BET Meeting Minutes

July 9, 2024

Presiding Officer:

Kristen Williams

 

Theme: n/a

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Kristen Williams

Toastmaster:  Kristen Williams

Word of the Day:  Becki Baumgartner

sagacious, adj. -  having or showing keen mental discernment and/or good judgment; wise or shrewd

Humorist:  John Travisano

 

Table Topics:  Rick Dixon

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  John Travisano- 1:14

2)  Jesus Mendoza -  2:02

3)  Kristen Williams - 1:37

 

Speaker(s):

1)   Willy Baumgartner - Presentation Mastery #1-1 Icebreaker (requested 4-6 min) 5:36

2)   Chandler Tefler -  Presentation Mastery #1-5 Evaluation & Feedback -2; (requested 5-7 min) 6:33

3)   Chris Goldman - Speaking to Inform #1 - The Speech to Inform; "Yoodli"  (requested 5-7 min) 9:43

 

General Evaluator:  Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1)   Mike Costa - 3:20

2)   Janet Schreibman - 4:03

3)   n/a

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Jesus Mendoza

Timer:  Cindy Aslan

 

Club Business:

• ·       Minutes approved for June 25 meeting

• ·       TLI will be Saturday, July 20, at 9am on Zoom. Four officers required to attend. Register on the D63 website

 

Members Present:  Janet Schreibman,  Jesus Mendoza, Becki Baumgartner, Chris Goldman, Rick Dixon, Cindy Aslan, Kristen Williams, Chandler Telfer, Willy Baumgartner, John Travisano, Mike Costa

 Virtual Attendees: Emily Thompson

 Guests:  Jeong Robinson, Megan

 Word Users:  Kristen, Rick

 

BET Meeting Minutes

June 25, 2024

Presiding Officer:

Bill Martin

 

Theme: Blistering Heat

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Bill Martin

Toastmaster:  Chandler Telfer

Word of the Day:  Emily Thompson

glean, verb - to gather or collect something bit by bit; to search carefully; to find out; discover

Humorist:  Marc Smith & Willy Baumgarten

 

Table Topics:  Kristen Williams

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  John Travisano- 1:12

2)   Becki Baumgarten - 1:04

3)   Jesus Mendoza -  1:13

4)   Emily Thompson - 1:18

 

Speaker(s):

1)   Kelli Dixon - Icebreaker (requested 4-6 min) 4:36

2)   Rick Dixon -  Icebreaker "Do Hard Things" (requested 4-6 min) 6:26

3)   Cindy Aslan - Presentation Mastery #1-2 - Writing a Speech with Purpose (requested 5-7 min) 6:24

 

General Evaluator:  Jesus Mendoza

Evaluator(s):

1)   Chris Goldman - 3:16

2)   Susan Martin - 3:09

3)   Bill Martin - 2:47

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Janet Schreibman

Timer:  Kianush Dixon

 

Club Business:

• ·       Minutes approved for June 11 meeting

• ·       New slate of officers was presented and approved by membership:

            Kristen Williams, President

            Emily Thompson, VP Education

            Chris Goldman, VP Membership

            Kianush Dixon, VP Public Relations

            Mike Costa, Treasurer

            Janet Schreibman, Secretary

Members Present:  Janet Schreibman,  Jesus Mendoza, Kianush Dixon, Marc Smith, Becki Baumgartner, Kelli Dixon, Chris Goldman, Bill Martin, Susan Martin, Rick Dixon, Cindy Aslan, Kristen Williams, Chandler Telfer, Willy Baumgartner

 Virtual Attendees:  John Travisano, Emily Thompson

 Guests:  none

 Word Users:  Susan, Bill, Janet, Kianush, Chris, Kristen, Rick

 

BET Meeting Minutes

June 11, 2024

Presiding Officer:

Bill Martin

 

Theme: Warm Weather Ahead

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Bill Martin

Toastmaster:  Susan Martin

Word of the Day:  Kelli Dixon

moxie: courage; determination; energy and pep or know-how

Humorist:  Rick Dixon

 

Table Topics:  Brittany Gentilhomme

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Becki  Baumgartner- :44

2)   Kianush Dixon - 1:21

3)   Cindy Aslan -  1:48

 

Speaker(s):

1)   Emily Thompson - "A Little Something Different" impromptu speech topic determined by audience  (requested 5 - 7 min) 7:18

2)   Jesus Mendoza - Presentation Mastery #1-3 - Intro to Vocal Variety and Body Language "Ethical Issues" (requested 5-7 min) 7:00

 

General Evaluator:  Janet Schreibman

Evaluator(s):

1)  Kristen Williams - 4:04

2)   Marc Smith - 3:40

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Chris Goldman

Timer:  Bill Martin

 

Club Business:

• ·       Minutes approved for May 28 meeting

• ·       Need to present new slate of officers. If you are interested in serving in a role, please contact Bill Martin

• ·       TLI (Toastmasters Leadership Institute) scheduled for July 6th at 9am in Cookeville

 

Members Present:  Janet Schreibman,  Jesus Mendoza, Kianush Dixon, Marc Smith, Becki Baumgartner, Kelli Dixon, Chris Goldman, Bill Martin, Susan Martin, Rick Dixon, Cindy Aslan, Kristen Williams, Brittany Gentilhomme

 Virtual Attendees:  none

 Guests:  Michaela Kramer, Prisuja Rajak, Khadejia Hupp

 Word Users:  Susan, Brittany, Bill, Marc

 

BET Meeting Minutes

May 28, 2024

Presiding Officer:

Bill Martin

 

Theme: n/a

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Bill Martin

Toastmaster:  Chris Goldman

Word of the Day:  Willy Baumgartner

ken - outside of one's range of knowledge or sight

Humorist:  Emily Thompson

 

Table Topics:  John Travisano

Table Topic Speakers:

1)  Becki  Baumgartner- 1:07

2)   Kelli Dixon - 1:03

3)   Rick Dixon -  1:29

 

Speaker(s):

1)   Chandler Telfer - Presentation Mastery #1-4; Evaluation & Feedback  (requested 5 - 7 min) 5:17

2)   Susan Martin - Engaging in Humor #2-1; Know our Sense of Humor (requested 5-7 min) 7:55

 

General Evaluator:  Cindy Aslan

Evaluator(s):

1)  Janet Schreibman- 3:00

2)  Kristen Williams - 4:01

Ah Counter/Grammarian:  Kiansh Dixon

Timer:  Jesus Mendoza

 

Club Business:

• ·       Minutes approved for May 14 meeting

• ·       Need to induct new members: Kelli Dixon, Willy Baumgartner, Rick Dixon and Becky Baumgartner and welcome Rick as a new member!

Members Present:  Janet Schreibman,  Jesus Mendoza, Kianush Dixon, Chandler Telfer,  Marc Smith, Becki Baumgartner, Willy Baumgartner, Kelli Dixon, Chris Goldman, Bill Martin, Susan Martin, Rick Dixon, John Travisano, Cindy Aslan

 Virtual Attendees:  Kristen, Williams, Emily Thompson,

 Guests:  none

 Word Users:  Emily, John, Cindy, Kristen