Language evaluation by Coen Tan on 2/6/2011

I am so pleased to share with you the following language evaluation by our president, Coen Tan. He is a highly sought-after language evaluator and was recognized in the district officer training as one of the best language evaluator of toastmasters.

Rhetorical devices

SCESIS ONOMATON
Words of similar meaning, when
used in consecutive sequence,
adds impact to the idea.
• Tired, Lethargic, Exhausted
• Exhilarated, Elated, Euphoric
• Honored, proud and awed (Shaun)
•All their Heart, Sincerity and Pride (Shaun)
•Amazed, wowed and exhilarated (Shaun)
•Handsome, Dashing and Charming (Shaun)

EPIZEUXIS
Deliberate repetition of a word
for impact.
• Practice, Practice, Practice
• Work, Work, Work
• Thank you, thank you, thank

EUPHEMISM
• If I have that many points, I would have seen the red light (Shaun)
• Someone who digs his nose, someone who has this special action (Favian)

ALLITERATION
• Fun Facts (Raymond)

ANALOGIES
• Evaluation is the Lifeblood of Toastmasters (Coen)

METAPHORS
• You build a bridge to the audience (Ram)
• Build that platform to help us understand you better (Jin Hwui)
• Table Topic Topic prepared a Box of Tricks for us (Shaun)

CONTRAST
• Not for yourselves, but for your kids (Zamir)

ANAPHORA
• Through Imagination, _____________ (x3) (Matthew)
• We imagine that we can ___________ (Matthew)
• You can ___________ (Foong Yin)


EPISTROPHE
I get to lie, people know that I lie, and I get rewarded to lie (Raymond)

PARALLELISM
20 years ago, _______. 20 years later, ______. (Raymond)

TRIAD
Visit the Past,
Contemplate the Present,
Anticipate the Future (Matthew)

DESCRIPTIVE WORDS
Biting the Bullet and Bearing the Pain (Matthew)
Earth is Immediately Dwarfed by the Sun (Matthew)
I was blown away by ________ (Jin Hwui)

By Coen Tan
President