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