On the 03rd August 2019, I dropped by Bukit
Batok Toastmasters Club for a short language workshop. This was my 23rd club visit on the
34th day of the Toastmaster year.
Unfortunately, due to work and personal commitments, I was only able to come
for my segment, and had to leave early. I
would like to thank club president, Tony Lim Tong Lee, for having me.
In my 20-minute segment, I gave an overview of rhetoric,
and its role in the development of civilisation. I cited examples from historically significant
speeches from memory. This included President
John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s Berlin Address, Rev. Martin Luther King’s “I had a Dream”
speech, Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill’s “Never Surrender”, and Malcom X’s “Field Nigger”
speech.
I went into some detail on why they used the words
they used, the manner of delivery, how they connected with the audience, and
the effects. We then considered how we, as
Toastmasters, can use the same rhetorical and psychological tricks to move an
audience towards a position we want, and make a better, more convincing
argument.
Eric Tan Shi Wei then wowed the audience with his
explanation of rhetorical devices, and how to use them. He was the language evaluator for the day.
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