Taken from a presentation by Isaac Serwanga, here are three tips on how to captivate an audience. Isaac is a best-selling author, educational consultant, TEDx-featured motivational speaker and self-proclaimed “World’s Greatest Uncle”. He graduated from Princeton University in 2013 as a 3-sport, D-1 varsity athlete and is the founder of Inform & Inspire. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 from Programme 37 of the 2021/22 season - published...
May 07, 2022•11 min•Season 8Ep. 372
The introductory episode of this week’s four shows including: Thought for the week: "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can" - Arthur Ashe And Word of the week: SUAVE ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 37 of the 2021/22 season - published on May 6th with 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) Introducing a “Thought ...
May 06, 2022•12 min•Season 8Ep. 371
Our guest Savita Dulai returns to chat with Paul on aspects of her life covering the Earth Day event that she organised and her experience of organising events. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 36 of the 2021/22 season - published on May 2nd with 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Wo...
May 02, 2022•16 min•Season 8Ep. 364
This week Paul turns his attention to evaluation and specifically receiving feedback. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 36 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 29th with 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these ...
May 01, 2022•15 min•Season 8Ep. 363
This week's interview guest is Kavita Dulai who is a member of Digital Comuncators. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 from Programme 36 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 30th with 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of these tw...
Apr 29, 2022•13 min•Season 8Ep. 362
The introductory episode of this week’s four shows, including: Thought for the week: DEFICIENCY Thought for the week: "It does not matter how slow you go as long as you do not stop" - Confucius ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 36 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 29th with 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) Introducin...
Apr 29, 2022•11 min•Season 8Ep. 361
Moira found this article in the Toastmaster Magazine about David JP Phillips' "110 steps of communication" and discusses some of the points covered. Listen to the interview on the Toastmasters Podcast. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 35 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 25th with 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) In...
Apr 25, 2022•12 min•Season 8Ep. 354
This week Paul turns his attention to the issues of judging in the International Speech Contest as he takes you through 4 reasons why excellent judging matters. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 3 from Programme 35 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 24th with 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a ...
Apr 24, 2022•12 min
From his TED Talk , John Doerr shows us how we can get back on track with "Objectives and key results" or OKRs. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 f2om Programme 35 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 23rd with 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversa...
Apr 23, 2022•14 min•Season 8Ep. 352
The introductory episode of this week’s four shows including: Thought for the week: EXTEMPORISE And Word of the week: "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure." - Mark Twain ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 35 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 22nd with Moira O’Brien & Paul O’Mahony, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this fo...
Apr 22, 2022•11 min•Season 8Ep. 351
Our guest this week, Jillian Geraghty, is conference director for the online conference of District 71. Paul talks to Jillian about what is involved in being conference director. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 34 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 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) Introducing a “Thought fo...
Apr 18, 2022•17 min•Season 8Ep. 344
Getting new members started on Pathways is an issue that every VP Education faces with new members. Paul looks at these issues and how to overcome them. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 3 from Programme 34 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 17th 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of...
Apr 17, 2022•13 min•Season 8Ep. 343
This week's interview is with Jillian Geraghty who is the District 71 conference director. Jillian is a member of Lucan Toastmasters where she was president in 2020. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 from Programme 34 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 16th 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” a...
Apr 16, 2022•13 min•Season 8Ep. 342
Intro text: The introductory episode of this week’s four shows including: Thought for the week: A plan relieves you of the torment of choice." - Saul Bellow And Word of the week: THWART ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 34 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 15th 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) Introducing a “Tho...
Apr 15, 2022•10 min•Season 8Ep. 341
Continuing on from the conversation with Ernold on Saturday, Ernold talks about Pathways. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 33 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 11th 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out of th...
Apr 11, 2022•11 min•Season 8Ep. 334
This week Paul talks more about the District 71 conference and the app that is going to be used to hold the conference online which is called WHOVA. You can read more about the app here . Download the mobile app from your your usual app store. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 3 from Programme 33 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 11th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four...
Apr 10, 2022•14 min•Season 8Ep. 333
Our guest this week is Ernold Van Bueren , the current Public Relations Manager for District 71 and president of Advanced Orators. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 from Programme 33 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 9th 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together wit...
Apr 09, 2022•12 min•Season 8Ep. 332
The introductory episode of this week’s four shows including: Thought for the week: "Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart" - Roy T Bennett. And Word of the week: QUALM ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 33 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 8th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually has this f...
Apr 08, 2022•11 min•Season 8Ep. 331
Do you read the Toastmaster magazine? Do you read the International President's viewpoint article? Ted and Paul discuss the March 2022 article entitled "Finding Diamonds in the Rough" by Margaret Page DTM, this year's International President. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 32 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 4th with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four p...
Apr 04, 2022•10 min•Season 8Ep. 324
This week Paul turns his attention (pardon the pun) to attention-grabbing - how to keep the audience listening to you. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 3 from Programme 32 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 3rd 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general co...
Apr 03, 2022•11 min•Season 8Ep. 323
An excerpt from the Toastmasters Podcast featured in this article from the Toastmaster magazine, in which Kristen Hambling PhD is interviewed by Greg Gazin and Ryan Levesque and talks about how you can tame the fear of speaking in public ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 from Programme 32 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 2nd with Ted Mellamphy & Paul O’Mahony, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts ...
Apr 02, 2022•13 min•Season 8Ep. 322
The introductory episode of this week’s four shows including: Thought for the week: "Failure is not final. Failure is feedback" - Anon. And Word of the week: RECUSE ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 32 of the 2021/22 season - published on April 1st 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and...
Apr 01, 2022•13 min•Season 8Ep. 301
In this episode, Paul talks about creating a promo video for your club, inspired by the incentive from District 71 for their conference, and Moira talks about a District 71 incentive for producing a promo video for both your club and for Toastmasters. Both involve a similar operational challenges. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 31 of the 2021/22 season - published on March 28th with Moira O’Brien & Paul O’Mahony, produc...
Mar 28, 2022•12 min•Season 8Ep. 314
This week Paul talks about ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 3 from Programme 3 of the 2021/22 season - published on March 27th with 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) 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 Inter...
Mar 27, 2022•12 min•Season 8Ep. 313
Another excerpt from the Toastmasters International webinar "Speak for Yourself" with Darren Lacroix (2001 World Champion), Simon Bucknall from D91, 2nd place in 2017 WCPS, and Ramona Smith, 2018 World Champion, talking this time about how introverts can become better speakers and how Toastmasters helps improve confidence. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 2 from Programme 31 of the 2021/22 season - published on March 26th with Moira O’Brien &...
Mar 26, 2022•13 min•Season 8Ep. 312
The introductory episode of this week’s four shows including: Thought for the week: "Rough seas make great sailors & challenging time breed true heroes" - Robin Sharma. And Word of the week: MINUTIA ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 31 of the 2021/22 season - published on March 25th with 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) I...
Mar 25, 2022•12 min•Season 8Ep. 311
Moira and Paul discuss the opportunities and responsibilities of mentoring a newly formed club. ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 4 from Programme 30 of the 2021/22 season - published on March 14th with 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) Introducing a “Thought for the Week” and a “Word of the Week” together with general conversation arising out...
Mar 14, 2022•13 min•Season 8Ep. 304
______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 3 from Programme 30 of the 2021/22 season - published on March 13th with 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) 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 sp...
Mar 13, 2022•12 min•Season 8Ep. 303
Cognisant of what is happening in Ukraine at the moment and prompted by President Zelensky's speech to the UK parliament this week, here is nearly the full speech of Winston Churchill to the House of Commons given on 4th June 1940 - only the first four paragraphs explaining what lead up to Dunkirk are missing.
Mar 12, 2022•15 min•Season 8Ep. 302
The introductory episode of this week’s four shows including: Thought for the week: "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life" - Winston Churchill. And Word of the week: UMPTEEN ______________________________________________________________________ This is episode 1 from Programme 30 of the 2021/22 season - published on March 11th with Moira O’Brien & Paul O’Mahony, produced and edited by Moira O’Brien DTM. The show is in four parts and usually ...
Mar 11, 2022•11 min•Season 8Ep. 301
