Irish Talkers

Lorraine Taylor (Distinguished Toastmaster), from hybrid club "Be Bold for Change" in Dubai (first hybrid club in the region) & the online club "Firebirds Collective" - interviewed by Moira O'Brien. Lorraine answers these questions: 1. What brought you to Toastmasters? 2. What's been the greatest benefit of Toastmasters for you? 3. What's been your biggest Toastmasters challenge? 4. How did you fi...

Word of the Week: Virile. Thought for the week: Steve Jobs - "Be a yardstick for quality - some people aren't used to ab environment where excellence is expected."

"Be a yardstick for quality - some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected." (Steve Jobs) - introduced by Moira O'Brien VIRILE is Word of the Week - introduced by Paul O'Mahony

Part 4 from episode 41 from 2017/18 season. Moira talks about the Pathways projects: Make Connections through Networking Manage Change Manage Online Meetings

The new Toastmasters Education Programme (Pathways) gives people opportunities to learn how to (1) Make Connections through Networking (2)Manage Change (3)Manage Online Meetings. Moira O'Brien introduces the Projects.

Part 3 from Episode 41 from 2017/18 season. Paul talks about humorous speeches and how to make them inspired by this article from the Toastmasters Magazine - https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2018/aug2018/adding-humor

Based on "3 Steps to Adding Humor to Your Speech If you’re having fun, your audience will too." By Nick Jack Pappas http://nickjackpappas.com/ Paul O'Mahony praises Nick's article in Toastmaster Magazine https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2018/aug2018/adding-humor & introduces a discussion.

Tips by Charlie Houpert. You hear the speech by Mohammed Alqatahni which won World Championship of Public Speaking (2015) "The Power of Words" - evaluated by Charlie Houpert from Los Angeles, CA Here is Mohammed Alqatahni's speech on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqq1roF4C8s

Quote for the week from Henry Ford - "Don't find fault, find a remedy". Word of the week - Discombobulate

Our new education programme (Pathways) Moira O'Brien introduces three projects (1) Leading in Your Volunteer Organisation (2) Leading Your Team (3) Lessons Learned. ____________ This episode is from Programme 40 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on August 10th - presented by Moira O'Brien & Paul O'Mahony

"Bad language" - words you shouldn't use in public - introduced by Paul O'Mahony. Inspired by John Cadley ("a former advertising copywriter, freelance writer & musician living in Fayetteville, New York.") https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2018/june2018/cadley Words like “fungible,” “solipsistic,” "anodyne," "ameliorate." ____________ This episode is from Programme 40 of 2017/18...

Introduced by Moira O'Brien https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05tp0VscN8A VICE News spoke to Dr. Jennifer Mercieca, a professor & historian of political rhetoric, and Mark Liberman, a professor of linguistics and computer science. The 7 tips: (1) Make speeches sound off the cuff (2) Paralipsis (3) Avoid pauses through repetition (4) Use ambiguity (5) Find a common grievance (6) Audience participatio...

"Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds." (Gordon B Hinckley 1910 - 2008) is our Thought for the week - introduced by Moira O'Brien https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_B._Hinckley ____________ Word of the Week: PEJORATIVE - introduced by Paul O'Mahony ____________ This episode is from Programme 40 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on August 10th - presented by Moira O'Brien & Paul O'Mahony

The new education programme (Pathways) : Moira O'Brien introduces three projects: (1) Introduction to Toastmasters Mentoring (2) Lead in any Situation (3) Leading in Difficult Situations.

Huge topic introduced by 'persuasive' Paul O'Mahony. Is this the most boring subject ever discussed on the show? Should all Toastmasters study the protocols & governing documents? (1) The Official Toastmasters Members Group is on Facebook - all Toastmasters can join. (2) Toastmasters does not have SOPs (standard operations procedures) (3) Mike Rafferty sent Paul the Articles of Incorporation. Paul...

Daniel Sanders D71 Public Relations Manager (2018-19) has produced the first edition of our Newsletter. Moira O'Brien & Paul O'Mahony discuss the 1st edition of a new format. (1) Patricia O'Reilly (Dubin), John Cox (UK), Gerald Mannix (Kerry), Daniel Sanders (UK) are featured. (2) Division M is the "guest division" (3) Moira recommends Educational Section by John Kendall. (4) Elizabeth Jordan has...

Thought for the week: "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" (Mark Twain). Introduced by Moira O'Brien. [Note: In Twain's - Notebook, 1904 - he wrote "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect)."] ____________ Word of the Week: AMPLIFY. Introduced by Paul O'Mahony ____________ This episode i...

Information about Pathways projects: (1) 'Icebreaker' (2)Improvement through Positive Coaching (3)Inspire Your Audience. - an introduction to projects (beginning with the letter 'i') by Moira O'Brien ____________ This is from Programme 38 of 2017/18 season - recorded on July 26th. Presented by Moira O'Brien & Paul O'Mahony

How Toastmasters can help a writer publicise their book - introduced by "pecuniary" & "prudent" Paul O'Mahony. Paul speaks about : (1) "101 Business Lessons from a Recovering Accountant" by Neil O'Brien (Toastmaster @ Blarney Club, Division 1, District 71) ISBN 9781912328000 "Business lessons from my window cleaner, Margaret Thatcher, George Clooney and many more". (2) Katrina Shawver's short arti...

Question & Answer session facilitated by Pat Johnson (past International President of Toastmasters). This was recorded after her keynote speech to The Firebirds Collective in May 2018. (1) Why make an 'icebreaker' speech many time? (2) What is your satisfaction overall with Pathways now? (3) Why can't we see the details of all five levels of each Path from the start. (4) How do you see the evoluti...

Thought for the week: "He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense." (Joseph Conrad) - introduced by Moira O'Brien Word of the Week: ICONOCLAST (introduced by Paul O'Mahony) ____________ This is from Programme 38 of 2017/18 season - recorded on July 26th. Presented by Moira O'Brien...

These two projects are very similar - Moira compares them and discusses the implications of doing both projects. ___________ This is part 4 of Programme 37 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 20th.

Paul O'Mahony invites us to a tea party, inspired by the viewpoint in the June edition of the Toastmaster Magazine by Balraj Arunasalam https://www.toastmasters.org/magazine/magazine-issues/2018/june2018/viewpoint ____________ This is from Programme 37 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 20th.

__________ This is from Programme 37 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 20th.

Thought for the week: Nelson Mandela - "There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living" - introduced by Moira O'Brien Word of the Week: WRY - introduced by Paul O'Mahony ____________ This is from Programme 37 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 20th.