Irish Talkers

Would you like to lift your presentation skills to another level? Would you like to become a more persuasive speaker? Moira gives you some tools to help you lift your presentation skills to a higher level. ________________________________________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 39 of 2019/20 season - published on June 1st with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O...

With the District 71 elections completed last weekend, Paul delves into the hierarchy and structure of the leadership team in our Toastmaster district. ______________________________________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 39 of 2019/20 season - published on May 31st with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this...

This week we are delighted to bring you an interview with the District 71, Division A, Toastmaster of the Year Krystal Long. ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 39 of 2019/20 season - published on May 30th 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...

The introductory segment to this week's series of podcasts including: Word of the Week: MERCURIAL and Thought for the Week by Salvador Dali - "Intelligence without ambitition is like a bird without wings" ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 39 of 2019/20 season - published on May 29th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four...

Moira continues on the theme of storytelling on how you can build up and develop your library of stories over time. ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 38 of 2019/20 season - published on May 25th 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 o...

Paul discusses the subject of Icebreakers and how you should have many Icebreakers in your backpack that you can bring out at the relevant moment in your business or personal life. ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 38 of 2019/20 season - published on May 24th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has th...

In this day and age of Zoom meetings, Scott Friesen gives us  7 Zoom Meeting Tips Every User Should Know. We recommend that you have a dummy Zoom meeting open on your computer while you listen to this. If you are listening on a phone or tablet, come back and listen again when you are at your computer, to get the best out of these excellent tips. ____________________________________________ Th...

The introductory segment to this weeks series of podcasts including: Word of the Week: CRINGE and Thought for the Week: Montaigne - "Choice, not chance, determines destiny." Together with some chat about the D71 DivA Toastmaster of the Year and recruiting new members. ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 38 of 2019/20 season - published on May 22nd with Ted Me...

With the probably permanent move to working from home in many businesses, Moira turns her attention to the problems and challenges of making business presentations from your home office. ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 37 of 2019/20 season - published on May 18th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually...

Paul turns his attention to the questions that business people who know little or nothing about Toastmasters might ask. ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 37 of 2019/20 season - published on May 17th 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 “Wo...

American poet Rives has a strange obsession. At TED he explained in "The Museum of 4 in the Morning". ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 37 of 2019/20 season - published on May 16th 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” to...

The introduction to this week's series of podcasts including: Word of the Week: CALLOW and Thought for the week: Euripides -  "Why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice!" ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 37 of 2019/20 season - published on May 8th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four part...

Back on the topic of online meetings, Moira discusses ways in which you can boost your charisma when speaking online. ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 36 of 2019/20 season - published on May 11th 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...

With the uncertainties caused by the advent of the Corona Virus Covid-19, Paul takes a look at how Toastmasters can succeed in recruiting new members and retaining existing members who may not be comfortable with online meetings. ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 36 of 2019/20 season - published on May 10th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mah...

This week's delve into TED/YouTube produced this interesting talk from David Meltzer, who is CEO of Sports 1 Marketing, 2X best-selling author, and a top keynote speaker. He speaks about how, by capturing content and using the right access and mediums to deliver that content, you will be able to amplify and perpetuate your message, creating an impactful and influential brand on social media. ...

The introductory segment to this week's series of shows including: Word of the Week: CURT and Thought for the Week: Earl Nightingale - "Everything begins with an idea" ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 36 of 2019/20 season - published on May 8th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1)...

When you first started out in Toastmasters did you wonder how on earth you were going to find subjects for all those speeches you will have to give? Moira certainly did! Following the example of D71's Simon Scriver, Moira discusses ways you can build ideas for speeches. ____________________________________________ This is part 5 from Programme 35 of 2019/20 season - published on May 4th with Ted M...

Paul discusses the Podcasting elective and how it might benefit you, your club, your Area etc. ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 35 of 2019/20 season - published on May 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” and a “Word of the Week” together w...

In what you might call "a breath of fresh air" Lucas Rockwood tells us how to "Change your breath, change your life" in this interesting talk. ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 35 of 2019/20 season - published on May 2nd 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 shows including: Word of the Week: ASSIDUOUS and Thought for the week: Reinhold Niebuhr - "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, & the wisdom to know the difference." ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 35 of 2019/20 season - published on May 1s...

As we are still in Contest mode, and following Moira's performance at her Area Contest where she qualified but in 2nd place, she looks at ways in which you can improve your chances of winning in Evaluation Contests. ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 34 of 2019/20 season - published on April 27th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony. The sho...

Paul looks this week at how Toastmasters can help with developing teamworking skills. ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 34 of 2019/20 season - published on April 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 for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with ge...

What do you want to be when you grow up? Well, if you're not sure you want to do just one thing for the rest of your life, you're not alone. In this illuminating talk, writer and artist Emilie Wapnick describes the kind of people she calls "multipotentialites" -- who have a range of interests and jobs over one lifetime. Are you one? TED Talk Link ____________________________________________ This i...

The introductory segment to this week;s series of podcasts including: Word of the Week: KIBITZ and Thought for the Week: Nelson Mandela - "After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb" ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 34 of 2019/20 season - published on April 24th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony....

Inspired by this article by Briar Goldberg, the TED Director of speaking coaching, Moira gives 6 tips on how to nail every presentation. ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 33 of 2019/20 season - published on April 20th 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...