Toastmasters World Tour

Send us Fan MailEver found the Judging of Toastmasters contests somewhat mysterious? Ok, well if you've ever judged there's no mystery, but if you've been a contestant you can be left wondering about how you were scored, where you did well and where you could have scored better. Official Toastmasters contests only give placings to the first 3. There's no feedback or points for improvement. Thus, I have organised an unofficial online Global Evaluation Contest which was conducted and recorded last Sunday. I have an ex UK/Ireland Champion for Test speaker, current District Evaluation Contest entrants from Europe, Oceania, and Africa, and for judges, highly experienced WCPS finalists from Asia and North America. The judges have opened the lid to give both the contestants and podcast listeners feedback and valuable insights on the evaluations. This is perfect timing to help those about to compete in District Evaluation Competitions.I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailSex, religion, and politics, sometimes erroneously believed to be taboo subjects at Toastmasters, can be discussed as long as it’s done tastefully. Thus, an upcoming meeting at Shilling Speakers online Toastmasters club will be purely dedicated to this theme of sex, religion and politics. Anthony extends an invitation to all the Toastmasters listeners of this podcast to visit his online club for this and other innovatively themed meetings. Also, listen in for an exciting Announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shilling Speakers hereI hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailAnthony has great tips on “How to Present Naked”, from his TEDx talk. Listen in to find out what he means by that and how it can help you in your presentations. He also makes a well founded case for a return of hybrid [combined in person face to face and online] World Championship of Public Speaking, to give better access to competitors that can’t make it there in person. What do you think? Share your thoughts in the commentsI hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailIn this concluding half of the same chat with Paul O’Mahony started in the last episode, Paul gives insights into:Live and impromptu opportunistic Podcasting;Networking;And Story telling as a vehicle to deliver a powerful messageHe also shares honest and open self reflections on connecting better with the audience thus gaining rapport, and on the dilemma of being in a Toastmasters leadership role in the difficult position of being required to address the matter of a member who has breached the rules and wondering if despite doing things by the book, it has been dealt with in the best way possible--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mentioned in todays episode:Pauls interview with Danny Banks on Irish Talkers hereTed Corcoran - How to write a speech in 10 Minutes on Youtube hereDananjaya Hettiarachchi - World Champion of Public Speaking 2014 - Full Speech "I see something" here-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailEver wanted to hear an example of a Toastmasters Table Topic [impromtpu question and response]? Table topics, requiring a 1-2 minute response to a question the respondent has no prior knowledge of, is one of the 4 types of competitions at Toastmasters conferences and improves our impromptu speaking skills. In today's episode, I chat to an experienced Irish Toastmaster, Paul O'Mahony, shortly after St Patrick's Day about the Irish Toastmasters scene and his feedback on the Toastmasters International Convention he attended in 2024 [including a suggestion for improvement], and in the middle of this, without warning, I spring on him an impromptu Table Topics question. Listen in to find out how he goes…The Irish Talkers Podcast hereI hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailHave you ever dreamed of becoming a Tedx Speaker? Today's guest, C.J. MARKS, dreamt of becoming a Tedx speaker and started his journey to achieve that goal by joining Toastmasters after moving to Japan, ironically from the place of origin of Toastmasters, California. Listen in to today's podcast to learn how he not only achieved that goal in a remarkably short space of time, but also went on to become a coach of other Tedx speakers. He also discusses the recent launch of the book he co-authored, “The Life IPO”, which has been described as “an anthology that proposes a framework for personal reinvention by treating one's life as an Initial Public Offering (IPO), shifting the metric of success from financial wealth to personal meaning, faith, and resilience”“The Life IPO” hereI hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan Mail恭喜发财 [gōngxǐ fācái ; wishing everyone prosperity in this new year]. Shortly after Chinese New Year, the year of the horse, I chatted to Lele KE, a 3 time Olympic volunteer and English Major who is a Project Manager working on International Programs between China and the United Nations. Toastmasters International members and Toastmasters curious, listen in to todays podcast to get some insights into the Chinese Toastmasters scene through the lens of Lele's individual journey EF Phoenixes Toastmasters Club here and hereCompatriot Johnson Zhang's semifinal speech at 2025 Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking hereI hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailEver dreamt of winning the Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking? On the long road home after completing yet another dog rescue mission, Luisa Montalvo was involved in a horrific motor vehicle accident, requiring rescue herself by “37 Strangers”. No heart beat for 6 minutes and left unable to walk, 2 years later she was on the World stage competing for the Toastmasters International World Championship of Public Speaking…and won!! Listen in to todays podcast to be inspired by her amazing story and get some valuable tips and insights to help you on your journey.Luisa's WCPS winning speech "37 Strangers" here------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailCurious on what it takes to make it to the world stage and compete in the World Championships of Public Speaking? Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to Harriet Tinka, a Certified Practicing Accountant who came back from adversity and went on to share her story to help others. Listen in to her remarkable story and find out how sharing her story led her to eventually find herself on the world stage competing in the World Championships of Public Speaking.Harriet's Speech Sawubona at WCPS here-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailCan you imagine being a part of a record public speaking marathon? Today's guest helped power an event titled “Speaking Into History: 102 Hours, 1 Record, and Endless Coffee” 102 hours of non-stop virtual training, recognized by the Malaysia Book of Records to celebrate Toastmasters International 100 years anniversary in June 2024. Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to Eleos (ET) Theofilus Gandawidjaja [Toastmaster, Author, Keynote Speaker, and Standup Comedian, among many other talents]  from Surabaya, Indonesia as we discuss his involvement in the record and his Toastmasters journey World Travelers Toastmasters club here World Travelers Toastmasters club Facebook page hereWiki article on Batik hereWiki article on Blackpink hereBlackpink on Spotify here------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailEver wondered what it takes to be a pioneer in your country and rise to the rank of a Toastmasters Regional Advisor?  Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to Dunstanette Macauley, Economist, Diplomat, former International Director of Zonta International, Affiliate President of BPW International [Business and Professional Women], and Toastmaster extraordinaire. Listen in to follow her journey, get a global view of the organisation and be inspired by all her successful endeavours I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailInterested in a novel way of improving your Spanish or English while improving your Public Speaking at the same time? Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to Bernado Cordero, President of Toastmasters Ecuador. Listen in to follow his journey and find out what opportunities are brewing for Spanish and English language learners…<--------------------------------------------------->Bernado's Toastmasters Club click hereOnline attendance allowedMeeting times Monday 830pm local Quito time [ UTC -5 ]<--------------------------------------------------->I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailEver wondered about Toastmasters differences in different countries? Join me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to my first active Toastmasters member, Veniece Tse. Having joined Toastmasters in Australia, she's been living in Germany for the last 3 years and rose to Division Director. Listen in to find out what differences she's noticed between the 2 countries Toastmasters wise...<--------------------------------------------------->Have you ever seen Toastmasters having as much fun as they're having here ?Veniece’s Podcast “Speak Your Way To Success” here<--------------------------------------------------->I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailJoin me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to Herman Kizota KAJIRU, an aspiring Politician and one of the pioneers of introducing Toastmasters to Tanzania. Listen in to follow his journey and find out why he left Toastmasters and whether he'd consider re-joining<--------------------------------------------------->A few common Swahili words and phrases hereDar es Salaam Toastmasters Club here and their Facebook page hereI hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailJoin me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to my 3rd cousin Elaine Apel, a Toastmaster of 7 years experience. Listen in to follow her journey and find out why she left and whether she'd consider re-joining. <--------------------------------------------------->Toastmasters By The Sea here<--------------------------------------------------->I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailJoin me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to a fellow Skin Cancer Doctor Educator, Shelley Walder. Listen in to find out what has fuelled her interest in Toastmasters.<------------------------------------------------------------------------>Geelong Toastmasters Club here:https://geelong.toastmastersclubs.org/<------------------------------------------------------------------------>I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailJoin me on this episode of Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to my bonus cousin Allen Higgins. What's the specific reason he's suddenly interested in Toastmasters?<---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->Links to 2 episodes of Allen's Podcast related to Storytelling, here :https://shows.acast.com/design-talk/episodes/storytelling-for-learningand here:https://shows.acast.com/design-talk/episodes/storytelling-with-moinAllen's Podcast here:https://www.designtalk.ie/University College Dublin's Toastmasters club here:https://www.toastmasters.org/Find-a-Club/05766676-ucd-michael-smurfit-graduate-business-school-toastmasters<---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailJoin me on my very first Toastmasters World Tour Podcast as I chat to my brother-in-law James Caldwell who is considering joining Toastmasters. What are his expectations? If they are different to reality, can we learn from that? If he does join, it will be interesting to chat to him again down the track and see how his Toastmasters experiences compare with his pre joining expectations. <----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->Melanie Surplice's highly recommended "The Talkative Toastmaster" Podcast:https://www.talkativetoastmaster.comI hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...

Send us Fan MailWelcome to my Toastmasters World Tour Podcast. I’m your host, Brendan O’Sullivan. Come with me as I embark on a virtual tour of the world chatting to Toastmasters. My tour starts at home chatting to potential Toastmasters at the very start of their journey, contemplating their first Toastmasters club visit. It then takes off to explore the globe on a quest to seek out Toastmasters from all walks of life, from every continent, and from all levels of experience, from novices to the best in the world. Let’s learn from and be inspired by their journeys!  Jiayou, Courage, Ganbatte kudasai !!I hope you have enjoyed this Podcast episode. I'd love to hear your feedback, and any ideas or suggestions for improvement. Your comments can reach me via my email [email protected] can also subscribe to this Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube,  et al. Follow me on FacebookThere is also an interactive map of the world you can view and click on showing the city or region where the interviewed Toastmaster/ potential Toastmaster lives here.If you click on the location, the persons face will pop up with a link under it to the episode. Hopefully a fun way to explore the library as it builds as it's not necessary to listen to them sequentially. To find a local Toastmasters Club in your area, click hereFor a list of online only Toastmasters Clubs, click here...