LE @ Marine Parade TMC hybrid meeting 23/4/2021

 Word of the Day

luminous (adjective) (from Dictionary.com)
1. radiating or reflecting light; bright

2. well-lighted e.g. the luminous ballroom

3. brilliant intellectually; enlightened e.g. a luminous concept; luminous prose

4. clear; readily intelligible e.g. a concise, luminous report

Speakers who used the WOTD: 
Trisha: "journey of the luminous..."

Fan Li: "one of my luminous speeches" 

Gwen: "stellar performance based on a luminous script" 

Brickbats

Pronunciation

1. fiend                      [feend]

2. deep breathing      [bree-thing]

3. stressed                [strest]  

4. presentation         [prez-uhn-tey-shuhn]

Plural

1.Toastmasters Club 

2. Table Topics Master

3. guests

Vocabulary

1. Especially if you're very boring => especially if you're very bored

Grammar / Sentence structure

1. It looks effortless yet there is so much efforts in it.  ✖️
    It looks effortless but much effort has been put in.  ✔️

2. I love the way how you speak. ✖️
   I love the way you speak. ✔️

3. I agree to you. ✖️
   I agree with you. ✔️

4. I'm looking forward for your next speech.✖️
   I'm looking forward to your next speech. ✔️

Bouquets

Alliteration

1. song, speech and storytelling

2. personal and professional visions

3. concrete call to action

4. clarify, confidence and charm

5. effervescent and entertaining

Simile / Metaphor

1. I'm soft as butter. (simile)

2. Allow your imagination to be a raw material.

3. How can we relax in the arms of life?

Rhyme

1. stillness and thoughtlessness

2. anything and everything

Contrast

1. Let the thoughts come but also let them go

2. effortless efforts (oxymoron = use of contradictory words)

3. Transform visions into reality

Repetition

1. Practice! Practice! Practice! (Epizeuxis)

2. Learning without reflection is a waste of time; 

reflection without learning is dangerous.

3. well done, well-structured and well prepared.