BET Meeting Notes for April 29, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Pankaj Soni

Opening:

Chris Meador opened the meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to the Toastmaster of the meeting, Pankaj Soni.

Meetings that fall on the fifth Tuesday of the month follow a non-traditional SPEECH-A-THON format, with 5 prepared speeches and no word of the day, opening joke, or Table Topics.

Club News:

Our next meeting on May 15 will be our normal format except we will have a special treat before the meeting – come early to enjoy a submarine sandwich dinner! The party sub will arrive around 6:00.

We are quickly approaching the end of term for our current club officers. Consider volunteering to serve as a club officer next term! The club will be nominating candidates in May and will announce the slate of new officers at the first meeting in June. Read more about the officer roles in the Club Leadership Handbook at http://www.toastmasters.org/clh.

Toastmaster: Pankaj Soni

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Kristen Bell, “Email Marketing: Break Through the Clutter” (5:31)

Speaker #2: Chris Meador, “A Survey of This Year's Errors” (10:19)

Speaker #3: Mike Costa, “Thank You...The Write Way” (7:46)

Speaker #4: Susan Martin, “Get the Facts Straight, Please” (12:35)

Speaker #5: Krishna Rao, “Business Strategy II” (9:32)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Janet Schreibman

Evaluator #1: Janet Schreibman (3:12)

Evaluator #2: Rachel Sumner (2:54)

Evaluator #3: Chris Meador (3:00)

Evaluator #4: Mark Bayless (5:00)

Evaluator #5: Mike Costa (2:46)

Timer: Pankaj, Mark, and Chris

Vote Counter: Mark Bayless

Awards:

Best Evaluator: Janet Schreibman

Best Speaker: Mike Costa

BET Meeting Notes for April 22, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Ryan Osborne

Opening:

Richard Naslund opened the meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless.

Club News:

Next week is a 5^th Tuesday meeting so we will follow the Speech-a-Thon format, and the following meeting on May 15 will be our normal format except we will have a special treat before the meeting – come early to enjoy a submarine sandwich dinner! The party sub will arrive around 6:00.

Congratulations to Lysa Rigo on her completion of the Competent Communicator speech manual!

Toastmaster: Ryan introduced the theme of the meeting, April Fools.

Wordmaster: Russ Vantrease

Word of the Day: perseverance |ˌpərsəˈvi(ə)rəns| noun steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success

Humorist: Mike Costa told us a joke with excellent timing.

Table Topic Master: Rachel Sumner hosted an acting workshop for Table Topics.

TT Speaker #1: Susan Martin played the spider next to Miss Muffet. (1:04)

TT Speaker #2: Skip Malone related to the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. (2:23)

TT Speaker #3: Ani Osborne related to the Old Woman's children! (1:12)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Ravi Aradhyula shared a story about perseverance in a 3-week trip. (7:01)

Speaker #2: Kristen Rice gave her ice breaker! (5:58)

Speaker #3: Janet Schreibman, “Be Careful What You Wish For” (12:32)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Irma Perry

Evaluator #1: Russ Vantrease (3:21)

Evaluator #2: Susan Martin (2:59)

Evaluator #3: Ani Osborne (3:25)

Timer: Richard Naslund

Vote Counter: Kristen Rice

Grammarian / Ah Counter: Chris Meador

Awards:

Best Table Topic: Ani

Best Evaluator: Susan

Best Speaker: Kristen

BET Meeting Notes for April 8, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Pankaj Soni

Opening:

Chris Meador opened the meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to BET President Mark Bayless.

Club News:

Mark announced that the spring newsletter is available to view online. He also reported that the get-together at Cinco de Mayo was a lot of fun for everyone who came. Our next social event will be on May 13 -- we will have a party sub before the regular meeting.

Toastmaster: Pankaj introduced the theme of the meeting, April Fools.

Wordmaster: Tricia Smith

Word of the Day: obstreperous |əbˈstrepərəs| adjective noisy and difficult to control: the boy is cocky and obstreperous.

Humorist: Irma Perry shared with us the humorous side of the laws of natural science.

Table Topic Master: Ravi Aradhyula.

TT Speaker #1: Richard Naslund shared his high school memory about a school prank. (1:50)

TT Speaker #2: Steve Ketterbaugh gave us his plan to revitalize the Titans. (1:50)

TT Speaker #3: Tricia Smith told us her plan to invest $1,000,000 in local business. (0:52)

TT Speaker #4: Irma Perry taught us how to fix the US education system. (2:15)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Patrick Frazier gave his ice-breaker! (9:06)

Speaker #2: Lysa Rigo, “Will the Real YOU Please Stand Up?” (7:09)

Speaker #3: Mark Brown, “The Reality of Things” (5:00)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Mike Costa

Evaluator #1: Rachel Sumner (3:20)

Evaluator #2: Susan Martin (3:06)

Evaluator #3: Richard Naslund (3:10)

Timer: Mark Bayless

Vote Counter: Kristen Rice

Grammarian / Ah Counter: Mark Bayless

Awards:

Best Table Topic: Richard and Steve (tie)

Best Evaluator: Rachel

Best Speaker: Lysa

BET Meeting Notes for March 25, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Ani Osborne

Opening:

Russ Vantrease opened the meeting and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to Toastmaster for the evening, Ani Osborne.

Club News:

The District 63 Spring Conference will be held April 4-6 in Nashville. Please visit http://d63toastmasters.com/ for the agenda and information about tickets.

Dues are due! Membership dues are posted semiannually in March and September, and the spring deadline is March 31. BET members who renew for 12 months instead of 6 months will have a portion of their dues waived.

Toastmaster: Ani Osborne introduced the theme of the meeting, Happy Birthday.

Wordmaster: Ravi Aradhyula

Word of the Day: happaratchik |ˌäpəˈräCHik| noun, derogatory or humorous an official in a large organization, typically a political one

Humorist: Pankaj Soni told an original joke about bringing peanuts to Toastmasters.

Table Topic Master: Susan Martin hosted a birthday-themed Table Topics.

TT Speaker #1: Russ Vantrease shared his feelings about surprise birthday parties. (1:21)

TT Speaker #2: Skip Malone told us how he would spend his next birthday. (1:21)

TT Speaker #3: Mark Bayless shared a story about his sister who was born on Christmas. (1:21)

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Marc Smith, “Reasons to Become a Mentor” (5:19)

Speaker #2: William Turner gave his ice-breaker! (6:42)

Speaker #3: Darryl Pace, “The Lesson of the Loom – On Persistence” (6:44)

Speaker #4: Jaylyn Bergner, “Four Keys to a Better Traveling Experience” (9:26)

Speech Evaluations:

General Evaluator: Mark Bayless

Evaluator #1: Mike Costa (3:13)

Evaluator #2: Rachel Sumner (3:13)

Evaluator #3: Allan Daniels (10:10)

Evaluator #4: Chris Meador (3:38)

Timer: Tricia Smith

Vote Counter: Pankaj Soni

Grammarian / Ah Counter: Richard Naslund

Awards:

Best Table Topic: Russ Vantrease

Best Evaluator: Rachel Sumner

Best Speaker: Marc Smith

Word of the day users: Susan, Mark

BET Meeting Notes for March 11, 2014

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters

Meeting Notes

Tuesday March 11, 2014

Toastmaster for the evening – Dasie Schulz

Opening:

Mark Bayless, president of BET, opened the meeting and led attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance, then turned the gavel over to Dasie Schulz, Toastmaster for the evening. Guests were welcomed, including guest speaker Elizabeth Lindsay.

Theme: March 8 is International Womens’ recognition day. “That’s What She Said” is meeting theme in honor of this event and included inspirational quotes by notable women.

Club News:

• Mark read mission of Toastmasters International.

• Dasie made a motion, which Susan seconded and club members approved, to induct tonight the following individuals as new members: William Turner, Pat Thurmond and Tricia Smith.

• Elizabeth Lindsay, Division D club ambassador, provided a presentation to BET about the upcoming revisions to the TI educational program will be rolled out in the coming months.

• Ani represented BET in Table Topics at the area contest.

• Dues are due by end of March. If you sign up for entire year, rather than six months, you receive a discount. Contact BET treasurer Mike Costa for details.

• Upcoming events: After the March 25 meeting, members and guests are invited to a social gathering at Cinco de Mayo restaurant, 4944 Thoroughbred Lane, Brentwood.

• The District 63 Spring Conference will be April 4-6 in Nashville. For the agenda and ticket information, visit http://d63toastmasters.com/

Word of the Day: Lysa Osborne

Advocacy/advocate

The act of pleading for or positively supporting a particular person or topic of interest

Humorist: Ryan Osborne told a “salty” story about “complimentary” peanuts

Table Topics:  Mike costa

Speaker #1: Mark Bayless – “Why is Tuesday the most productive day of the work week?” 1:49

Speaker #2: Janet Schreibman – “What is the most productive day of the week for you?” 1:23

Speaker #3: Pankaj Soni – “What is the least day of the week? :49

Speaker #4: William -- Do you have a personal “to do” item that you need to get done, and what day of the week would you pick to do it?”:59

Prepared Speeches:

Speaker #1: Elizabeth Lindsay –Upcoming changes to the educational program (5-7 min.) 6:59; (2-3 min.) for questions

Speaker #2: Don Kovach.-- #3 Special Occasion Speeches; The Roast: “Mr. Wonderful” (5-7 min.) 5:15

Speaker #3: Lysa Rigo – #6 CC Vocal Variety: “It’s All in the Way You Say It” (5-7 min.) 7:13

General Evaluator:  Rachel Sumner

Evaluator #1:  none necessary

Evaluator #2:  Bill Martin 3:02

Evaluator #3:  Susan Martin 2:50

Timer:   Jaylyn Bergner

Grammarian/Ah Counter:  Mark Bayless

Vote Counter:  Pankaj Soni

Word of the Day Users:  Lysa, Mark B.

Awards:

Table Topics:  William

Evaluator:  Susan Martin

Speaker:  Don Kovach