This month Audry Lowe takes up a new hobby - she learns how to transmit messages over the radio. Paul Greenway’s rant is a toast to both amateur speakers and actors. Violeta Saladiene interviews a special guest - DJ Justin, a keynote speaker, International Speech Contest Semifinalist, a filmmaker, and an actor. DJ Justin shares his thoughts about his Toastmaster’s journey, hot air balloon and what a failure means. In our Soap Box this month is Anthony Garvey, our club president, who shares a story about modern texting.

This month we have started a new part in our podcast named Onions and Roses. Curious what is it? Listen and find out. Violeta interviewed a special guest - International Motivational Speaker Frank Furness and Audrey Lowe in the Soap Box speaking about Bamboo Houses.

This month we have a new Podcast team: Angela Cook, Audry Lowe, Paul Greenway and Violeta Saladiene. Angela shares how to deal with stress, Audry describes silent generation, Violeta shares tips for storytelling strategies and Paul rants about motoring infringements in Ireland. Our special guest this month is Gerard Dunn sharing his thoughts about teaching in Zambia, Single Malt Whiskey and Competition time. In our Soap box Paul Greenway talks about disruption in Toastmasters.

Violeta talks about the Anniversary of the Coronation of King Mindaugas that is a big deal in Lithuania; Philippa shares her thoughts on the UK history; our special guest James Finnegan, a TEDxTralee Curator and Coach shares his walking challenge of 1000 days; Violeta's humorous story.

Philippa’s wise thoughts on how to help people; Violeta’s challenges on giving a speech when receiving an award; Andrea Righi, incoming Division A Director in D91, is our special guest - a big football fan and a guitar aficionado. Philippa’s Soap Box on Bureaucracy.

This week Violeta reflects on TM Pathway; Philippa shares her thoughts on Leadership; our special guest this week is Gerard Manix, DTM, past D71 District Director reveals his biggest challenges in Toastmasters and what outlets he enjoys ; Violeta is on the soap box talking about Personal Branding and why it is important.

Philippa shares her journey to being elected a Councilor, Paul talks about upcoming conference problems, Violeta reveals her thoughts on AI. Our special guest is Sam Warner, DMT and TEDx speaker, who shares her experience on Youth Leadership Programme and TEDx.

Violeta is trying to get back the balance in life, Philippa enjoys living in the suburbs, Paul debates about storytelling. Our special guest this week is Phillip Khan-Panni, a Toastmaster, who won the District 71 title a record four times and the Silver Medal in the World Championship of Public Speaking.

Paul, Phillipa and Violeta debate on Politics of Water in different countries. Our special guest is Ciaran Blair, a DTM and Humorous speech contest District winner. His winning speech on YouTube has had 83000 viewings in 80 countries. Just search for Ciaran Blair on YouTube, after you have listened to teh podcast, of course.

Violeta and Philippa celebrate our first year of podcasts with Paul O'Mahony, one of the launch team, Anthony Garvey, President of Shilling Speakers on the soapbox and our very special guest Ted Corcoran, author and former International President of Toastmasters International. Ted's three published books are "The Leadership Bus" (2008), "Hiring a Car and Walking After It" (2019) and " A Comprehensive History of Toastmasters in Great Britain and Ireland" (2022). You can find Ted's speech "How to Write a Speech in 10 Minutes on You Tube.

Don't take your speaking voice for granted. Listen to learn how to keep it is good condition. Plus what it can feel like to take part in Table Topics during a Toastmaster's meeting and a real-life story from Violeta.

Pat and Philippa discuss the value of mistakes and Pat takes a lighthearted view on the concept of infinity for non-mathematicians. In Part 2, they follow up on Anthony Garvey's contest speech "Come to the Edge" and link it into Carol Bausor's ideas on limiting beliefs.  In Part 3, Philippa is on the soapbox discussing the knotty problem of water supply in the UK.

Pat and Philippa discuss the value of poetry and then their favourite poems and Pat recites Yeats's The Stolen Child and then analyses it. Poems mentioned Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, by W. B. Yeats Apple Blossom by Louis Mac Neice The Planter's Daughter, by Austin Clarke Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, by Robert Frost Romance, by W.J. Turner What Lips my Lips Have Kissed, by Edna St. Vincent Millay First Fig, by Edna St. Vincent Millay To Sleep by John Keats I Bargained with Life for a Penny, by Jessie B. Rittenhouse The Stolen Child, by W.B. Yeats

Violeta shares some of the good material to be found in Toaster magazine. Pat talks about his delayed evaluation project in his Masters of Evaluation Club and what he wants to achieve from it. Eric shares some thoughts about getting into business as a presenter and facilitator. Pat explains why he believes asking better questions enriches your life.

Philippa muses about teaching, Violeta wonders how to become a TEDx speaker, and Pat reflects on the impact of how we think.  Philippa interviews Raouda Sakour and Pat is on the soapbox comparing school-goers' experience of participating in self-directed learning by creating projects for a science fair and their experience of being in school.

Paul on being distinguished with only four members; Philippa rediscovers her get up and go; Pat reflects on seeing the light and feeling the heat. Alex Spencer-Hill, Shilling's Area Director is our guest. Paul is on the soapbox talking about being a Toastmasters data nerd. The tools he refers to are from George Marshall https://www.marshalls.org/tmtools/#distcomp and Mike Raffety https://mikeraffety.com/

We deviate a little from the format this week with Pat using the soapbox to tell a story rather than deliver a polemic. Violeta interviews Andrew and talks about independence, while Andrew and Pat have a discussion on how language shapes how we think.

This week's big ideas are about spring. Pat and Philippa talk about education and Violeta is on the soapbox on the three most important elements of a speech.

The Shilling podcasters have varying degrees of expertise when it comes to small talk, Pat believes there is more to education that having a degree, and we are all in favour of a good-night's speech. Listen to the podcast to find out who our very special guest is.

Pat recommends committing your ideas to paper so others can scrutinize them, Philippa is affected by the cold weather, and  part 2 of Violeta's interview with Richard Jennings