Irish Talkers

Word of the Week - Ideation Thought for the Week - " May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten" an Irish blessing. _____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 9 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 23rd and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien The show is in four parts and usually has thi...

Moira talks through the latest three Pathways projects, covering: (1) Understanding Vocal Variety (2) Understanding your Communication Style (3)Understanding your Leadership Style _____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 8 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 16th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

Paul introduces the rather unusual subject of whether there are any Toastmasters clubs in prisons and should there be clubs in Irish prisons. _____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 8 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 16th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

Ted introduces the TEDxKC talk given by branding strategist and coach Terri Trespico at the event in Kansas City in 2015. _____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 8 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 16th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

Ted, Paul and Moira discuss Ted's Thought for the Week from Jim Rohn: "Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want", which produced a lively discussion after which Paul Introduced his work of the week: Badass _____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 8 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 16th and presented by Ted...

You hear about three Pathways projects: (1) Team Building (Level 5 Elective for all paths) (2) Understanding Conflict Resolution (Level 3 Required for Persuasive Influence only) (3) Understanding Emotional Intelligence (Level 3 Required for Motivational Strategies only) Introduced by Moira O'Brien _____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 7 of 2018/19 season - fir...

Paul O'Mahony muses about how can we can connect emotionally online. _____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 7 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 9th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

Ted Mellamphy introduces the TED Talk given by Simon Sinek in 2014 entitled "Why good leaders make you feel safe:. _____________________________________________ This is from Programme 7 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 9th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

Word of the Week: Plaudit Quote of the week from Alfred North Whitehead: "No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise & confident acknowledge this help with gratitude" _____________________________________________ This is from Programme 7 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 9th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

You hear about three Pathways projects: (1) Reflect on your Path (Level 5) (2) Researching & Presenting (Level 1) (3) Successful Collaboration (Level 3 of Team Collaboration only) Introduced by Moira O'Brien _____________________________________________ This is from Programme 6 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 2nd. Presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

You hear how Toastmasters is represented worldwide. This episode is prompted by a report in the October 2018 edition of Toastmaster Magazine. Plenty of statistics in this episode. The huge surprise for us is the % of total membership in Europe. Introduced by Paul O'Mahony _____________________________________________ This is from Programme 6 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 2nd. Pre...

You hear Celeste Headlee present "10 ways to have a better conversation" - a TED Talk (1) Don't multitask - be present - in that moment (2) Don't pontificate - assume you have something to learn (3) Use open-ended questions - who, why, what, how ... (4) Go with the flow - stop waiting to interject (5) If you don't know, say you don't know (6) Don't equate your experience with their's (7) Try not t...

Introduced by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O'Mahony and Moira O'Brien: Word of the Week: Brouhaha. Thought for the week: Catherine Pulsifier - "If we have the attitude, 'it's going to be a great day', it usually is". _____________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 6 part 1 first published on November 2nd.

The new Toastmasters Education Programme (Pathways) gives people opportunities to learn how to (1) Public Relations Strategies (2) Question-and-Answer Session (3) Reaching Consensus. Moira O'Brien introduces the Projects. _________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 4 part 3 first published on October 19th.

Paul talks about the publication from Toastmasters International, The Toastmaster Magazine. _____________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 5 part 2 first published on October 19th

Word of the Week: Lynchpin. Thought for the week: James Humes - "The art of communication is the language of leadership". _____________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 5 part 1 first published on October 19th

The new Toastmasters Education Programme (Pathways) gives people opportunities to learn how to (1) Prepare for an Interview (2)Prepare to Speak Professionally (3)Present a Proposal. Moira O'Brien introduces the Projects. _________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 4 part 4 first published on September 28th

Paul talks about the Golden Gavel in Blarney Toastmasters. _________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 4 part 3 first published on September 28th

An interview with the past international President Pat Johnson from the Toastmasters Podcast. _________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 4 part 2 first published on September 28th

Hosted by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O'Mahony and Moira O'Brien Quote of the week: Alfred North Whitehead - "No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise & confident acknowledge this help with gratitude" Word of the week: Hangry _________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 4 part 1 first published on September 28th

Moira introduces the Pathways Mentor Program and discusses the four projects that it includes. ____________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 3 part 4 first published on September 21st Hosted by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O'Mahony and Moira O'Brien

Paul introduces the subject of the Pathways Icebreaker and what we might include in it. ____________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 3 part 3 first published on September 21st Hosted by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O'Mahony and Moira O'Brien

Ted introduces Keith Ferrazzi, the recipient of the Golden Gavel award from Toastmasters International for 2018, with "What holds us back from success in the workplace." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qOFZnU4ty4 ____________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 3 part 2 first published on September 21st Hosted by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O'Mahony and Moira O'Brien

Ted Mellamphy introduces a quotation from that famous author "Unknown" - "It is not happy people who are thankful. It is thankful people who are happy" (Anon) Paul O'Mahony gives us the word of the week "SCRUNCH". ____________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 3 part 1 first published on September 21st Hosted by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O'Mahony and Moira O'Brien

Moira continues looking at the Pathways projects, this week covering: Managing a Difficult Audience Managing Time Moderate a Panel Discussion ____________________________________________ 2018/19 episode 2 part 2 first published on September 14th