Secretary - Janet Schreibman

•                     Treasurer - Mike Costa

•                     S/A - Janet Schreibman

 

Members Present: Susan Martin, John Polish, LouAnn Clark, Darryl Pace, Mike Costa, Emily Thompson

Virtual Attendees:Chaka Jackson, Colleen Law, Skip Malone, Emily Thompson

 Guests:  Bill Martin, Colleen Law, Pete Niner

 

BET Meeting Minutes

May 29, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster:  LouAnn Clark

Word of the Day:    Susan Martin                                                                          

word: salute - noun & verb - to address with expression of kind wishes; honor; sign of respect; a token of respect; position of hand in sign of honor

Humorist: Lynn Blake

 

Table Topics: Janet Schreibman

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Lynn Blake- 2:24

2) Skip Malone - 2:18

3) Emily Thompson - 2:16

4) Susan Martin - 1:51


Speaker(s):

1) Mike Costa -  "The Lab Rat Learns Late"  (requested 7-9 min) 8:01

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1) Darryl Pace - 3:30

Timer: Susan Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Skip Malone

 

Club Business:

  • Minutes approved for May 24 meeting

·             ·    New officer slate presented

 

Members Present: Janet Schreibman, LouAnn Clark, Mike Costa, Emily Thompson

Virtual Attendees: Skip Malone, Susan Martin, Darryl Pace, Lynn Blake

Guests:  none

Word Users: LouAnn, Lynn, Skip, Emily

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

 

BET Meeting Minutes

May 24, 2022

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster:  Emily Thompson

Word of the Day:    Susan Martin                                                                          

word: ersatz - noun - a substitute or replacement; fake, fraudulent

Humorist: Janet Schreibman

 

Table Topics: Colleen Law

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Skip Malone - 2:21

2) Chaka Jackson - 1:27

3) Marc Smith - 1:27

4) Mike Costa - 1:57

 

Speaker(s):

1) Darryl Pace -  "Run 200 yds. in their Hooves"  (requested 6-8 min) 7:26

 

General Evaluator: Skip Malone

Evaluator(s):

1) LouAnn Clark - 3:19

2) Janet Schreibman - 3:39

Timer: Chaka Jackson

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Susan Martin

 

Club Business:

  • Minutes approved for May 10 meeting
  • Tabled approval of April 12 meeting minutes until next meeting
  •  New officer slate to be presented first meeting in June

 

Members Present: Susan Martin,  Janet Schreibman, John Polish, LouAnn Clark, Darryl Pace, Mike Costa, Emily Thompson

Virtual Attendees: Marc Smith, Colleen Law, Skip Malone

Guests:  Bill Martin, Colleen Law, Rhea

Word Users: Janet, Susan, Marc, Mike, LouAnn