BET Meeting Minutes

October 12, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

  

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster: Darryl Pace

Word of the Day: Susan Martin

recapitulate -- summarize the situation

Humorist:  Susan Martin

Table Topics: Skip Malone

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Emily Thompson - 2:15

2) Mike Costa - 1:30

3) Janet Schreibman - 1:56

4) Bill Martin - 1:23

5) Jason Cook - 3:00

6) Tehlyr Kellogg - 2:12

Speaker(s):

1) Janet Schreibman (requested 3-5 min.) "Rose to the Occasion" - 6:25

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1) Mike Costa - ?

 

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Susan Martin

 

Club Business:

• Tall Tales (3-5 min.) and evaluator contest for area to be held October 23 virtually. Division contests scheduled for Nov. 6th.

• Approval of minutes for Sept. 14th and October 12 meetings tabled until next meeting on Oct 26

 

Members Present: Janet, Emily, Mike, Susan

Virtual Attendees:  Skip, Jason, Darryl

Guests:  Bill Martin, Jason Cook, Tehlyr Kellogg

 

Word Users: Emily, Susan, Mike

 

BET Meeting Minutes

September 28, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Janet Schreibman

Toastmaster: Emily Thompson

Word of the Day: Skip Malone

relevant - pertaining to the matter at hand; pertinent

Humorist:  Skip Malone

 

Table Topics: Janet Schreibman

 Table Topic Speakers:

1) Jason Cook - 1:16

2) Lynn Blake - 2:02

3) LouAnn Clark - 2:07

4) Laura (guest) - 1:26

Speaker(s):

1) Darryl Pace (requested 6-8 min.) - 9:23

 

General Evaluator: Mike Costa

Evaluator(s):

1) Susan Martin - 3:27

 

Timer: LouAnn Clark

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Lynn Blake

 

Club Business:

• Tall Tales (3-5 min.) and evaluator contest for club to be held October 12 and Area Contest to be held virtually Saturday, Oct. 16 or Oct. 23rd, TBD. Division contest scheduled for Nov. 6th.

• Dues due by end of September, see Mike Costa's email with details 

• Approval of minutes for Sept. 14th meeting tabled until next meeting.
  

  

Members Present: Janet, Darryl, Emily, Mike, LouAnn

Virtual Attendees:  Skip, Susan, Lynn, Jason

Guests:  Lynn Blake, Jason Cook, Laura Wakefield, Kevin Faulkner

 

Word Users: Emily, Susan, Mike, Laura, Lynn

 

BET Meeting Minutes

September 14, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Skip Malone

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Skip Malone

Toastmaster: Skip Malone

Word of the Day: Janet Schreibman

tenacious, adj. - holding fast, persistent

Humorist:  Darryl Pace

Table Topics: Lynn Blake

 

Table Topic Speakers:

1) Janet Schreibman ?:??

2) Mike Costa - 1:14

3) Emily Thompson - 1:26

4) Darryl Pace - 1:41

Speaker(s):

1) Mike Costa - "Lead Like a Pirate" (requested 5-7 min) 6:19

 

General Evaluator: Emily Thompson

Evaluator(s):

1) Janet Schreibman

 

Timer: Janet

Ah Counter/Grammarian: none

 Club Business:

• Tall Tale and evaluator contest for club to be held October 12
• Area Contest to be held virtually Saturday, Oct.1 
• Dues due in September, see Mike Costa's email with details 
• National Storytelling Festival is all virtual Oct. 1-3 for $75

Members Present: Skip, Janet, Darryl, Emily, Mike

Virtual Attendees:  none 

Guests:  Lynn Blake  

Word Users: Janet, Skip, Emily

 

BET Meeting Minutes

August 31, 2021

Presiding Officer:

Susan Martin

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Opener:  Susan Martin

Toastmaster: Janet Schreibman

Word of the Day: Emily Thompson

inordinate adj. - exceeding reasonable limits; disorderly, unregulated

Humorist:  Skip Malone

 

Table Topics: Susan Martin

Table Topic Speakers:

1) LouAnn Clark - 1:48

2) Jason Cook - 1:19

3) Bill Irwin - 1:22

4) Lavanya Nalluri - 2:28

5) Darryl Pace - 1:10

6) Skip Malone - 1:50

7) Emily Thompson - 2:05

Speaker(s):

1) none

 

General Evaluator: LouAnn Clark

Evaluator(s):

1) none

 

Timer: Bill Martin

Ah Counter/Grammarian: Darryl Pace

 

Club Business:

·       Minutes approved for August 10, 2021 meeting

·       Tall Tale contest for club to be held at end of September

·       Dues due in September

·       National Storytelling Festival is Oct. 1-3 and all virtual for $75

 

Members Present: Skip, Susan, Janet, Lavanya, LouAnn, Darryl, Emily

Virtual Attendees:  all above

Guests:  Bill Irwin, Bill Martin, Jason Cook

Word Users: Janet, , LouAnn, Susan, Bill M., Skip, Bill Irwin