LE @ Cairnhill CC TMC Online Meeting 27/5/2020

WORD OF THE DAY

assiduous (adjective); 
assiduously (adverb); 
assiduousness (noun)

Meaning: 

• constant in application or effort; persevering; attentive
• e.g. an assiduous student

(from Dictionary.com)

Uses of Word of the Day

• I hope all of you will be assiduous participants. (Sean)
• We need to assiduously work at the solutions (Zaid)
• I was assiduous in class. (SK)
• I hope everyone is assiduously paying attention to the speakers. (Sean)
• We should assiduously contribute to a zero waste nation. (Eli)
• Everyone has become assiduous workers. (Anh Linh)
• We need to do this (reflect, learn, improve) assiduously. (Melvin)
• I am so impressed by the assiduousness of all the participants. (Sean)
• We need to dream assiduously. (Sean)
• Shiwah is an assiduous problem-solver. (Raymond)
• an assiduous worker (?) (Jenny)

BRICKBATS

Pronunciation

• memorable [mem-er-uh-buhl]
• Wednesday[‘wenz-dey]
• eulogy [yoo-luh-jee]
• opportunity [op-er-tyoo-ni-tee]

(from Dictionary.com)

Plural

• Toastmaster(s) Club 
• guest(s) [a consonant cluster]
• these initiative(s)
• electronic(s)
• most nation(s)

Grammar

1. to be possessed of such powers => to possess such powers

2. the chance for every of our speaker to showcase themselves
=> The chance for our speakers to showcase themselves.

3. Everyone can hear me or not? => Can everyone hear me?

4. I will ask a question to the audience. =>  I will ask the audience a question

5. 1 min is the green card, 1 and ½ minute is the amber card, 2 min is the red card
=> At the first minute, the green card will be shown, at the 1 and ½ minute mark, the orange card and at the second minute mark, the red card.

Vocabulary

1. I was a robotics lecturer before the virus
=> I was a robotics lecturer before the pandemic

2. Set up a rocket that can go to the moon
=> Build a rocket that can reach the moon

3. We can connect back to the audience
=> We can connect to the audience

4. Omitted out the information
=> omitted the information

5. I would like to hear from you guys
=> I would like to hear from all of you

6. Remember about the Newater?
=> Remember the Newater?

7. Grasping for his last breath
=> gasping for his last breath

8. always look very beauty
=> always look very beautiful

9. How we can do to help?
=> What can we do to help

10. You have a leadership way of speaking
=> You speak like a leader

11. People can see your full bodies
=> People can see your whole body

12. Hopefully to hear you again
=> I hope to hear you speak in future.

BOUQUETS

Vocabulary

1. stoked
= exhilarated, excited

2. epiphany
= a sudden, intuitive perception or insight into something, usually by some simple or commonplace experience

Alliteration

• complicated, complex, chaotic problems

• perplexed and perturbed

• sustainable and self-sufficient

• smash and slash

• deep, dark ocean

• fun and funny       

Simile

• be shapeless like water - Bruce Lee

Metaphor

• a fluid communication style that builds bridges between people

• Hammer your way to the hearts of the audience

• He was grasping for his last  breath in a deep, dark ocean

• submerged in work

Triads

• Reflect, learn and improve

• hack, smash and slash

• reduce, recycle and upcycle

• listen, learn and laugh (also alliteration)

• macho, muscular, mighty (also alliteration)

• excited, elated and enlightened (also alliteration)

• short, subtle and succinct (last two words are alliterated)

Repetition

• Connect our hearts and connect our minds

• What if the problem was a screw? What if the problem was a bolt? (also a metaphor)

• Recycle and upcycle

• Headlight, spotlight

• Forget to pick up the bill, forget to pick up the laundry, or even forget to pick up the children

• A wishbone, a backbone, a funny bone (also a triad)

LE @ Leng Kee Advanced TMC Online Meeting 20/5/2020

WORD OF THE DAY

buoyant (adjective); buoyancy (noun)

Meaning: 

• not easily depressed; cheerful
• cheering or invigorating

Uses of Word of the Day

• We’re going to have a buoyant meeting. (Patrick)
• Good buoyant Wednesday evening (Julie)
• Are you looking forward to the buoyancy in their speeches? (Patrick)
• My fats keep me buoyant in the water. (Ben)
• I stayed buoyant. (Robert)
• I enjoyed your buoyant story. (Fong Luan)
• It’s a buoyant three. (Patrick)
• It can add bounce to our buoyancy. (Wee Meng)
• All the speeches are full of buoyancy. (Rina)
• Buoyancy in my personality. I am a buoyant person (Aileen)
• I like her buoyant spirit. (Alice)

BRICKBATS

Pronunciation

• Slouched [sloucht]
• Opportunity [op-er-tyoo-ni-tee]
• Canada [‘ken-e-der]
• Japanese [jap-uh-neez]

Plural

• Toastmaster(s) Club, Toastmaster(s) journey
• house rule(s)
• themsel(ves)
• Three lesson(s)

Grammar

1. I have copy and paste => I have copied and pasted

2. Today mark the 44^th day => Today marks the 44^th day

3. When the fast pace of time greet => When the fast pace of time greets

4. me and my buddy =>  my buddy and I

5. What is your goals? => What are your goals?

6. Does your money enough? =>  Is your money enough?

7. If you can go anywhere => If you could go anywhere

8. I have went => I have gone 

9. To share all of this to them => To share all of this with them

Vocabulary

1. Blue can make people feel calm down
 => Blue can make people feel calm (or)
 => Blue can help people calm down

2. Avoiding to use electrical devices => Avoid the use of electrical devices

3. Show me raise of hands => Show me by a raise of hands

4. Can make stir up you to your work
 => Can motivate you or help you be more productive

5. My work was more technically in nature => My work was more technical in nature

6. Don’t let your wild ideas run wild => Don’t let your imagination run wild

7. will be qualified for voting => will qualify for voting (or) will be eligible for voting

8. It was very inspiration to me. => u  It was very inspiring to me.

9. Have fear to speak =>  Have fear of speaking

10. Standing on the toes and speak => Think on your feet and speak off the cuff

Spelling

Difference between Color and Colour

• Color is the spelling used in the United States. 
• Colour is used in other English-speaking countries.

BOUQUETS

Vocabulary

1. expansive wings
= having a wide range 

2. polyglot
= someone who uses several languages

Alliteration

1. awakens our awareness

2. happy and healthy

3. learn to let go

4. bounce in your buoyancy

5. not to impress but to impact

6. credentials and credible

7. not where but who you want to see

Simile

1. as if he was an irritating mosquito

Metaphor

1. mirror of silence

2.  I tried to fly under the radar

3. It must be passion that drives you

Triads

1. accept it, embrace it and make the most of it

2. creative, conceptual and logical thinking

3. Impact, voice and the aftermath

4. flats, heels and platforms

5. No amount of wishing, hoping or wanting

6. Keep learning, growing and serving in Toastmasters

LE @ Advanced CBD Toastmasters Club 27/4/2020 (online meeting)

Brickbats

Pronunciation

develop [ 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.)

Simile
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/)

LE @ Tampines West Toastmasters Club 12042020 (online meeting)

Word of the Day
galvanize (verb)
- to shock or excite (someone) into taking action.
e.g. The President's passionate speech galvanized all the members into action.

Speakers who used the WOTD:
Atiqah: "I hope this will galvanize everyone to have kinder and deeper conversations." ☑️

Rina: "I would like to galvanize all of you to reach for your dreams." ☑️

Samantha: "I would like to galvanize the attention of your content." 
(Note: we use "galvanize" with someone, not something)

Brickbats

Pronunciation

productivity     [proh-duhk-tiv-i-tee] (stress is on the third syllable, not second)

conformist      [kuhn -fawr-mist]

finances         [fi-nans-is]

develop          [dih-vel-uph]

resilience       [ri-zil-ee-uhns]  (the "s" is pronounced as a "z" sound)

reflect            [ri-flekt]  

opportunity    [op-er-tyoo-ni-tee]


Vocabulary

1. nice to meet you guys => nice to meet you fellow Toastmasters and friends

2. Toastmaster club => Toastmasters club

3. bullshit => nonsense, baloney, balderdash, hogwash, hooey, moonshine 
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/bullshit?s=t

4. After hearing your this speech => After listening to your speech

5. I am a diabetes patient => I am a diabetic patient

6. I go further on to => I go on to 

7. When I did my NZ camper trip => When I went on my NZ camper trip

8. I have made many projects => I have completed / embarked on many projects

9. during this time we're living on => during this time we're living in

10. don't have to agree with every advice => don't have to agree with every piece of advice

11. need to tahan => need to endure / bear with it

12. Ms Joanne Wang => Toastmaster Joanne Wang
      Mr Tracy => Competent Communicator Tracy etc (use the correct TM title)

13. surfacing that group of people => highlighting that group of people

14. She's very passionate with her life => She's very passionate about life

Grammar

1. He has motivate me to do well in life.    ✖️
    He has motivated me to do well in life.  ✔️

2. We are all foster relationships. ✖️
    We are all fostering relationships. ✔️

3. the three words that describe your future is ✖️
   the three words that describe your future are ✔️

Sentence Structure

1. Singapore my motherland I'm proud of  ✖️
    I'm proud of my motherland Singapore.  ✔️

2. I haven't belong to Toastmasters club yet. / I'm not belong to any Toastmasters club yet.  ✖️
    I do not belong to any Toastmasters club.  ✔️

3. I started this on last year. ✖️
    I started on this last year.   ✔️

4. this EQ speech as well ✖️
    this speech on Emotional Quotient  ✔️

5. The Pathway has made me to one what I am today. ✖️
    The Pathway has helped me to become what I am today. ✔️

6. what potential problems may there be ✖️
    what potential problems there may be ✔️

7. I am always control my feelings and actions. ✖️

    I am always in control of my feelings and actions. ✔️

Bouquets

Contrast

1. Less is more

2. Small talk vs deeper conversation

3. It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

4. perspective of the bad to appreciate the good

5. go through the hard times so you will enjoy the good times

Alliteration

1. funds, food, fun

2. effective and efficient

3. position, point

4. practice makes progress

Repetition

1. Be present, be in the moment

Metaphor

Our mouths should have three gatekeepers:
Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

(note: gatekeeper = person who controls access to something, e.g. bouncer)

LE @ Katong Toastmasters Club 16042020

Brickbats

Pronunciation

unleashed   [uhn-leesh-d]

mentor         [men-tawr, men-ter]

sword           [sawrd] (Note: "w" is silent)

opportunity   [op-er-tyoo-ni-tee]

audience      [aw-dee-uhns]

deliver          [dih-liv-er]

metaphor     [met-uh-fawr, met-uh-fer]

Vocabulary

1. Tourist places like ECP  => Tourist places like East Coast Park

2. I was so much excited => I was so excited

3. I was so much happy => I was so happy

4. Share your worries to me => share your worries with me

5. heartrendering => heartrending (causing great distress or sadness)

6. when we're in an issue => when we're in a crisis

Grammar

1. I fall in love => I fell in love

2.  My second worry force me into reality => My second worry forced me into reality

3. Whatever opportunities life give us => Whatever opportunities life gives us

4. It's easy to relate even to those who are not Christians and who does not read the Bible => It's easy to relate even to those who are not Christians and do not read the Bible 

Sentence structure

1. When I look into the ATM machine => When I check my bank account balance

2.  the air got freshen up => the air feels so much fresher now

Bouquets

Metaphors

1. What's your silver lining in this Covid19 crisis? 

    silver lining = a positive aspect in even the worst event or situation

2.  this monster has reared its ugly head

3. God will break the chains that are binding me

4. You did it in spades! 

(Ace of spade is the top card. 'did it in spades' = great abundance or a high degree of quality of it)

5. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul (Love this quote!!)

6. Fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat

Rhyme

1. When the world is running down,

    you make the best of what's still around.

2.  invoke emotion or action

Vocabulary

lavishly celebrating your rebirth 

lavish = to expend or give in great amounts or without limit

Alliteration

1. Spring will be evermore sweeter.

2. empathy to employers

3. our words can hurt or heal

4. sink or swim

Contrast

1. Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional.

2. Show, not tell

3. One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth

LE @ TAMPINES CHANGKAT TMC & KATONG TMC JOINT MEETING

Word of the Day

Rollicking (adjective)

carefree and joyous: They had a rollicking good time.

Rollick (verb)

To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp 

(from Dictionary.com)

1. Joe Wan: We want to have a rollicking good time. - Joe Wan

2. Ashish: We're going to rollick today! That's more rollicking!

3. Roann: We were running and rollicking in our undies 

4. Kin Fung: ...rollicking in your underwear 

BRICKBATS

Grammar 

Toastmaster --> Toastmasters 

Guest --> Guests (watch the consonant cluster 'sts') 

How many of you have book a hotel stay before? --> How many of you have booked a hotel stay before? (note: booked is pronounced as bookt)

How many of you likes to travel? --> How many of you like to travel? 

Everybody have feelings. --> Everybody has feelings. 

Vocabulary 

Guys --> people, ladies and gentlemen, everyone

next day morning --> next morning

 

Who's in sales career? --> Who's in sales?

proceed on --> proceed

What is in the package you're doing? -->  What is in the package you're offering?

Sentence structure

What am I driving this point?

--> What am I driving at?

--> What is the point I am making?

BOUQUETS

Alliteration 

1. running and rollicking

2. appreciate and accept

3. aced two aspects 

4. rhythm and rhyme

5. succeeded in spades

6. stand and stare

Similes

1. Love grew, stretched like a trampoline 

2. Love vanished like an amateur magician 

3. Love disappeared, slowly, like baby teeth

4. Sweating like a pig

Metaphors

1. Thank you for bringing a slice of Murali into our lives.

2. Neutralise the monsters (referring to kids clamouring for ang pows)

3. We can have immunisation by having a baby

Contrast 

1. He goes from the top of the pyramid right to the bottom.

2. Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to,

    And love leaves exactly when love must.

3. A perfect marriage isn't the union of 2 perfect people, but of two imperfect people who learn when to overlook imperfections.

Anaphora 

(repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses)

Love is not who you were expecting,

Love is not who you can predict.

When you first wake up...

When you've just been crying...

Maybe love is always in the wrong time zone

Maybe love is not ready for you 

Maybe you are not ready for love

Triads

1. murmur, complain and justify your actions

2. cycles of love, stages of love, unpredictability of love

3. fresh, homemade, chocolate chip cookies

4. epitome of a perfect son, father and husband 

5. keen loyalty, stoicism and strength