Irish Talkers

As we come to the end of the Toastmasters year and a change in Leadership, it's the time to celebrate the achievements of both individuals and their clubs. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 46 of 2020/21 season - published on June 13th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and...

Rose Marie Starkey-Calder, from Luton Communicators, Luton Speakers and Women's Voices clubs, is our interview guest this week. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 46 of 2020/21 season - published on June 12th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1)...

The introductory session to this week's series of podcasts including: Thought for the week: PRIVILEGE, and Word of the week: "Only three things happen naturally in organisations: friction, confusion and under-performance. Everything else requires leadership" - Peter Drucker. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 46 of 2020/21 season -...

Our interview guest this week, Ben Sloyan the current District 91 champion, shares more information about himself and talks about Digital Business and much more. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 45 of 2020/21 season - published on June 7th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts...

Paul O'Mahony turns his attention this week to the subject of vocal variety. He also discloses what he considers to be the best kept secret. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 45 of 2020/21 season - published on June 6th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this...

Our interview guest this week is the winner of the District 91 International Speech Contest, Ben Sloyan. Ben is a member of Casterbridge Speakers, Hamwic Speakers - Southampton, and Pegasus Speakers Advanced. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 45 of 2020/21 season - published on June 5th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produ...

The introductory episode of this week's series of podcasts from The Talk Show for Talkers including: Thought for the week: "Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it, the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me." Ariana Huffington Word of the week: WINCE ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Pr...

Moira talks about ways in which you can completely ruin a speech. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 44 of 2020/21 season - published on May 31st with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week”...

Paul demonstrates how it is possible to set up a club in a very short space of time. Recently he set up Toastmasters for Golf in the space of a few weeks and it chartered almost immediately. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 44 of 2020/21 season - published on May 30th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Bri...

Should we? ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 44 of 2020/21 season - published on May 29th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these...

The introductory episode to this week's series of podcasts in which Ted and Paul discuss a thought for the week and a word of the week: Thought for the week: “Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”  Bertrand Russell Word of the week: GRAFT  ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from...

Gemma Nevers, our interview guest this week, talks about the relevance of Toastmasters to her outside life, the pandemic and the international aspect of Toastmasters. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 43 of 2020/21 season - published on May 24 with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four pa...

Paul discusses how clubs can co-operate and collaborate. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 43 of 2020/21 season - published on May 23rd with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together...

Our interviewee this week is toastmaster Gemma Nevers, incoming president of Northavon TM and a member of Bristol Central Speakers.  ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 43 of 2020/21 season - published on May 22nd with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this fo...

The introductory episode to this week's series of The Talk Show for Talkers including: Thought for the week: "What is important, is seldom urgent & what is urgent is seldom important" - Dwight D Eisenhower Word of the week: IMPUDENT ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 43 of 2020/21 season - published on May 21st with Ted Mellamph...

Have you heard of VTMCon? No? Well listen in and you will find out all about this amazing innovative conference, independently organised by a number of international Toastmasters clubs around the world. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 42 of 2020/21 season - published on May 17th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by...

This week Paul turns his attention to how Toastmasters International incentives clubs with financial and other incentives to meet certain targets etc during important times of the year. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 42 of 2020/21 season - published on May 16th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. T...

Luvvie Ajayi Jones isn't afraid to speak her mind or to be the one dissenting voice in a crowd, and neither should you. "Your silence serves no one," says the writer, activist and self-proclaimed professional troublemaker. In this bright, uplifting talk, Ajayi Jones shares three questions to ask yourself if you're teetering on the edge of speaking up or quieting down -- and encourages all of us to...

The introductory segment to this week's series of podcasts in which Ted and Paul discuss a thought for the week and a word of the week: Thought for the week: "Between stimulus & response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth & our freedom" - Viktor Frankl.  Word of the week: ACCLAIM ________________________________________...

Our guest Diane Richardson was recently elected as the incoming Club Growth Director for District 91 in the southern UK. She talks with Ted and Paul about her experience as a designer and her plans for club growth in the district. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 41 of 2020/21 season - published on May 10th with Ted Mellamphy &amp...

Toastmasters District 71 is going to use the Whova conferencing app to deliver the District Conference and the is already a huge amount of information up on the app. Paul takes a look at what it contains. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 41 of 2020/21 season - published on May 9th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced b...

Diane Richardson, Director of Area 34 in District 91, is our interview guest this week Diane is a member of Chiltern Speakers where she is Immediate Past President. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 41 of 2020/21 season - published on May 8th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four par...

The introductory segment to this week's series of podcasts in which Ted and Paul discuss a thought for the week and a word of the week: Thought for the week: "Success is a few simple disciplines practised daily" - Jim Rohn. Word of the week: CRASS  ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 41 of 2020/21 season - published on May 17th...

Inspired by this article in the Toastmasters Magazine, we talk about how to convert the guests who come to our meetings to willing members. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 40 of 2020/21 season - published on May 3rd with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this f...

Our District conference here in District 71 is approaching rapidly. Paul takes a look at the agenda and Moira looks what is happening behind the scenes. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 40 of 2020/21 season - published on May 2nd with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usual...