A calm relaxed Conor Cunneen!
Corkman Conor Cunneen will be representing his adopted city of Chicago at the upcoming Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking at Palm Desert, CA. this August. Originally from Midleton, and still with the accent to prove it - he came through a grueling competitive process featuring speakers from 175 clubs in the Chicagoland area.
The secret? "Hard work" Cunneen responds, "In Jersey Boys, one of the characters, Tommy DeVito says 'It's a process. You experiment and refine.' It's the same with speechwriting,"
Cunneen lives his message. He has the rare distinction of being a dual Chicago speech contest winner. He previously won Chicago Humorous Speaker of the Year for a speech on-would you believe-Customer Service in San Quentin Jail. Audio at http://www.irishmanspeaks.com/
This man is a former VP Marketing, Unilever Foodservice who now speaks to organizations on building businesses, people and performance with a communication style that combines Substance with Humor. He has been likened to "Mark Twain with a brogue" and "James Joyce meets Tom Peters," by his American audiences.
And for those who think Toastmasters is for novice public speakers? "Toastmasters is for anyone who wants to grow and develop, no matter what your level of expertise. It is the best low-cost self development program anyone can go on and for me, a seven minute competitive speech forces me to audition every word, every phrase and understand its impact."
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