Irish Talkers

Paul discusses how Area Director's club visits serve the club. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 15 of 2020/21 season - published on November 1st 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 Week” together wi...

This is the audio from this video from the Charisma University. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 15 of 2020/21 season - published on October 31st 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 Week” together w...

The introductory segment to this week's series of podcasts including: Thought for the Week: Winston Churchill - "The price of greatness is responsibility." and Work of the Week: GRAVITATE ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 15 of 2020/21 season - published on October 30th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The sho...

Over the past many episodes Moira has been talking about advanced techniques in public speaking. Now she goes back to the beginning - the very basics of Toastmasters with Public Speaking 101. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 14 of 2020/21 season - published on October 26th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The...

Paul O'Mahony discusses how being a member of Toastmasters International has helped to make the pandemic lockdowns more bearable. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 14 of 2020/21 season - published on October 25th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introd...

Our interview guest is Tom Hebbert, VPPR of Spa Speakers in Leamington Spa, England. He is the first VPPR from the 200 plus clubs in District 71 to be pulled out of the hat for interview on the show. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 14 of 2020/21 season - published on October 23rd with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mah...

The introductory segment to this week's series of shows including: A birthday greeting for  Toastmaters'  96th birthday Thought for the week from Ralph Smedley - "Whatever your grade or position, if you know how and when to speak, and when to remain silent, your chances of real success are proportionately increased" and Work of the week - ACCLAIM _________________________________________...

With Table Topic contests taking place all over the world, Moira turns her attention to the best tips for smashing your contest entry. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 13 of 2020/21 season - published on October 19th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) I...

Paul discusses the topic of quality assurance. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 13 of 2020/21 season - published on October 18th 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 Week” together with general conve...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus was the recipient of the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on October 21, 2018. The Prize is named to honour one of the world's greatest humorists. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 13 of 2020/21 season - published on October 17th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is i...

The introductory segment to this week's seriees of podcasts including" Word of the Week: SCINTILLATING and Thought for the Week: Matty Mullins - "The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday"   ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 13 of 2020/21 season - published on October 16th with Ted Mell...

With so much conversation - let alone speech-making - online, Moira looks at some of the things we should look out for in body language online. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 12 of 2020/21 season - published on October 12th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this form...

With membership of Toastmasters club falling due to the pandemic, Paul gives us five ways that we can rebuild membership. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 12 of 2020/21 season - published on October 11th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a...

Celeste Headlee's TED talk gives us strategies to be able to hold better conversations. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 12 of 2020/21 season - published on October 10th 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...

The introductory segment to this week's series of four podcasts including: Word of the Week: PAROXYSM and Thought for the Week:  ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 12 of 2020/21 season - published on October 9th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Int...

With the Humourous Speech contest season well underway, Moira discusses tips for getting your speech firmly embedded in your consciousness. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4from Programme 11 of 2020/21 season - published on October 5th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1...

Paul talks about leadership in the time of Toastmasters' contests as we are thick in the contest season. He gives us three great tips. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3from Programme 11 of 2020/21 season - published on October 4th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Int...

Simon Sinek is one of the leading inspirational speakers of today. Here he talks about leadership. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 10 of 2020/21 season - published on October 3rd 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” a...

The introductory segment to this week's series of four podcasts including: Word of the Week: INTRANSIGENT and Thought for the Week: Robin Williams - " There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful" ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 11 of 2020/21 season - published on October...

With the contest season well upon us already, Moira talks about the challenges and solutions from the Zoom point of view for holding a successful contest online. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 10 of 2020/21 season - published on September 28th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and u...

Paul talks about some of the published authors in our district and abroad, and especially one who is just published. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 10 of 2020/21 season - published on September 27th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Th...

Our guest interviewee this week is Antonia Harrison, Division Director for Division DivA in District 91 (UK). ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 10 of 2020/21 season - published on September 26th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought f...

The introductory segment to this week's series of four podcasts, including: Word of the Week: SALIENT and Thought for the Week: Bill Gates - "It's fine to celebrate success, but more important to heed the lessons of failure." ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 10 of 2020/21 season - published on September 25th with Ted Mellamph...

Prompted by this article by Dr. Susan Biali Haas in psychologytoday.com, Moira discusses her take on the psychological aspects of confidence. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 9 of 2020/21 season - published on September 21st with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this forma...

In this time of renewing your membership of Toastmasters, Paul O'Mahony takes a sideways view of what it means to Renew your Membership. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 9 of 2020/21 season - published on September 20th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1...