BET Meeting Notes for December 9, 2014

BET Meeting Notes

December 9, 2014

Toastmaster Leatha Elrod

Word of the day: wisdom |ˈwizdəm| noun the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.

Club Business and Announcements

The winter session of Toastmasters Leadership Institute will be held January 8, 2015 at Caterpillar Financial (evening) and January 31, 2015 at HCA (morning). Please contact a club officer if you are interested in participating – the sessions are targeted at club officers but all Toastmasters can benefit from the workshop.

The next scheduled BET club meeting will be cancelled December 23 due to the holidays. We are planning to meet on the fifth Tuesday, December 30, with agenda TBD.

An advanced club in the Nashville area, the Deipnosophists is hosting an Evaluation Challenge on January 31^st from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Hermitage House Smorgasbord. The cost is $18 for materials & dinner. Please contact Susan Martin for further details.

BET Meeting Notes for November 11, 2014

BET Meeting Notes

November 11, 2014

Toastmaster Patrick Frazier

Word of the day: gratitude |ˈgratəˌt(y)o͞od| noun the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness

Club Business and Announcements

The winter session of Toastmasters Leadership Institute will be held January 8, 2015 at Caterpillar Financial (evening) and January 31, 2015 at HCA (morning). Please contact a club officer if you are interested in participating – the sessions are targeted at club officers but all Toastmasters can benefit from the workshop.

BET will be meeting as usual on November 25, but the club meeting will be cancelled December 23 due to the holidays. We are planning to meet on the fifth Tuesday, December 30, with agenda TBD.

Awards

Best Evaluation: Rachel Sumner

Best Table Topics: Russ Vantrease

Best Prepared Speech: Ani Osborne

BET Meeting Notes for October 14, 2014

BET Meeting Notes

October 14, 2014

Toastmaster Marc Smith

Word of the day: heedless |ˈhēdlis| adjective showing a reckless lack of care or attention

Club Business and Announcements

The winners of the club-level speech and evaluation contests went on to compete at the area-level contest on October 4^th in Murfreesboro, and then the district-level contest on October 9^th in Maryland Farms. Congratulations to Patrick Frazier who won both area-level and division-level humorous speaking contests and will go on to represent Division D at the district-level contest October 24^th-26^th in Johnson City, Tennessee. For more information please visit the district website at its new address: http://d63.toastmastersdistricts.org/

Awards

Best Evaluation: Ravi Aradhyula

Best Table Topics: Patrick Frazier

BET Meeting Notes for September 23, 2014

BET Meeting Notes

September 23, 2014

Toastmaster Sunil Suthar

Word of the day: gumption |ˈgəmpSHən| noun (informal) shrewd or spirited initiative and resourcefulness

Club Business and Announcements

We are going to celebrate our 25^th anniversary this September 30. At tonight's meeting it was decided to have a soft start at 6:00 – please feel free to arrive between 6:00-6:30. Janet will post a sign-up sheet for members to volunteer to bring side dishes and the club will sponsor a main dish. The guest speaker (TBA) will perform at 7:00. Look for more details to come and prepare to have a great time celebrating BET's 25^th anniversary!

The BET club-level humorous speech and evaluation contests were held on the 1^st Tuesday of September. Congratulations to the winner of the humorous speech contest, Patrick Frazier, and to the winner of the evaluation contest, Mike Costa!

The winners of the club-level contest will go on to compete at the area-level contest on October 4^th in Murfreesboro, and then the district-level contest on October 9^th in Maryland Farms. For more information please visit the district website at its new address: http://d63.toastmastersdistricts.org/

Awards

Best Speech: Mark Brown

Best Table Topics: Susan Martin

BET Meeting Notes for August 26, 2014

BET Meeting Notes

August 26, 2014

Toastmaster Kristen Rice

Word of the day: polyglot adj. knowing or using several languages noun a person who knows and is able to use several languages

Club Business and Announcements

We are going to celebrate our 25^th anniversary this September 30. At tonight's meeting it was decided to have a soft start at 6:00 – please feel free to arrive between 6:00-6:30. Janet will post a sign-up sheet for members to volunteer to bring side dishes and the club will sponsor a main dish. The guest speaker (TBA) will perform at 7:00. Look for more details to come and prepare to have a great time celebrating BET's 25^th anniversary!

The BET club-level humorous speech and evaluation contests on the 1^st Tuesday of September.

Winners of these club-level contests will go on to compete at the area-level contest on October 4^th in Murfreesboro, and then the district-level contest on October 9^th in Maryland Farms. For more information please visit the district website at its new address: http://d63.toastmastersdistricts.org/

Please participate in the speech and evaluation contest! There are many roles available, including but not limited to competing speakers and evaluators, judges, and sergeants-at-arms.

Immediate past president Mark Bayless announced that Brentwood Evening Toastmasters club has earned the President's Distinguished Club award for the 2013-14 year. Congratulations! This is the 5^th year in a row that BET has achieved this club designation.

Awards

Best Speech: Mark Bayless

Best Evaluation: Marc Smith

Best Table Topics: Sunil Suthar