LETs Stand Public Speaking

Sep 17 2024 36 ep. 41 mins 11
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LETs Stand Public Speaking podcast - ‘Speaking up about Speaking out’ will give voice to the public speaking potential of young people. Stories will be shared about the importance of these skills, life events that require competent speaking skills and how our young people can be taught these skills, skills for life, in a structured, explicit and meaningful way. These are skills that affect us all for better or worse throughout our lives. In the course of these podcasts, you will be informed, entertained and maybe even inspired to speak up and share your story.

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Debating in Primary School

Sep 17 2024 71 mins  
“Sixth class pupils from a Westmeath school have scooped Ireland’s top prize for school debating after winning the Concern Primary Debates final”……”They won after successfully proposing the motion that ‘schools are the key to ending world poverty.’”The perfect way to hear and learn about the experience of Debating in Primary School! What a joy and revelation it wa

A Legacy of Leadership. A conversation with Ted Corcoran.

Sep 17 2024 66 mins  
“What will be your legacy”? Ted Corcoran, a leading management consultant based in Dublin, Ireland has been the only Irish and the first European International President of Toastmasters International (2003-2004) since the organisation was founded in 1924. Toastmasters International is a US-headquartered non-profit educational organization operating clubs worldwide for the purpo

Teachers really matter: Connection before Content. A conversation with Jukka

Sep 24 2022 65 mins  
“Students do not care how much you know until they know how much you care” (John C Maxwell). In this episode, Jukka Sinnemäki (PhD.), recipient of the 2019 Global Teacher Award, quotes John C Maxwell as he shares with us his experience, observations and findings that ”it is not what is poured into the students but what is planted that counts”. Jukka, from Finland, is an aw

Anthony Garvey talks about Pivoting and Possibilities in times of change.

Aug 20 2022 65 mins  
“Help your children fall in love with reading again” and lots more with today’s guest. Today’s guest, Anthony Garvey has 30 years’ experience working in international public relations, ranging from technology and telecommunication blue chips to educational and local government organisations. He spent 9 years as Head of PR for Psion plc, during a period of rapid change as

Creativity and Writing - The Path to Becoming a Fiction Writer with author, Lorraine Murphy.

Aug 03 2022 55 mins  
“If you love a twisting story that will almost leave you breathless, just read it”. So says one of the reviews of Lorraine Murphy’s new psychological thriller: ‘Into the Woods’. Advising prospective writers that “you start with something to say and then you use the tools you have to make it sound really good”, in this episode, author, Lorraine Murphy guides us through

Little brother (13), Oisin Dooley’s ‘Man of Honour’ Wedding Speech

Dec 13 2021 34 mins  
Making a wedding speech can be very daunting for anyone. Delivering a speech in his role as ‘Man of Honour’ at age 13 at his big sister’s wedding, Oisín Dooley rose to the occasion seeing it as a privilege, a true honour. Even though he had never done anything like this before, he succeeded in delivering a very sincere, humorous and memorable speech to over 200 people. In th

Magical Speaking-A conversation with Jin Atwal

Dec 05 2021 60 mins  
Manjinder (Jin) Atwal is the founder of Magical Mind Coaching and is a Mindset, Confidence and Communication Coach for Children and Young People. His purpose in life is to help ensure all children have the same opportunities to grow into the best version of themselves. He believes every child is born with a Magical Mind, babies are great communicators, they are resilient and have a

Developing and Practicing Empathy through Public Speaking

Nov 29 2021 22 mins  
Research shows that higher levels of empathy allow people to be more productive and fulfilled in cooperative learning and work environments. Focusing on empathy development in education has also been proven to boost academic success and positively impact Behaviour and motivation . In the school context, empathy enables children to feel understood and supported while better understa

Design-a-thon Works - Empowering Children to Design a Better World. A conversation with Emer Beamer.

Nov 21 2021 49 mins  
‘What if we radically re-imagined the way we see children? What if we saw them as changemakers, engaged humans, scientists or inventors, and then helped them to develop their abilities for these roles’ – Emer Beamer, Co-founder and Program Lead of Design-a-thon Works. Emer Beamer, social entrepreneur and designer, inspired by children’s imaginations and altruism founded Des

Using the ‘6 Thinking Hats’ in the creative art of public speaking.

Nov 15 2021 18 mins  
Is public speaking a creative process? In this episode I explore and discuss the relationship between public speaking and creativity. I also share how Edward De Bono’s ‘6 Thinking Hats’ technique can be used to stimulate lateral, critical and creative thinking in the classroom in a fun way.