Ah! go on, go on, go on.

“Ah! go on, go on, go on”, is probably the expression that most people associate with highly successful TV Series, Fr Ted. It is associated with housekeeper, Mrs Doyle as she endeavoured to persuade Fr, Ted, Dougall, and their visitors to have tea and more when they did not really want to.

So, I hear you ask, what does Mrs, Doyle and Speak Easy Toastmasters have in common.

The answer is quiet simple really, you see, if Mrs Doyle was a member of Toastmasters she would have a very different approach and indeed one that is sure to work.

We all have in our daily lives, cause to persuade people to do what we want them to do. Whether it is a work situation where we want to boss or people on a team to take on one of our ideas, or maybe we want to persuade the wife/girlfriend that a golfing holiday in Portugal is far superior to a cruise in the Pacific. Maybe even, as a wife/girlfriend you want to persuade him, that the cruise is way better than a boring ole golfing holiday.

You may want to persuade your son or daughter to tidy their room and have tried coaxing, dire threats even to the point that you will leave, and nothing seems to work.

Well, I have great news for you; Speak Easy Toastmasters is the place to be. As I have said before, Toastmasters International have many different programs and yes, there is even a program for you, if you can identify with any of the above. It is called, yes, “Persuasive Speaking”.

Like all Toastmasters Programs, “Persuasive Speaking” has five different projects in which all the required skills can be learned with practice.

If you find that in your life you need to persuade people to your viewpoint and are getting nowhere, why not try Toastmasters? 200,000 people in 92 countries around the world have, and have found a huge difference in their lives.

Speak Easy Toastmasters meet in the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow on alternate Thursday nights from 8 until 10pm and guests are most welcome. As a guest, you will not be asked to speak and you can come as our guest as often as you like.

On Saturday April 17^th, at 8pm sharp, The Radisson SAS Hotel, Cork Airport is the place to be, as Toastmasters from Cork, Kerry and West Limerick gather for the final of the International Speech and Evaluation Contests. Speak Easy Toastmasters are proud to have Pat Sexton as representative of the clubs in North Cork, competing in the Evaluation Contest. Best of luck, Pat.

Tonight, Thursday 10^th is the Club Tall Tales contest night which is going to be just fantastic, so why not come along?

Further information on Speak Easy Toastmasters can be had by visiting www.speakeasytoastmasters.com or contact Club PRO, Sean on 086 6054784