Kingdom is Norman McCloskey's third landscape photobook based in Kerry. He started with Parklight in 2013, followed by Beara in 2018, and now in 2022, Kingdom. I have all three gorgeous books. Every detail of Kingdom is beautiful, from the textured cover and lino cut style image of Skellig Michael to the paper and colour … Continue reading Kingdom – Norman McCloskey
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Launching a Podcast
It feels like I was the last person on the planet to start a Blog, and now I am repeating this habit with a Podcast. Like the Blogs, I had been thinking about it for a very long time (maybe a couple of years or more). The problem was the details, what would the subject … Continue reading Launching a Podcast
Thoughts on Toastmasters
This evening we are returning to our usual schedule after the Summer break, it seems like as good a time as any to write a post on my thoughts on Toastmasters after my first few months of active Membership. When I was deciding which Club to join, I attended two different Clubs as a guest … Continue reading Thoughts on Toastmasters
Listening Post
Another role in Toastmasters is that of the Listening Post, the aim of the role of listening post is to listen to all the evenings speakers and then test how well members have been listening during the meeting. It is also to help all members with their listening skills. When it is your turn to … Continue reading Listening Post
Grammarian Word #1
In Toastmasters, one of the roles involved is that of Grammarian. One of the main elements of this job is that you need to pick a new word for each meeting to encourage people to improve their vocabulary. Last night the word was 'Stochastic'. The meaning of stochastic is: "having a random probability distribution or … Continue reading Grammarian Word #1
More Toastmasters
Toastmasters had a meeting last night, which I attended. It was a good evening as the theme was music, something I love. One of the things that the Toastmaster does during these meetings, is they ask all the people that are helping to run the meeting, a question that fits the theme for that night. … Continue reading More Toastmasters
My First Toastmasters Meeting
On Tuesday evening, after my guitar class, I attended my first Toastmasters meeting. This is another thing that I have intended to do for the longest time. The people at the meeting were very friendly and helpful, they explained how the event is run as well as explaining a bit about the qualifications you can … Continue reading My First Toastmasters Meeting
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