Irish Talkers

Keynote Speaker (District 71 Conference, Sheffield, November 2017), coach and trainer, Florian Mueck is an enthusiastic and charismatic speaker. Here are five snippets from his YouTube channel covering: The Power of Smile Rhetorical Devices 3 Ways to Engage your Audience How to Pull Laughs Intellect and Credibility  ___________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 24...

Introduction: Thought for the Week: Mahatma Ghandi - "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win."  Word of the Week:  Conflate  ___________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 24 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 19th presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually h...

Moira talks about how a speech can develop over time with repetition and listener feedback - with examples from a current contest speech. ____________________________________________ This is part x from Programme 23 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 12th presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing...

 Paul takes on the task of persuading you to learn how to persuade others! ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 23 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 14th 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...

Craig Valentine is the 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking and has since carved a successful career as a public speaker, keynote speaker and speech coach. Listen to him talking about presentation skills, covering the Foundational Phrase with a discussion after.  ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 23 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 13th p...

Introduction to Episode 23: Thought for the week: John D Rockefeller - "Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people". Word of the Week: Finesse The final date for the early bird booking for the International Convention in Denver, CO, is fast approaching.  ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 232 of 2018/19 seas...

Moira introduces the subject of how to find topics for your Toastmaster speeches.  ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 22 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 8th 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” together w...

As we are in Contest season, and in particular the Evaluation Contest, Paul talks about his experience in giving a Test speech for a contest.  ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 22 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 7th presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Int...

Ontario born Bob Proctor is a motivational speaker and author of a 1985 book "You were born rich". He is the recipient of the 1988 Toastmasters– Communication and Leadership Award . This is a YouTube presentation from Bob titled  - "A habit you simply must develop".  ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 22 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April...

Introduction: Thought for the week from Cicero - "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues but the parent of all others". Word of the Week: MORASS  ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 22 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 5th presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this forma...

Moira goes through some of the steps that you can use to prepare for giving your International Speech Contest speech.  ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 21 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 1st 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...

Paul talks about five things that one should not do when giving evaluations.  ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 21 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 31st 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 genera...

 Jonathan Peng is the 2018 District 85 Evaluation Champion. Here are his top tips for making the best evaluations. ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 21 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 30th 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 “W...

Introduction: Thought for the week: W Clement Stone  -"Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star." Word of the Week: Interstitial ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 21 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 29th presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought...

Moira introduces a discussion on how clubs can make use of the internet.  ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 20 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 25th and 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 genera...

Paul talks about when and how to use the pause and when not to use it.  ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 20 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 24th and 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...

Conor Neill - How to Start a Speech - a YouTube speech. Here are five examples from well known speakers of speech beginnings.  ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 20 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 23rd and 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...

Introduction: Thought for the week: Thomas A Edison: Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.  Work of the Week: Benign ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 20 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 22nd and presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts...

Prompted by this article in entreprene.com by Shawn Doyle, Moira discusses Shawn's five myths about presenting.  ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 19 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 18th and 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”...

Paul introduces the subject of talking about yourself!  ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 19 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 17th and 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 conversation ari...

Moira introduces a 3rd place semi-final speech from the 2017 World Championship of Public Speaking by Kim Kaufman entitled "The Sound".  ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 19 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 16th and presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thou...

Introduction: Thought for the Week: Mahatma Gandhi: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”  Word of the Week: Mahatma Gandhi: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”  ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 19 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 15th and presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four...

Moira talks about the power of "threes" but the subsequent conversation turns to the subject of Hero's Journey, very apposite in this time of the International Speech contests. ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 18 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 11th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts an...

Paul talks about how individual Toastmasters, as a result of their learning with Toastmasters, have gone outside of the organisation to undertake projects which can actually change the world. ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 18 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 10th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is i...

Amy Purdy - "Living beyond Limits" - and inspirational TEDx talk from 2011. TEDX Orange Coast   ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 18 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on March 9th and 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 “Wo...