Irish Talkers

The introductory episode of this week’s four shows, including: Thought for the week: “To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.” ― Criss Jami And Word of the week: OBLITERATE ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 45 of the 2021/22 season - published on July15th with...

Following on from yesterday's discussion on Build Back Stronger, Moira and Ted discuss the issues surrounding on-site and hybrid clubs. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 44 of the 2021/22 season - published on July 11th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O’Brien & Paul O’Mahony, produced Moira O’Brien DTM and edited by Gearoid Murphy...

Following on from Dan Rex's recent report on the state of toastmasters affairs, Paul talks about how we can rebuild clubs for the future given how our space has changed from mainly on-site to multimedia. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 44 of the 2021/22 season - published on July 10th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, pr...

As the Athletic Director and head coach of the Varsity Soccer team at Ryerson University, Dr. Joseph is often asked what skills he is searching for as a recruiter: is it speed? Strength? Agility? In Dr. Joseph's TEDx Talk, he explores self confidence and how it is not just the most important skill in athletics, but in our lives. Given at TEDX RyseronU. _____________________________________________...

The introductory episode of this week’s four shows including: Thought for the week:  "Leaders become great not because of their power but, because they empower others" John Maxwell. And Word of the week: PANACHE ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 44 of the 2021/22 season - published on July 8th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul...

Following on from yesterdays episode on the District mission, the discussion today is about the club mission. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 43 of the 2021/22 season - published on June 27th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced Moira O’Brien DTM and edited by Gearoid Murphy DTM. The show is in four parts and usual...

Paul discusses the the mission that Toastmasters International has for its Districts. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 43 of the 2021/22 season - published on June 24th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced Moira O’Brien DTM and edited by Gearoid Murphy DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1)...

The final part of the discussion between Mark Brown (195 WCPS) and Verity Price (2021 WCPS).   ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 from Programme 43 of the 2021/22 season - published on June 25th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced Moira O’Brien DTM and edited by Gearoid Murphy DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has thi...

The introductory episode of this week’s four shows, including: Thought for the week: “Filaure is not final, failure is feedback” - John Eades And Word of the week: SPARSE ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 43 of the 2021/22 season - published on June 24th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced Moira O’Brien DTM and edit...

Following on from a debate held by Blarney and Tullamore member Charles Malone, the team discuss the pros and cons of splitting the existing District 71 consisting of the whole of Ireland, Scotland, the northern half of Wales, and England north of Watford, so as to have a separate all Ireland district. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Pr...

At this time of the year, indeed the end of the Toastmasters year, Paul turns his attention to the subject of handing over the leadership roles and responsibilities to the new teams. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 3 from Programme 42 of the 2021/22 season - published on Jun 19th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced and edited by M...

Continuing the exerpt from a conversation between Mark Brown (195 WCPS) and Verity Price (2021 WCPS). ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 from Programme 42 of the 2021/22 season - published on June 18th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Int...

The introductory episode of this week’s four shows, including: Thought for the week: "Don't wait for things to get better, life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now, otherwise you'll run out of time" - Anon. And Word of the week: RESUSCITATE ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 42 of the 2021/22 season - publishe...

Following on from a workshop given by Marv Serhan DTM at Shilling Speakers, Moira takes the elements that Marv lists as the main elements of a speech, both writing and delivering and gives her take on them. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 41 of the 2021/22 season - published on June 13th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien &...

What are communication styles? Moira takes a look at what "Direct, Initiating, Supportive and Analytical" mean. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 41 of the 2021/22 season - published on Jun 10th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony., produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually...

An excerpt from a conversation between Mark Brown (195 WCPS) and Verity Price (2021 WCPS). ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 41 of the 2021/22 season - published on Jun 10th with Ted Mellamphy, Moira O'Brien & Paul O’Mahony., produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1)...

The introductory episode of this week’s four shows including: Thought for the week: VOCIFEROUS And Word of the week: "A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body" - Benjamin Franklin. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 41 of the 2021/22 season - published on Jun 10th with Ted Mellamphy,...

Moira talks about ways to get your club meetings to run smoothly. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 40 of the 2021/22 season - published on Jun 3rd with Paul O'Mahony & Moira O'Brien, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and...

Paul from 2018 turns his attention to the question of how much fun is your club? ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 40 of the 2021/22 season - published on Jun 3rd with Ted Mellamphy, Paul O'Mahoney, Tom Hebel & Moira O'Brien, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1)...

This is interviews we conducted in 2017 with the 2022 District 71 International Speech Contest winner James McGinty. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 from Programme 40 of the 2021/22 season - published on Jun 4th with Tom Hebel & Moira O'Brien, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this format...

The introductory episode of this week’s four shows, including: Thought for the week: "Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people" - John D Rockefeller. And Word of the week: FINESSE ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 40 of the 2021/22 season - published on Jun 3rd with Paul O'Mahony &...

We bring the conversation with our interview guest Dec Cluskey to a conclusion. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 39 of the 2021/22 season - published on May 30th with Ted Mellamphy & Moira O'Brien, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for...

We continue the conversation with our interview guest Dec Cluskey. Part 4 follows tomorrow. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 3 from Programme 39 of the 2021/22 season - published on May 29th with Ted Mellamphy & Moira O'Brien, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a...

We continue the conversation with our interview guest Dec Cluskey. Part 3 follows tomorrow. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 from Programme 39 of the 2021/22 season - published on May 28th with Ted Mellamphy & Moira O'Brien, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a...

This week our show is taking a different course. Instead of the usual format, we are devoting all four episodes to one conversation with our interview guest this week, Dec Cluskey, who gained fame as one of the two Cluskey brothers forming The Bachelors singing group in the 60s and he has been active in Toastmasters for many years. He is currently president of Battle Speakers which he joined in 20...