BET Meeting Notes for February 24, 2015

BET Meeting Notes

February 24, 2015

Toastmaster Dasie Schulz

Word of the day: icebound |ˈīsˌbound| adjective  completely surrounded or covered by ice

Club Business and Announcements

Brentwood Evening Toastmasters is proud to announce the induction of its three newest members.  Following a motion by Russ Vantrease, seconded by Janet Schreibman, the attending club members unanimously voted to admit Ryan Martin, Diana Garcia, and Paul Sabyasashi to Toastmasters.  Congratulations!

We were pleased to have Area Governor Jayne Phillips, DTM visit our club and participate in the evening's agenda as evaluator.  She reminded us that the area-level contests will be held next Saturday, March 7, and the division contests will be held on Tuesday, March 31.  All are welcome to attend and any Toastmasters interested in participating in the Sergeant at Arms, Vote Counter, or other roles are strongly encouraged to contact club leadership for more information.

Finally, the idea was floated (although no formal motion made) that the agenda for our 5th-Tuesday meeting on March 31 be replaced with attending the division-level speech contests, which will be held in Brentwood not far from our usual meeting venue, possibly followed by dinner at a Brentwood-area restaurant.  Look for further discussion via the club website / email and during our upcoming meetings March 10 and 24.

 

Awards

Best Evaluation: Lynn Blake

Best Table Topics: Rachel Sumner

Best Prepared Speech: Tie!  Mike Costa and Paul Sabyasachi

BET Meeting Notes for February 10, 2015

BET Meeting Notes

February 10, 2015

Competition Chair Chris Meador

Chief Judge Irma Perry

In lieu of our traditional meeting format, BET held two club-level speech contests.  I am pleased to share the results of the contests here on our club blog:

Congratulations to Russ Vantrease on winning the club-level Table Topics Contest!

Congratulations to Mark Brown on winning the club-level International Speech Contest!

Winners of the club-level contests go on to compete in area-, division-, and district-level contests.  You are welcome to attend these future contests and support our club!

• The area contests will be held March 7, 2015 at Parallon Business Solutions at 2:00 pm.
• The division contests will be held March 31, 2015 at HCA Physician Service Center at 6:30 pm.

For more information about Toastmasters Speech Contests, please visit the TMI website: https://www.toastmasters.org/Leadership-Central/Speech-Contests

BET Meeting Notes for January 13, 2015

BET Meeting Notes

January 13, 2015

Toastmaster Rachel Sumner

Word of the day: peeve |pēv| informal verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be peeved) annoy; irritate. (as adj. peeved) : a somewhat peeved tone. noun a cause of annoyance: his pet peeve is not having answers for questions from players.

Club Business and Announcements

Happy New Year!

The second session of Toastmasters Leadership Institute will be held 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.

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.

Awards

First Timer: Sabyasachi Paul

Best Evaluation: Susan Martin

Best Table Topics: Mike Costa

Best Prepared Speech: Russ Vantrease

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