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Ali Moore was joined by three prominent young people representing a cross section of Melbourne's community. In this special edition of the Conversation Hour listeners were able to join in the conversation via the ABC website. Georgie Ferrari from the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria was online to answer questions.

Dan Sims joined Ali Moore as co host fo the Conversation Hour, talking about wine and food. they were joined in the studio by Robyn Lewis and on the phone was chef Tobie Puttock.

In this first show, Maria Knee and Lisa Parisi are joined by Colleen King and Ginger Lewman.  Together, they discuss the issues and effects of praise in the classroom. Chat: read more

The ever leggy Rhonda Burchmore joned Ali Moore and co host Andrea Powell in the studio to chat about her new album and tour of regional Victoria. they were joined by squadron leader Steve Wright, Commander of the Air Force Band.

Kathy Bowlen and co-host Sharelle McMahon talk to Homeless World Cup selector George Halkias, as well as Tom Gleisner and David Rogers from Challenge

We're featuring the fabulous bassist Guy Tuneh (guytuneh.com) on this week's episode

Kathy Bowlen and co-host William McInness talk to Spencer Zifcak from the ACU and Declan Hughes, author of The Dying Breed

Kathy Bowlen and co-host Waleed Aly talk to Kristy Edmunds from MIAF, singer-songwriter Clare Bowditch and freelance writer and editor Rachel Power

Joining Kathy Bowlen and co host Zoe Warne, were Walkley award winning writer, Chloe Hooper, whose book about the death of Cameron Doomadgee on Palm Island is called The Tall Man. With them in the stduio was Frank Di Chiera, director of the film Flag Boys, the story of 3 men who took Italy by storm, in frocks, in the late 1970s.

Kathy Bowlen and co-host Noni Hazlehurst talk "Melbourne on Stage" with Maggie Kirkpatrick and Rob Mills from Wicked and Brendan Cowell, actor in Hamlet

Kathy Bowlen and co-host Michael Gurr talk to MIFF Executive Director Richard Moore and Andrew Chappell, CEO of the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation

Kathy Bowlen with co-host Environmentalist, Tanya Ha and guests Author Gillian Helfgott and scholarship recipients Ruby Stewart and Jonathon Leschinski

Kathy Bowlen and Co Host Jill Singer talk to Michael Peck and Maggie Hamilton

Kathy Bowlen and Co-Host Cath Pope talk to Robert Blair Kaiser and Christopher Jamieson

Kathy Bowlen and co host Paul Daffy were joined by a cheeky and boisterous Rhys Muldoon, star of the new ABC TV movie, Valentines Day. They were joined in the studio by Call to Arms Ambassador, and Essendon footballer, Adam Ramanauskas for an open and frank discussion about cancer, football and and other aspects of the national game.

Kathy Bowlen and co-host Andrew Pegler talk to Ewan McEoin and Bronwyn Johnson

Gael Jennings joined Kathy Bowlen to co host this Conversation Hour with environmentalist, Geoff Law and online entrepreneur, Steve Sammartino. Both have a focus on the environment, Geoff with his story of activism to prevent the Franklin River damming in 1983 and Steve with his plan to reduce consumption and suggesting reverting back to community mindedness.

The ever eccentric Dave Graney and life and musical partner, Clare Moore, joined Kathy Bowlen and co host Wilbur Wilde to discuss all manner of artistic endeavours. Joining them was Warren Wills, a sucessful international artist who is playing in Melbourne for the first time in 25 years. They discussed all things musical, from classical to pop.

All round entertainer and children's favourite, Justine Clarke joined Jon Faine and co host Noni Hazlehurst in the ABC Foyer to discuss her appearance at the Fun4Kids fest in Warrnambool. They were joined by festival director, Narelle Allen and Tristan Glover, who is part of the three man act, The Chipolatas, from the United Kingdom who are also appearing at the Festival.

Richard Gill, Australia's foremost conductor and proponent of new works in opera, joined Jon Faine and co host Cath Pope to discuss the adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass. They were joined by esteemed theatre director James McGaughey to discuss an adaptation of Russian writer Alexandr Ostrovsky's work The Scoundrel That You Need.

Julian Burnside QC is known for his activism and social justice ideals. He also has a strong interest in the arts, in particluar, Chamber Music. He was here to talk about the chamber music festival at Melbourne University. Joining Jon Faine was an excited Jill Singer as co host, and they welcomed Anna Flecther from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London who have brought the art deco colelction to the National Gallery of Victoria.

Heather Vicenti has written an account of being a member of the stolen generation and having her children taken as well, called Too Many Tears. She joined Jon Faine and co host Muriel Bamblett to discuss her book. Chris Spindler, son of indigenous support pioneer and Democrat senator, Sid Spindler, joined them to talk about his father's legacy and the impact he had on indigenous support.

An interview with author Neale Donald Walsch, author of "Conversations with God" Author: edwardmbernstein Keywords: The Ed Bernstein Show Neale Donald Walsch Conversations with God Secret Oprah Happier than Added: July 2, 2008

What happens when highly trained and conditioned former SAS Soldiers leave the force? In these two cases, one went on to private consulting work in Iraq, the other to a life of crime to fund the Karen Independence fighters in Burma. Keith Fennell is mow a stsay at home Dad studying a double degree in creative arts, whilst David Everett has served 10 years in prison and is now on the road to reform. Co hosted by Tony Wilson with Kathy Bowlen, this was an interesting and engaging conversation hour where we learned what interesting paths these two men had travelled.

Bereaved father, Glenn Nicholson joined Jon Faine and CEO of Sids and Kids Victoria, Karen Passey, to discuss losing his son jack almost 25 years ago. They were joined by bereaved sibling and grandmother, Anne Dillon who has lost both a sibling and a granddaughter, to discuss the grieving process with children.

Arnold Zable joined Jon faine and co host Elly Varrenti to discuss his new book, Sea of Many Returns which is more his wife's story than his own, about the migrant experience. They were joined by Steven Worley to share the story of Lorenzo Galli as told by his wife Pamela in the book From the Table to the Stars.

Australian composer, Andrew Schultz joined Trevor Green and Jon Faine to discuss his latest project, Children's Bach, an adaptation from a Helen Garner book. They were joined by English conductor, Anthony Inglis who is in Australia to conduct Space Classics with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Perennial funsters Circus Oz are celebrating their 30th birthday and Linda Mickleborough and Mike Finch joined Jon Faine and Cath Pope to share the magic with listeners. They were joined by the dashingly handsome Sunbury Jazz singer, Garth Ploog, to talk about his career and the fact thathe is about to burst onto the world stage.

On the show, George recalled a teacher who made him write a report on what he wanted to be when he grew up. This was junior high; George didn t know what he wanted to be. Maybe a major league baseball player? So he did his report on being a bricklayer. His dad was a bricklayer, with his own business. When his teacher saw the title of his report, she said, You mean with your brain, you re going to be a bricklayer? George could have taken that comment as an insult about his dad. But his dad was good with his hands and his head. He said he did initially think that he wouldn t get a good grade. But over time, her comment resonated with him. It helped him, as a young person, be more confident in his mental ability. 4 ways to get a message across The statement and the delivery are both important parts of communicating a message. You can t necessarily control what your message is, but you can control how you deliver it. #1 Negative statement, negative delivery Without question, this is the worst way to communicate a message. If someone says something negative to you, in a negative way, they lose a lot. You re not going to feel better. The relationship won t be enhanced. You may get defensive or even angry. Speak when you are angry - and you ll make the best speech you ll ever regret. Dr. Laurence Peter #2 Negative statement, positive delivery Sometimes the message isn t positive, but we still need to get the message across. How you say it becomes incredibly important. A good example might be Donald Trump on The Apprentice. He s said things like, I love you; I think you re a great guy, but you re fired. Negative messages have to be delivered. However, you can choose to frame them in a positive way. #3 Positive statement, negative delivery You risk diminishing the real message you re trying to get across when you have negative overtures. George took away a positive from his teacher s comment, but he could have just been insulted. #4 Positive statement, positive delivery Obviously, this is how you want to frame as much of your communication as you possibly can. This draws people to you. How you respond to messages You also can control how you respond to other people s messages, no matter how they deliver it. Let s take the worst one. Someone may hit you with a negative statement and deliver it in a negative way. Pause before you respond. The conversation can go into a tailspin and be completely unproductive or you may be able to turn it around with the right response. And we can be inspired, no matter what the message is or how it s delivered. We have a friend who remembers being told that he was too small to make the high school football team. That negative, negative inspired him to go for it. Not only did he make the team, but he was a starter! Subscribe to The Bigg Success Show in iTunes. Subscribe to the Bigg Success feed. Related posts How to Offer Criticism Without Being Critical Are You Smart Enough to Say It Simply? (Image by danzo08) ShareThis

Author: Convoswithtodd Added: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:24:17 -0800 Duration: 159Todd ruminates on the only inevitability in life besides taxes.