LE @ Katong Toastmasters Club 21 March 2024

 Word of the Day

iridescent (adjective)

showing many bright colours that change with movement, or having many bright colours in the same place (from Cambridge Dictionary)

Example:
We were delighted by the sight of iridescent flowers dancing in the wind.

Uses of Word of the Day

Emi: "It will make the world iridescent with both men and women"

Ida: "iridescent fish"

Yau Hong: "iridescent women all around the world"

Komathi: "Women are iridescent"

Lee Min: "wardrobe of iridescent clothes", "iridescent experiences in the Toastmasters journey"

BRICKBATS

VOCABULARY

1) She's doing the Persuasive Influence Level 4 => She's presenting a project from the Pathway Persuasive Influence Level 4

2) We are different person => We have different personalities.

3) Suren is 6 minutes => Suren spoke for 6 minutes

4) She administer me and my sister => She took care of my sister and me

5) It's a good speech => It's an informative / witty / impactful speech

GRAMMAR

1) in all the things she do => In all the things she does

2) It will be include in my speech later => It will be included in my speech later

3) Men is stronger than women => Men are stronger than women

4) My strength lied in ... => ... my strength lay in ... 

NOTE: 

#1 lie, lay, lain 

#2 lie, lied, lied 

#3 lay, laid, laid

For more on this, click here 

5) before the bell ring => before the bell rings

6) in what he do => in what he does

PLURAL

1) When we listen to the story => stories

2) to build my muscle => muscles

3) can I have the objective please => objectives

4) why are you asking me all these question => questions

5) I have 5 topic => topics

6) Good evening, fellow toastmaster => toastmasters

PRONUNCIATION (from Dictionary.com)

1) snippet [snip - it]

2) banana [buh- nan - uh]

3) woman [woo-muhn] vs women [wim-in]

4) quote [kwoht]

BOUQUETS

ALLITERATION

1) smile like sunshine in her soul

2) keep up and kick out

3) to dare is to do

4) practice make perfect

5) reflect and redefine

6) paint a picture

SIMILES

1) Life can be seen as pieces of garments in a wardrobe.

2) I feel like a fish who has been asked to put on running shoes.

METAPHORS

1) Women are made of water.

2) I am going to Marie Kondo my identity wardrobe.

3) She was more John Lennon, I was more Paul McCartney.

4) They are swashbucklers.

RHYME

1) biologically, mentally and physically

2) expressed to impress

ABBREVIATION

1) Use of ABC for conflict resolution:  Active listening, Blame no one, Compromise

Language Evaluation @ Cairnhill CC Toastmasters Club 24Jan2024

 Word of the Day

unruffled (adjective)

calm, not emotionally upset or agitated; steady; unflustered (from Dictionary.com)

Example:
He became all excited, but she remained unruffled.

Uses of Word of the Day

Zhong Jie: "I'll try to unruffle myself." ("I shall try to remain unruffled.")

Eula: "I'm sure Melvin will be unruffled."

Ade: "No matter how strong the wind, you will find yourself unruffled in the journey."

Joyce: "You looked calm and unruffled."

Cecilia: "...your unruffled demeanour..."

BRICKBATS

VOCABULARY

1) Doing the Project 4  => presenting project 4

2) do a list => make a list / create a list

3) work hanging in your head => thoughts of work crowding your mind

4) can lead to feelings of guilty and stress => can lead to feelings of guilt

5) this small change can make a different => ... can make a difference

6) He will give us the speech today => He will give a speech today.

7) She has a beautiful shape => ...beautiful figure

8) I did not get all my dreams =>  I did not fulfil all my dreams

9) Zhong Jie is 6 minutes 25 seconds => Zhong Jie spoke for ...

10) emcee for Table Topics => Table Topics Master

11) progressed on to other things / I kept progressing on => progressed to other things / I kept                                                                                                 progressing

12) courageable action/next courage thing / Be courage in your life => courageous

13) We look forward to your every time evaluation => We look forward to your monthly evaluations

14) Everyone can relate to his speech, don't you? => ... can't you?

15) say a lot of jargon => use a lot of jargon

GRAMMAR

1) timeless wisdom encapsulate in the age old saying => encapsulated

2) make sure you are not running out of time => ... you do not run out of time

3) how and what can be go wrong => how and what can go wrong

4) strike them off the list once you have complete them  => ... have completed them

5) my mom and my dad was not supportive => were not supportive

PRONUNCIATION

1) procrastination 

2) deposit

3) tasks / guests

4) opportunity

5) metaphor

BOUQUETS

ALLITERATION

1) slow, sure, steady

2) switfly pass by instead of slowing down 

3) patient and persistent striving

4) get in the groove

5) perspective in life and projectory

6) amidst power and prestige

7) deadline, distraction & dismantle

SIMILE

1) running around like a chicken without a head

2) I felt like a fish out of water / felt like a sushi swimming smong sharks

3) I felt like a superstar

4) is like a tour of a butterfly farm

METAPHOR

1) navigate our journey of life

2) crypto is digital gold

3) I just started the wine marathon

4) saw UFO in her food

5) jellyfish hand

6) injected humour

RHYME

1) gap between our intention and our action

2) engaging and intriguing

CONTRAST

1) Making the invisible visible

2) People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you make them feel

3) big wins, small wins

4) little steps, big leap

VOCABULARY

1) revolutionize our market

2) seared in my memory

3) polyglot (= someone who knows several languages)

LE @ KATONG TOASTMASTERS CLUB 20 OCT 2022

Word of the Day

frivolous (adjective)

characterized by lack of seriousness or sense (from Dictionary.com)

Example:
Sometimes we need to be frivolous to have fun.

Uses of Word of the Day

Fook Tiang: "You're not frivolous, you're serious."

Mohammad: "It's definitely not frivolous."

Sreeram: "Be meticulous or frivolous"

Raj: "Halloween was considered to be frivolous."

Yau Hong: "Is he frivolous or is he serious?"

BRICKBATS

VOCABULARY

1) I'm going to ask you guys a question. => I'm going to ask everyone a question.

2) Get sh*t done => Get things done.

3) kiasu => overly competitive

4) in the letter "purpose" => using the acronym "purpose"

5) which are the main point you want to prove => which is the main point you want to share

6) focus on less stories => focus on fewer stories

7) garang gabok => all in a mess

8) who likes to make young friends =>  who likes to make friends with everyone

GRAMMAR

1) I will get out myself out of the bed => I will get out of bed/ I will jump out of bed.

2) I did property agent => I was a property agent.

3) Two types of people can work with => Two types of people we like to work with

4) I am the kid who went to Disneyland and fall down => ... and fell down

5) what speaker speak => what the speaker said

PRONUNCIATION

1) Halloween [hal -uh - ween]

2) memorable [mem - er -uh -buhl]

3) comfortable [kuhmf - ter - buhl]

BOUQUETS

ALLITERATION

1) done and dusted

2) setbacks, sadness and struggles

3) overwhelmed and overstressed

4) head, heart and hands

5) plan, prepare, present and be present

6) wishes come true, witches come through

7) Halloween Horror night

8) horrible and horrific

METAPHOR

1) ashes of his failure

2) diving in the mythical world of Hogwards

RHYME

1) yay or nay

2) near and dear to him

3) impression and inspiration

4) sunny or funny

CONTRAST

1) It's easy to speak, difficult to stop.

2) not in our sleep, not in real life, but in the cinema and in our imagination

PUN

Why is the skeleton always alone in a party?

Because he had no body to dance with. (LOL)

PERSONIFICATION

with my new wife... my rifle

PARALLEL STRUCTURE

so many adventures for us to explore;

so many things for us to try...

TRIAD

1) adrenaline, pump and excitement

2) Never stop fighting; never stop believing; never give up! 

LE @ SAP Toastmasters Club (Online meeting)

 

Word of the Day

buoyant (adjective) / buoy (verb)

  not easily depressed; cheerful           (from Dictionary.com)

 Example:

We felt buoyant upon hearing the news that we could dine in at restaurants again.    

Everyone was buoyed up by the good news.

    

Uses of Word of the Day:

•We feel buoyed about going out and meeting up with friends (Mukesh)

•People are buoyant when given power. (Lucy)

•You're buoyant about your aspiration to be a leader. (Indran)

•Everyone is buoyant about going outside. (Indran)

•SAP is generally very buoyant. (Natasha)

•That was a happy, buoyant speech. (Preethi)

•What an interesting, buoyant topic! (Sharon)

•I was buoyed by her speech. (Karen)

•Thanks for keeping a buoyant meeting going. (Swarna)

Brickbats

Grammar

1. How should I do? =>  What should I do? / How should I go about it?

2. Dictator is something very easy to do.  => It's easy to lead/act as a dictator.

3. How dare are you to shout at your siblings? => How dare you shout at your siblings?

4. He was 7 minutes 32 seconds. => He spoke for 7 minutes and 32 seconds.

5. He was trying to push as much things as possible. => He was trying to cram in as much information as possible.

Vocabulary

1. Come to the nearest era => As for our current era

2. We can have a very good business =>  We can create a burgeoning business.

3. All the time you just want to peace others =>  You try to avoid conflict at all times.

4. I worked for Oracle for long years. => I worked for Oracle for many years.  

5. It's a really hard job. => It's a really difficult / challenging job.

6. It's very monotone. => It's very monotonous.

Pronunciation

•developed [dih-vel-uhpt]

•deliver [dih-liv-er]

Plural

1. Toastmasters 
2. nowadays 
3. some leaders

Bouquets

Alliteration

1. lifelong learning process

2. calm and confident

Simile

1. Creativity is like any muscle in our body.

Triads

1. That requires perseverance, dedication and passion.

2. ...meet people, see people and talk to people.

“It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins.

Optimism is a success builder;

pessimism an achievement killer.”

- Orison Swett Marden

LE @ NUSS Toastmasters Club (Online Meeting) on 22 Jul 2021

 Word of the Day

impassioned (adjective)

  passionate, ardent            (from Dictionary.com)

 Example:

The President's impassioned speech brought the members to their feet.       

    

Uses of Word of the Day:

•I hope he is impassioned about his playing (Joseph)

•If we ever had an impassioned leader (Joseph)

•Impassioned speech from an impassioned leader (Jeog)

•Impassioned speech as a toast for the new EXCO (Swarna)

•Club full of impassioned leaders (Adalyn)

•You're a super and impassioned leader (Adalyn)

•You need an impassioned kind of speaker (Chung Wei)

•personal and impassioned speaker (Keen)

Brickbats

Grammar

1. He want to => He wants to

2. How many of you has seen the use of Kahoot? 

=> How many of you have seen the use of Kahoot?

3. I would text her in the midnight => I would text her at midnight.

Vocabulary

1. He tried to "sell koyok" => He tried to push the product.

2. We're worried about this Covid-19 thing =>  We're worried about the Covid pandamic.

Pronunciation

•reminisce [rem-uh-nis]

•theme [theem]

•think [thingk]

•stopped [stopt]

•shocked [shokt]

•deliver [dih-liv-er]

•opportunity [op-er-tyoo-ni-tee]

•zealous [zel-uhs]

Plural

1. Toastmasters Club
2. guests 
3. chapter meetings 
4. more intiatives

Bouquets

Alliteration

1. galvanized = stimulated

2. accentuated = gave emphasis and prominence to

Alliteration

1. professional and personal expertise

2. cafe and conversation

Triads

1. ...authentic, beautiful and courageous life

2. ...dynamic, connected and growing club

Rhymes

1. We want to know your battles, so we can serve you better.

2. Facts tell, stories sell.

3. Your stories sell very well.

Contrast

1. Your weaknesses and strengths, your highs and your lows

2. From comfort zone to fear zone

3. Praise in public, criticize in private

“Petty things become unimportant when

people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self.”

- Steven Covey

LE @ NUS Alumni TMC online meeting 09/07/2021

 Word of the Day

impassioned (adjective)

  passionate, ardent            (from Dictionary.com)

 Example:

The President's impassioned speech brought the members to their feet.   

She made an impassioned plea for help.           

    

Uses of Word of the Day:

•impassioned group of leaders (Tu Yu)

•impassioned, inspiring and impactful speech (Tu Yu)

•warm, impassioned group of leaders. (Elizabeth)

•Strong and impassioned club EXCO (Lixian)

•We're impassioned about the club. (Xavier)

•impassioned collector of quotations (Marcus)

•more impassioned delivery (Artha)

Brickbats

Vocabulary

1. while at the same time (use either while or at the same time, not both together)

2. Now it is up to you guys =>  Now it is up to you!

3. We're here to support you guys => We're here to support all of you.

4. act irrational => act irrationally

5. neighbour is doing the ritual => neighbour is performing the ritual

6. once there's an interrupt => Once there's an interruption

7. love ones => loved ones

Sentence structure

1. We get one more person as the time is a bit over

=> Let's invite one last person to share as we're running overtime.

2. Let's welcome our speaker of today  => Let's welcome the next speaker

3. Marcus, over the stage to you => Marcus, over to you.

4. We should preserve as much things as possible.

=> We should preserve as much history and culture as possible.

5. All are qualified. => All qualify for voting. / All are eligible for voting.

Pronunciation

•growth [grohth]

•third [thurd]

•stopped [stopt]

•punched [puhncht]

Plural

1. members' progress

2. guests 

3. two speeches 

4. few deep breaths

5. feedback (not feedbacks)

Bouquets

Alliteration

1. Fabulous Friday evening

2. overcrowded and overwhelming

3. Beware of the barrenness of an overcrowded life

4. He who laughs last laughs best

Triads

1. rooted in the feelings, thoughts and actions of members

2. We are a group of seekers, leaders and learners.

3. 3 key elements: growth, insights and relationships

4. impassioned, inspiring and impactful speech

Metaphor

1. I will be your bridge to Division Z.

2. pull the brakes (= quickly engage a vehicle's brakes to slow down or stop)

Contrast

1. I am not what I think I am, I am not what you think I am,

I am what I think you think I am.

2. Success is not the key to happiness.

Happiness is the key to success.

(from Marcus' Table Topics)

“Petty things become unimportant when

people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self.”

- Steven Covey

LE @ ChangKatong Joint Meeting on 3/6/2021

 

Word of the Day

acme [ak-mee] (noun)

  the highest point; summit; peak

 Example:

The empire was at the acme of its power.                  (from Dictionary.com)

Uses of Word of the Day:

•I have 100% certainty that ChangKatong will always aim for greater heights and eventually reach the acme in public speaking. (Wendy)

•This is the acme in hole definition. (Wendy)

•Today is the acme in speech variety. (Wendy)

•This discussion has reached its acme. (Rachel)

•Statistics is the acme of mathematics. (Fook Tiang)

•Please review us so we can bring Tampines Changkat to its acme. (Zoe)

•I admire your perseverance to reach the acme of your goal. (Emi)

•I think that is her acme speech. (Yau Hong)

•I can reach the acme of fun. (Victor)

Brickbats

Grammar

1. Ponder and reflected  => Pondered and reflected

 2. Are you doing something to your society?

 => Are you doing something for your society?

Vocabulary

1. We have to be adaptive to this current situation. 

=> We have to adapt to this current situation.

2. There’s more time to do reflections.=> 

There’s more time to reflect.

3. ...who is going to do her Icebreaker => 

... who is going to present her Icebreaker speech 

4. Let me repeat again. => Let me repeat. 

5. I love your opening.=> I love your speech opening.

6. You’re very confident, positive and enthusiasm. => You[re very... enthusiastic.

7. You can talk anything about the topic. => You can say anything about the topic.

Sentence structure

1. I was always be the one standing right in front.

=> I was always the one standing right in front.

2. If I were continue…  => If I were to continue…

3. She did 6 min 55 seconds. => She spoke for 6 min 55 seconds.

Pronunciation

•father [fah-ther]

•thing [thing]

•adrenaline [uh-dren-l-in, -een]

•presentation [prez-uhn-tey-shuhn]

•essence [es-uhns]

•negotiate [ni-goh-shee-eyt]

•opportunity [op-er-too-ni-tee]

•fluent [floo-uhnt]

•embarked [em-bahrkt]

•ukulele [yoo-kuh-ley-lee]

•Geri [jer-ee]

Plural

1. fellow Toastmasters  

2. guests 

3. areas of interest

Bouquets

Alliteration

1. Law of large numbers

2. Strumming and singing

3. Pause and pace

Triads

1. Ignore those who mock, belittle or insult you.

2. We can overcome our fear, uncertainty and doubt.

3. Exhibiting self-love, perseverance and boldness

Repetition

1. The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

2. We may not always see eye to eye but we can try to see heart to heart. (parallel structure)

Rhyme

1. Ching Ching, Ming Ming, Ying Ying

2. I walked up gingerly and nervously.

3. Every progress counts, trust the process.

4. Badasser, smarter, louder

5. Emerge better and stronger

Contrast

1. Every man dies, not every man lives.

2. What hurts you today, makes you stronger tomorrow.

“At the acme of failure,

remember it’s a part of success.

At the acme of success,

remember it’s not your final destination.”

- Ratnesh