Friday, August 5, 2016

LE @ NUSS TMC 28 JULY 2016 CHAPTER MEETING

BRICKBATS

Grammar

Plural
  • Treasurer(s) A and B 
  • NUSS Toastmaster(s) Club
  • All hand (s) should go up
  • The objective (s) are...
  • small little thing (s)
  • You're the shepherd for the sheeps => shepherd for the sheep (no 's' required)
  • What your strength is => what your strengths are

Subject-verb agreement 
  • Your families and your jobs takes priority => Your families and your jobs take priority
  • Her left arm and left leg was weak => Her left arm and left leg were weak.
  • Everyone of us have the ability to contribute to our society. => Everyone of us has the ability to contribute to our society. 

Tenses
  • The mass was make up of bloody tissues.=> The mass was made up of bloody tissues.
  • She has tell us a story. =>  She has told us a story. 

Vocabulary 
1) I gave an impromptu Q&A session. => I conducted an impromptu Q&A session.

2) What has Toastmasters helped me? => How has joining Toastmasters helped me?

3) We had 7 topics and we did it in less than two hours. => ... and we covered them in less than two hours 

4) What is so important with ten thousand rule? => What is so important about the 'ten thousand' rule?

5) Don't post me on Facebook. => Don't post photos of me on Facebook. / Don't tag me on Facebook. 

Pronunciation 
  • Feelings / sheet / weeds (long vowel)
  • Authority / thought / thrusts / thousand / together (stick out your tongue between your teeth for the 'th' sound)
  • President  / confident / packed audience/ locked / gasped (words ending with 't' sound)
  • guests ('sts' is a consonant cluster - make sure all three sounds are distinct)
  • opportunity  [op-er-too-ni-tee, -tyoo-] 
  • presentation [prez-uh n-tey-shuh n] 
  • competitors [kuh m-pet-i-ters] 
  • aghast [uh-gastuh-gahst
  • charisma [kuh-riz-muh
  • sword [sawrd, sohrd] ('w' is silent)
  • appropriate [adjective uh-proh-pree-it; verb uh-proh-pree-eyt] 


BOUQUETS 

Alliteration 
  • Patient and passionate 
  • Fun factor
  • The kitchen was spick and span
  • Dejected, depressed and distressed
  • Bloom and blossom 
  • Get down and dirty

Triads
  • Intelligent, handsome and humble
  • Clearly, accurately and vividly
  • Success, suggestions and summary

Metaphors/ similes
  • I invite you to come on board with me on this journey 
  • This is only the tip of the iceberg
  • The pen is mightier than the sword
  • Success is like an orchid plant
  • A leader is like a chef

Vocabulary 
  • Laconic : using only a few words to say something
  • Melange (french) : a mixture or variety of different things

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