Irish Talkers

______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 30 of 2020/21 season - published on February 14th 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 two t...

Our interviewee this week is Beatrice Freeman . Beatrice is a member of Moody's London and Wharf Speakers but she has visited over 30 clubs in Districts 91 & 71 in the little over the one year that she has been in Toastmasters, as well as visiting clubs in 46 countries and attending 270 meetings! She is a published author of Introverts Make Better Networkers . She calls herself a "clean"...

The introduction to this week's series of podcast episodes including: Work of the Week: BRAVURA and Thought for the Week: "All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better" - Ralph Waldo Emerson. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 30 of 2020/21 season - published on February 12th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Ma...

Ted talks with James Finnegan on the role of the VP Public Relations. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 29 of 2020/21 season - published on February 8th 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 th...

Paul delves into what is the mission of your district? ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 29 of 2020/21 season - published on February 7th 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” togethe...

The February winner of the District 71 Vice President of Public Relations draw is James Finnegan from Tralee Toastmasters. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 29 of 2020/21 season - published on February 6th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) I...

The introductory segment to this week's series of podcasts including: Thought for the week: "Whatever you can do or dream, you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power & magic in it" - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Word of the week: QUIRK ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 29 of 2020/21 season - published on February 5th with...

Storytelling is one of the most important aspects of public speaking. Paul looks at how to bring your audience into your story. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 28 of 2020/21 season - published on February 1st with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format:...

I guess this is something that your club hasn't really thought about..... Paul delves into what it means to name your club in a particular way. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 28 of 2020/21 season - published on January 31st with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in four parts and usually h...

December's winner of the draw for the District 71 Vice President of Public relations goes to Rachael McDonald from Dunfermline Toastmasters in Scotland. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 25 of 2020/21 season - published on January 98th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has...

One of Simon Sinek's best presentations on leadership - Leadership and being a Leader. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 28 of 2020/21 season - published on January 30th 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”...

This is the introductory segment to this week's series of podcasts with our usual mix of: A thought for the week: "To go fast, go alone, to go far, go together" - old African proverb and A word of the week: UP - which is such an amazingly versatile word that Paul is waxing quite lyrical! ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 28 of 2020...

Ted discusses how podcasting can be a great way of extending your public speaking experience. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 27 of 2020/21 season - published on January 25th 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...

Paul discusses the ways in which meetings can be enhanced by breaking away from the ordinary routine, following on from International President Richard Peck's article in the Toastmasters Magazine this month.. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 27 of 2020/21 season - published on January 24th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, p...

From TED in 2014 - What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it's someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety — especially in an uneven economy — means taking on big responsibility. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 27 of 2020/21...

This is the introductory segment to this week's series of podcasts including: The word for this week: SUBSIDE and The thought for the week: Amanda Gorman - "We lay down our arms so we can reach out our arms to one another" Amanda Gorman is the US Youth Poet Laureate and this is an extract from the poem she read at the inauguration of President Biden. _______________________________________________...

In the final episode with our distinguished guest Past International President Pat Johnson, she talks about her thoughts on speechmaking and on how to grow membership in these online times. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 26 of 2020/21 season - published on January 18th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’...

Continuing the conversation with Pat Johnson, Pat goes into detail about the role of the Regional Adviser. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 26 of 2020/21 season - published on January 17th 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 “Th...

Canadian born Pat Johnson became International President of Toastmasters in 2010/11. Currently she is regional adviser for Region 10 and she talks with Ted Mellamphy. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 26 of 2020/21 season - published on January 16th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in f...

This is the introductory segment to this week's series of podcasts including: The word for this week: DUENDE and The thought for the week: Naval Ravikant -  "To write a great book, you must first become the book"  ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 26 of 2020/21 season - published on January 15th with Ted Mellamphy & P...

Paul looks at how effective it is to exaggerate during certain types of speeches. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 25 of 2020/21 season - published on January 8th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the...

Six months have passed - another six months to go.  The Toastmasters year runs from 1 July - 30 June. Clubs have already made progress towards achieving acclamation as “Distinguished”.  The hill has been half climbed. Paul O’Mahony talks about what the best clubs are doing this year. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 25 o...

Simon Sinek talks about self-confidence and how to build self-confidence. If you want to be a leader, you must have a leadership mindset and confidence to take risks. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 25 of 2020/21 season - published on January 9th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced by Moira O’Brien. The show is in fo...

The Talk Show for Talkers would like to wish all our listeners a very happy (and safe) New Year. This is the introductory segment to this week's series of podcasts including: The word for this week: DRIVEL and The thought for the week: "Darkness is merely the lack of light. You can be the light that defeats the darkness" ______________________________________________________________________ T...

During the two weeks of the holiday period, we are re-publishing some of the best interviews we have conducted over the past 5 years. Today we are talking with ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 24 of 2020/21 season - published on January 4th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usuall...