Comedy writer Declan Fay is Tony's Speakola guest. Declan was the co-writer of Ronny Chieng International Student and the hilarious Crossbread podcast, about a Christian rap duo who hit the big time, but don't happen to be Christians (stars Megan Washington and Chris Ryan). Declan was head writer for this year's AACTA Awards, and has been part of writers' rooms for Rove, Dirty Laundry Live, Problems and You're Skitting Me. His The Sweetest Plum podcast with Chris Kennett was one of Australia's pioneering comedy podcasts, and ran for many years. 

He also speaks regularly in schools via Booked Out Speakers Agency, who also represent Tony for school visits. 

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Comedy writer Declan Fay is Tony's Speakola guest. Declan was the co-writer of Ronny Chieng International Student and the hilarious <a href="https://podfollow.com/1516423224">Crossbread</a> podcast, about a Christian rap duo who hit the big time, but don't happen to be Christians (stars Megan Washington and Chris Ryan). Declan was head writer for this year's AACTA Awards, and has been part of writers' rooms for Rove, Dirty Laundry Live, Problems and You're Skitting Me. His <a href="https://podfollow.com/374949075">The Sweetest Plum</a> podcast with Chris Kennett was one of Australia's pioneering comedy podcasts, and ran for many years. 
He also speaks regularly in schools <a href="https://bookedout.com.au/find-a-speaker/author/declan-fay/">via Booked Out Speakers Agency</a>, who also <a href="https://bookedout.com.au/find-a-speaker/author/tony-wilson/">represent Tony</a> for school visits. 
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Speakola is the home for great speeches on the web. 

Tony Wilson is the founder and curator of Speakola, which now hosts more than 2000 speeches, some famous – think Churchill, Obama, Gandhi - some not so well known. 

In each episode, Tony interviews someone who has written, delivered or studied a great speech to reveal the stories behind the scenes, to provide context to the historical moment, or in the case of eulogies, birthdays and other common events, to inspire people to hit new creative highs.

Tony will also play a ‘speech of the week’ to honour great words by great orators. Released fortnightly.

Speakola, for all speeches great and small.

Speakola is the home for great speeches on the web. 
Tony Wilson is the founder and curator of Speakola, which now hosts more than 2000 speeches, some famous &ndash; think Churchill, Obama, Gandhi - some not so well known.&nbsp;
In each episode, Tony interviews someone who has written, delivered or studied a great speech to reveal the stories behind the scenes, to provide context to the historical moment, or in the case of eulogies, birthdays and other common events, to inspire people to hit new creative highs.
Tony will also play a &lsquo;speech of the week&rsquo; to honour great words by great orators. Released fortnightly.
<a href="http://www.speakola.com">Speakola</a>, for all speeches great and small.

Speakola, for all speeches great and small.

Speakola

<a href="http://www.speakola.com">Speakola</a> is the home for great speeches on the web. 
Tony Wilson is the founder and curator of Speakola, which now hosts more than 2000 speeches, some famous &ndash; think Churchill, Obama, Gandhi - some not so well known.&nbsp;
In each episode, Tony interviews someone who has written, delivered or studied a great speech to reveal the stories behind the scenes, to provide context to the historical moment, or in the case of eulogies, birthdays and other common events, to inspire people to hit new creative highs.
Tony will also play a &lsquo;speech of the week&rsquo; to honour great words by great orators. Released fortnightly.
<a href="http://www.speakola.com">Speakola</a>, for all speeches great and small.

Comedy writer Declan Fay shares tips and stories from life as a comedy writer and a motivational speaker in secondary schools

Year 9s can smell fear — Declan Fay's tips and stories about speaking in schools, Eltham High Valedictory, 2023

Since 2006, Andrew Moran has been a baritone with Opera Australia in Sydney. When he visited Melbourne as part of a touring production of Puccini's Tosca, Tony spoke to him about a lovely eulogy he delivered for his father, Lawrie Moran, the man who inspired him to sing, in Surrey Hills, Melbourne, on 9 November 2023. 

You can read and listen to the eulogy on Speakola. 

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Since 2006, Andrew Moran has been a baritone with Opera Australia in Sydney. When he visited Melbourne as part of a touring production of Puccini's Tosca, Tony spoke to him about a lovely eulogy he delivered for his father, Lawrie Moran, the man who inspired him to sing, in Surrey Hills, Melbourne, on 9 November 2023. 
You can read and listen to the eulogy <a href="https://speakola.com/eulogy/for-lawrence-moran-by-son-andrew-moran-2023">on Speakola</a>. 
To support the podcast and the one person operation that is Speakola
<ul>
<li><a href="https://news.speakola.com/">Become a paid subscriber on Substack</a> - I send one or two newsletters per week. The last few have been about <a href="https://news.speakola.com/p/this-great-and-noble-undertaking">D-Day speeches</a>.</li>
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Other ways to help the podcast are to leave positive reviews on Apple Podcasts, share episodes with friends, and find me a guest! (email is <a href="mailto:tony@speakola">tony@speakola.com)</a>

Opera Australia baritone Andrew Moran talks about a eulogy he delivered for his father, Lawrie, and a bit about the art of singing too!

'The greatest man I ever knew'  — Andrew Moran's eulogy for father Lawrence Moran, Melbourne 2023

The cohost of ABC breakfast radio in Adelaide, Jules Schiller delivered a beautiful best man speech for his old comedy partner Tony Moclair when he married Kate in 2003. It's a Speakola favourite, and in this episode, Jules comes on in the aftermatch of a Married at First Sight best man speech abomination to talk about what makes a great best man speech, or wedding speech generally. 

Opening audio is from Tony Moclair afternoons on 3AW. 

I wrote a piece about best man speeches recently for the Speakola podcast. 

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The cohost of ABC breakfast radio in Adelaide, Jules Schiller delivered a beautiful best man speech for his old comedy partner Tony Moclair when he married Kate in 2003. It's a Speakola favourite, and in this episode, Jules comes on in the aftermatch of a Married at First Sight best man speech abomination to talk about what makes a great best man speech, or wedding speech generally. 
Opening audio is from Tony Moclair afternoons on 3AW. 
I wrote <a href="https://news.speakola.com/p/mafs-at-first-retch-breaking-the">a piece about best man speeches</a> recently for the Speakola podcast. 
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ABC radio's Jules Schiller talks about what makes a great best man speech, and reads his 2003 beauty for comedy mate Tony Moclair and Kate.

'Laughter is the closest distance' — Jules Schiller's tips for the Best Man speech,  Tony and Kate's wedding, 2003

For the sixth year running, Tony awards his speeches of the year on Triple R's 'The Grapevine' with Dylan Bird. This year, no Kulya who has moved on from the show after 13 years. Congrats Kulya. Thank you to Triple R for the audio. Dylan will be back in 2024 with a new show called Future Perfect.

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For the sixth year running, Tony awards his speeches of the year on Triple R's 'The Grapevine' with Dylan Bird. This year, no Kulya who has moved on from the show after 13 years. Congrats Kulya. Thank you to Triple R for the audio. Dylan will be back in 2024 with a new show called Future Perfect.
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Year 9s can smell fear — Declan Fay's tips and stories about speaking in schools, Eltham High Valedictory, 2023

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