Irish Talkers

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 article in the June edition of Toastmaster Magazine. She tells how Toastmasters helped her. "Count me a Toastmaster for life." Katrina spoke at several Toastmasters Clubs & Book Clubs about her book. The book is the story of a Polish swimmer who survived Auschwitz. "Henry, a Polish swimmer's true story of friendship from Auschwitz to America" (published in November 2017). Katrina's in Ahwatukee Club Phoenix Arizona USA. _________ This is from Programme 38 of 2017/18 season - recorded on July 26th. Presented by Moira O'Brien & Paul O'Mahony

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 evolution of Pathways over next 10 years? (5) How should we respond to the view that there is much of the same in every Path? (6) How long should it take to go through the core competencies? (7) How will club performance be measured? (8) Why are there only two years for members to complete the previous education programme? (9) How do I access my second Path when I'm a member of two clubs? (10) How will roles be incorporated into Pathways? - episode introduced 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

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 & Paul O'Mahony

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.

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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.

The Opening segment from show number 16 from the 2017/18 season first published on 9th February 2018 and presented by Paul O'Mahony and Moira O'Brien, covering: 1. The quote for the week: Moira's favourite "Live for today, for tomorrow we die" 2. The word of the week: Harangue

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Moira O'Brien introduces Pathways projects covering (1) Evaluation & Feedback (2) Focus on the Positive (3) High Performance Leadership ____________ This is from Programme 36 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 13th.

Paul O'Mahony speaks about what Toastmasters can do during the club holiday period. ___________ This is from Programme 36 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 13th.

Pat Johnson, past international president of Toastmasters International tells the story of how the curriculum was designed. Her keynote speech to "Firebirds Collective - global advanced online club" in May 2018. The speech is about Pathways. Pat was one of the key players in the design of Pathways. ____________ This is from Programme 36 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 13th. Episode introduced by Moira O'Brien

You hear: (1) Thought for the week from Nelson Mandela "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world" (2) Words of the Weeks: We review words from the past ten shows _____________ This is from Programme 36 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 13th.

Moira O'Brien looks at three Pathways Projects (1) Distinguished Toastmaster, (2) Effective Body Language (3) Ethical Leadership. ____________ This is from Programme 35 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 6th.

Paul O'Mahony introduces an important issue for every Toastmasters Club. ___________ This is from Programme 35 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 6th.

You hear the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking, 2001 Winner, Darren LaCroix. Darren says "2001 was considered by many one of the most competitive years of the speech contest. This is one the funniest, most talked about speeches in the history of the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking since 1938. "OUCH!" is also one of the most widely studied by speech contestants." Read Darren's LinkedIn profile here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenlacroix/ __________ This is from Programme 35 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 6th.

You hear (1) our "Thought for the Week" from Ralph Waldo Emerson - "We aim above the mark to hit the mark" - introduced by Moira O'Brien. Our discussion focused on performance management within Toastmasters & elsewhere - and how aiming above the mark affects your motivation and what you achieve. Touches on "stretch goals" & SMART goals. (2) our "Word of the Week": INSIDIOUS - introduced by Paul O'Mahony Our discussion covers - "insiduous" which does not exist. - definition of insidious - a quotation about depression being insidious - a quotation about prejudice & untruthfulness _____________ This is from Programme 35 of 2017/18 season - first broadcast on July 6th. Presented by Moira O'Brien & Paul O'Mahony

Details of the show: (1) "A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self" (CHARLES DICKENS) = Thought for the week (2) SCUTTLE = Word of the Week. (3) THE SKILL OF SELF-CONFIDENCE by Dr Ivan Jacobs (Toronto, Canada) - Incoming Vice Provost, Student Affairs at Dalhousie University | Six-time Coach of the Year | Author, "You Got This - Mastering the Skill of Self-Confidence." (4) HOW TO MAKE YOUR SPEECHES SHORTER & MORE TO THE POINT (inspired by Dave Zielinski, Toastmasters magazine article (introduced by Paul) https://bit.ly/2m8QAUm The owner, Skiwood Communications Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area (5) PATHWAYS PROJECTS (introduced by Moira): Delivering Social Speeches Developing a Communication Plan Developing your Vision. ________________ This is Programme 34 of 2017/18 season. First broadcast on June 29th. Presented by Moira O'Brien & Paul O'Mahony --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/irish-talkers/message