Ted and Moira discuss the various articles that catch their eyes in the June edition of Toastmaster magazine. ____________________________________________ This is part 3 from Programme 30 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on June 23rd, presented by Moira O'Brien & 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 of these two topics. Published at 4pm on Frida...
Jun 23, 2019•13 min
This week we bring you an motivational offering taken from the film " On Any given Sunday " starring Al Pacino, followed by a discussion. ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 30 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on June 22nd, presented by Moira O'Brien & 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 of these two topic...
Jun 22, 2019•9 min
The Introduction to this week's show with: Thought for the Week: Fred De Witt Van Amburgh - "Gratitude is a currency that we can mint for ourself and spend without fear of bankruptcy". Word of the Week: JOCKEY With the usual banter and discussion between Ted and Moira, while Paul is off in Italy seeing his son wed. ____________________________________________ This is part 1 from Programme 30 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on June 21st, presented by Moira O'Brien & Ted Mellamphy. The sho...
Jun 21, 2019•14 min
Craig Valentine, World Champion of Public Speaking for 1999, has a large amount of free material on his website. Inspired by this article Moira introduces discussion on Craig's list :). ____________________________________________ This is part 4 from Programme 29 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on June 10th, presented by Moira O'Brien, 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” to...
Jun 10, 2019•15 min
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 “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these two topi...
Jun 09, 2019•13 min
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 ____________________________________________ This is part 2 from Programme 29 of 2018/19 season - first broadcas...
Jun 08, 2019•15 min
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. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the...
Jun 07, 2019•14 min
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 the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Published at 4pm on Frid...
Jun 03, 2019•11 min
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 of these two topics. Published at 4pm on Fridays. (2) Either an Interview, the recording of a speech or e...
Jun 02, 2019•11 min
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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out o...
Jun 01, 2019•13 min
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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of t...
May 31, 2019•12 min
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 “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Published at 4pm on Fri...
May 27, 2019•16 min•Season 6Ep. 28
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 “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Published at 4pm on Fri...
May 26, 2019•15 min•Season 6Ep. 28
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” together with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Published at 4pm on Fridays. (2) Either...
May 25, 2019•15 min•Season 6Ep. 28
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 format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation ...
May 24, 2019•14 min•Season 6Ep. 28
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 Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Publis...
May 20, 2019•12 min
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” together with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Published at 4pm on Fridays. (2) Either...
May 19, 2019•13 min
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 with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Published at 4pm on Fridays. (2) Either an Interv...
May 18, 2019•14 min
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’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show is in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thou...
May 17, 2019•12 min
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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out o...
May 13, 2019•14 min
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: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation aris...
May 12, 2019•14 min
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 conversation arising out of these two topics. Published at 4pm on Fridays. (2) Either an Interview, the rec...
May 11, 2019•14 min•Season 26Ep. 26
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 in four parts and usually has this format: (1) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” tog...
May 10, 2019•14 min•Season 5Ep. 26
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 a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Published at 4pm ...
May 06, 2019•12 min•Season 5Ep. 25
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” together with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Published at 4pm on Fridays. (2) Either ...
May 05, 2019•15 min•Season 5Ep. 25
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 information around us can help each and every one of us improve our memory and recall. ___________________________________...
May 04, 2019•15 min•Season 5Ep. 25
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 “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these tw...
May 03, 2019•13 min
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 the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Publi...
Apr 22, 2019•17 min
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 “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these two topics. Published at 4pm o...
Apr 21, 2019•15 min
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 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on April 20th presented by Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien. The show...
Apr 20, 2019•15 min
