Ted, Paul and Moira discuss Ted's Thought for the Week from Jim Rohn: "Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want", which produced a lively discussion after which Paul Introduced his work of the week: Badass

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This is part 1 from Programme 8 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 16th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

You hear about three Pathways projects:

(1) Team Building (Level 5 Elective for all paths)

(2) Understanding Conflict Resolution (Level 3 Required for Persuasive Influence only)

(3) Understanding Emotional Intelligence (Level 3 Required for Motivational Strategies only)

Introduced by Moira O'Brien

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This is part 4 from Programme 7 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 9th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

Paul O'Mahony muses about how can we can connect emotionally online.

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This is part 3 from Programme 7 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 9th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

Ted Mellamphy introduces the TED Talk given by Simon Sinek in 2014 entitled "Why good leaders make you feel safe:.

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This is from Programme 7 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 9th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

Word of the Week: Plaudit

Quote of the week from Alfred North Whitehead: "No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise & confident acknowledge this help with gratitude"

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This is from Programme 7 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 9th and presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

You hear about three Pathways projects:

(1) Reflect on your Path (Level 5)

(2) Researching & Presenting (Level 1)

(3) Successful Collaboration (Level 3 of Team Collaboration only)

Introduced by Moira O'Brien

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This is from Programme 6 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 2nd. Presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

You hear how Toastmasters is represented worldwide. This episode is prompted by a report in the October 2018 edition of Toastmaster Magazine.

Plenty of statistics in this episode.

The huge surprise for us is the % of total membership in Europe.

Introduced by Paul O'Mahony

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This is from Programme 6 of 2018/19 season - first broadcast on November 2nd. Presented by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O’Mahony & Moira O'Brien

You hear Celeste Headlee present "10 ways to have a better conversation" - a TED Talk

(1) Don't multitask - be present - in that moment

(2) Don't pontificate - assume you have something to learn

(3) Use open-ended questions - who, why, what, how ...

(4) Go with the flow - stop waiting to interject

(5) If you don't know, say you don't know

(6) Don't equate your experience with their's

(7) Try not to repeat yourself

(8) Stay out of the details

(9) Listen (the most important point)

(10) Be brief

Introduced by Ted Mellamphy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6n3iNh4XLI

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2018/19 episode 6 part 2 first published on November 2nd.

Introduced by Ted Mellamphy, Paul O'Mahony and Moira O'Brien:

Word of the Week: Brouhaha.

Thought for the week: Catherine Pulsifier - "If we have the attitude, 'it's going to be a great day', it usually is".

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2018/19 episode 6 part 1 first published on November 2nd.

The new Toastmasters Education Programme (Pathways) gives people opportunities to learn how to

(1) Public Relations Strategies

(2) Question-and-Answer Session

(3) Reaching Consensus.

Moira O'Brien introduces the Projects.

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2018/19 episode 4 part 3 first published on October 19th.