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What a tremendous high for the Voxers to end on last night – There was so much inspiration and philosophy flying around the room – Between two jaw-dropping ice-breakers from two stallion-boggers who … Guess what…. Spoke with a comportment

So here we are, Budget Day 2012.. what effect would Ireland’s economic woes have on the Vox spirit I wondered as Larry’s filled up on Wednesday night. As the topics session started up with tales of Christmases past and present,

The Central Hotel filled up with festive cheer last Wednesday night as the Vox crowd gathered for the weekly round of toastmastering. First time topicsmaster Aoife got the group going with some engaging topics on the pay of professional sports

Are the Irish coming or going? Consensus on this issue was not found by the members of Vox Populi on this particular November Wednesday. The answer, it would seem, is both. The Scattering 2012 vs local efforts to encourage the

It got very cosy in the bowels of Larry Murphy’s tonight as the talk turned to open fires, hot chocolate and beetroot soup. Toastmaster Rosie had participants discussing their favourite things about winter, and while my answer would be ‘it makes you

“Speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others” Max Erhmann – The Desiderata Tonight’s autumnal meeting at Vox brought us a thought provoking evening of speaking and listening. The quote above is appropriate for any toastmasters meeting, it

There were tears, fears and hysterical laughter at the Humorous Speech and Topics Contests at Vox Populi – and that was was even before the judges had been briefed. That wily minx Fiona Dermody was catapulted in from Clontarf/Marino Toastmasters

Tonight we were thinking about good communication – the art of talking naturally and trying not to think too hard about the next words to come. Tonight’s meeting was also the first tryout of the Room Layout Experiment – the

Did you know that Alfred Hitchcock was in prison at 5 years old? How to tie a Windsor knot? How to pass exams without opening a textbook? Just a few of the interesting and educational subjects thrown up by tonight’s