Who’s It For?

This podcast is for anyone who gives talks (or desires to give talks) to Catholic audiences
and wants to communicate more effectively.

• Youth Ministers

• Catechists

• Priests and Deacons

• Volunteers for Religious Ed

• Missionaries on College Campuses

Who’s Ryan O’Hara? And why the name: Better Preach?

Good question! Since 1997 I (Ryan) have been speaking to Catholic audiences across the United States. It’s my favorite thing in the world to do!

Recently, when a friend pressed me: “Ryan, if you could talk about one thing every week for the rest of your life, what would it be”, the answer was easy: PREACHING. So there’s two big ideas this podcast is based around.

• Big Idea # 1 - There are many different ‘modes’ of communication for Catholic audiences (teaching, preaching, testimony, exhortation, etc..), which will all be addressed in this podcast, but ‘preaching’ is the mode I love the most and also the one I believe that EVERYONE who speaks to Catholic audiences must master. Not necessarily the style or intonation of ‘preaching’ but rather the substance, intent, and nuance.

• Big Idea # 2- Also I started this podcast because I want to shine a light NOT on what we can see - meaning the talks themselves on YouTube or at Conferences - but rather highlight what we CAN’T see - all the preparation, prayer, and hard work, behind the scenes, that make great talks possible in the first place. I think this is an excellent way for someone to grow as a communicator

So, not only do I think everyone better preach (#1), I also hope everyone who preaches does so better (#2). That’s the double goal of this podcast - that every communicator in the Catholic Church PREACH *and* do so BETTER. :)

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