Brickbats
Pronunciationdevelop [ dih-vel-uh p ]
presentation [ prez-uh n-tey-shuh n]
statistics [ stuh-tis-tiks ]
informative [ in-fawr-muh-tiv ]
(from Dictionary.com)
(Note: If you go to Dictionary.com, you can click on the audio button to listen to the words)
Grammar/Sentence structure
1. Did anyone got that? => Did anyone get that?
2. It will be a little bit take time. => It will take some time.
3. I would not want to be contracted with the virus.
=> I would not want to contract the virus.
4. Can you introduce us his speech objectives?
=> Can you please read out the speech objectives?
5. My past vacations in the past
=> My past vacations
6. What is the expectation he is doing?
=> What are his expectations?
7. Smooth us into the second half
=> bring us smoothly into the second half of the meeting
8. She make the speakers welcome.
=> She made the speakers feel welcome.
9. She have more eye contact to the camera and that can engage with the audience.
=> She faced the camera to establish effective eye contact with the audience to engage them.
10. He used good PRP method.
=> He used the PRP method effectively.
11. He can go deep in to explain how the speaker can improve.
=> He can explain with greater depth how the speaker can improve.
=> He can explain more in depth how the speaker can improve.
12. He provide a conclusion at the end which remind the speaker what his point are.
=> He provided a summary at the end which allows the speaker to recap his points.
Vocabulary
1. Hello guys! => Hello, fellow toastmasters and friends!
2. Can you guys see this?. => Can all of you see this?
3. I will continue on => I will continue (on is redundant)
4. Thank you for your cautious.
=> Thank you for your caution.
5. We will do our club business.
=> We will conduct our club business.
6. You should have got the email from him.
=> You should have received the email from him.
7. Investment advise (verb)
=> Investment advice (noun)
8. Giovanni spoke about a technical presentation.
=> Giovanni gave/delivered a technical presentation.
9. He did a rule of three. => He used the rule of three.
10. Ann didn't mention about the speech time.
=> Ann didn't mention the timing sequence for the speech. (about is redundant)
11. I did the same mistake. => I made the same mistake.
12. He emphasized on the impact of...
=> He emphasized the impact of... (on is redundant)
Bouquets
Alliteration
1. clear and concise
2. proposal to purchase
3. publicity and potentially more work
Vocabulary
1. great flowing sentences
2. The loneliness is amplified.
3. It will not cost us an arm and a leg
(used to describe anything that is considered to be extremely expensive or excessively pricey.)
The experience is like being in prison.
Repetition and contrast
A rich man needs nothing.
A poor man has nothing.
When you die, you can take nothing with you.
But all of us can do something to make a difference to someone.
(Note: Repetition creates emphasis and the use of contrast makes the speaker's argument stronger and more memorable.)
An interesting fact:
There isn't a word for the opposite of loneliness. (Did we even know this??)
However, we can consider the three Cs as the opposite of loneliness.
Companionship
Connectedness
Congeniality
(From https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/loneliness/what-is-the-opposite-of-loneliness/)
