Irish Talkers

Paul O'Mahony is shortly to be giving a father of the groom speech - here we discuss various ways of starting such a speech.  ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 29 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on June 9th, presented by Moira O'Brien, Paul O’Mahony & Ted Mellamphy. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thoug...

Tim Minchin, the former UWA Arts student described as "sublimely talented, witty, smart and unabashedly offensive" in a musical career that has taken the world by storm, is awarded an honorary doctorate by The University of Western Australia.  The full transcript of Tim Minchin's address is available: http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2013091760...  This address was given in 2013. YouTube link...

Introduction to this week's show including: Quote of the week: Winston Churchill  "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without any loss of enthusiasm".  Word of the week: Slump ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 29 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on June 7th, presented by Moira O'Brien, Paul O’Mahony & Ted Mellamphy. Th...

Prompted by this May 2019 article in the Toastmaster magazine, Paul and Ted discuss From Monologue to Dialogue. ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 29 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on June 3rd, presented by Paul O’Mahony & Ted Mellamphy. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of th...

 Paul introduces discussion on a Toastmasters Diary. ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 29 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on June 2nd, presented by Paul O’Mahony & Ted Mellamphy. 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...

Morning Motivation from Denzil Washington  - "One of the Best Morning Motivational Videos - END LAZINESS & Wake up early" - from Be Inspired on YouTube.  ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 29 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on June 1st, presented by Paul O’Mahony & Ted Mellamphy. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1...

Introduction to this week's show with: Thomas Edison - "If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves"  Work of the week: Salubrious  ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 29 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 31st, presented by Paul O’Mahony & Ted Mellamphy. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) I...

Moira introduces the topic of how to get a skeptical audience on your side and convinced by what you are saying.  ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 28 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 27th, presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Wor...

Paul introduces discussion on the very important role of the Grammarian in Toastmasters meetings.  ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 28 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 26th, presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Wor...

Danish Dhamani - How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking, given at TEDxKids@SMU  ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 28 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 25th, presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & 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” t...

Introduction to this week's show with: Thought for the week: Mahatma Gandhi - "In your own gentle way, you can shake the world". Work of the week: Advent  ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 28 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 24th, presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this for...

Moira introduces details of various Pathways resources prompted by Coach Carole's Blog post " What's New in Pathways Resources ".  ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 27 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 20th, presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the...

Paul discusses how Toastmasters can help everyone in business both as an employee and a manager.  ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 27 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 19th, presented by Paul O’Mahony & 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” t...

The Seven Keys to Good Storytelling - a speech by Josh Campbell given at TEDxMemphis .  ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 27 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 18th, presented by Paul O’Mahony & 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 wi...

The introduction to this week's show featuring: Word of the Week: Curt Thought for the week: Hannah Arendt: "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it".  Hannah is a German historian and can be found on Amazon here . ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 27 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 17th, presented by Paul O’...

Pathways is not standing still. There is a new path published recently and another in development. Here are details of the first new path, Engaging Humour.  ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 26 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 13th, presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Intr...

Following on from an article in the Toastmasters magazine in January, Paul discusses how clubs can self assess their effectiveness using the Club Quality Checklist.  ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 26 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 12th, presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format:...

Finding humour: Sareen Akarjalian at TEDxBeirut, followed by a discussion.  ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 26 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 11th, presented by Paul O’Mahony & 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 c...

The introduction to this week's show featuring: Word of the Week: TERSE Thought for the week: "Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across.  If you get too serious, you could die of starch."  ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 26 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 10th, presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is...

Prompted by this article in the April issue of Toastmaster, Paul and Ted discuss the 5 Easy Tips for Crafting a Speech.  ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 25 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 6th presented by Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony . The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and...

Paul and Ted discuss the elections for club offices, and Area, Division & District directors.  ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 25 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 5th presented by Ted Mellamphy & 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...

Daniel Kilov is a Memory Athlete. He is capable of memorising a shuffled deck of cards in less than two minutes, and over 100 random digits in five minutes.  He is the #2 memory athlete in Australia; second only to his coach and mentor Tansel Ali.  In this, the opening talk from TEDxCanberra 2012, Daniel explains why and how he became a memory athlete, and how being present to informatio...

The introduction to this week's show featuring: Word of the Week: Shtum Thought for the week: Mark Twain - "Humour is mankind's greatest blessing". ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 25 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on May 3rd presented by Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thoug...

Moira introduces discussion prompted by an Instagram Post by Florian Mueck about what we can gain personally from Public Speaking.  ___________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 24 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 23rd presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for th...

Paul talks about the role of the club president and how many presidents are unaware of the importance of their role .  ___________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 24 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 21st presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a...