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

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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)