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IN HOOVER MAN WANTS TO BE IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS. HE WANTS TO GIVE THE MOST SPEECHES AND A 24 HOUR PERIOD. SO WE CHECK THE CURRENT RECORD IS 30. HE’S GOING FOR 36 AND HE NEEDS YOU TO HELP HIM OUT. WVTM 13 IS LISA CRANE, JOINING US LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM. THIS IS A BIG GOAL. LISA. YEAH, IT REALLY IS. YOU KNOW THE RULES HE HAS TO FOLLOW TO BREAK THIS RECORD. ARE ALSO VERY STRICT. HERE IT IS. HE MUST DELIVER 36 DIFFERENT SPEECHES ON 36 DIFFERENT TOPICS IN 36 DIFFERENT VENUES TO 36 SEPARATE AUDIENCES. AND EACH AUDIENCE HAS TO CONSIST OF AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE. SO HE SAYS, ACTUALLY GETTING ALL THAT FIGURED OUT, IT’S PROBABLY GOING TO BE MORE DIFFICULT THAN ACTUALLY BREAKING THE RECORD. SO WHAT I’D BE DOING IS I’D BE TALKING IS PATRICK O’MARA HAS WORKED FOR A LARGE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR 35 YEARS. THAT’S HIS DAY JOB. BUT I HAVE A SIDE HUSTLE AND MY SIDE HUSTLE IS I SERVE AS A PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER WHERE I HELP PEOPLE IMPROVE THEIR PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. AND HE WANTS TO TAKE THAT SIDE HUSTLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. I CAME ACROSS A STORY ON LINKEDIN A WHILE AGO, A YEAR AGO, AND IT WAS A LOCAL BUSINESS, USED A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT AS A WAY TO TO MARKET THEIR BUSINESS. I THOUGHT THAT’S A PRETTY COOL IDEA. SO ON JUNE 8TH, HE’LL SET OUT TO BREAK THE RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF SPEECHES GIVEN IN 24 HOURS. HE’S AIMING FOR 36. EVERY PRESENTATION HAS TO BE UNSCRIPTED, UNIQUE AND AND ESSENTIALLY ORIGINAL TO ALL THE PRESENTATIONS. SO I CAN’T DO THE SAME PRESENTATION. 36 TIMES IN A ROW. HE’LL LET THE WISDOM OF THE FORTUNE COOKIE DECIDE HIS TOPICS. I’LL OPEN THE FORTUNE COOKIE UP. WHATEVER IT SAYS. I’LL TAKE 4 OR 5 SECONDS AND I’M JUST GOING TO REACT IS LET WHATEVER THE FIRST THOUGHT IN MY HEAD IS SO HE WON’T KNOW HIS TOPIC UNTIL A FEW SECONDS BEFORE HE GIVES HIS SPEECH. HE PRACTICED WITH US TODAY. THE FORTUNE COOKIE SAYS, AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY LIES AHEAD OF YOU AND EACH SPEECH HAS TO BE A MINIMUM OF TEN MINUTES. I GOT TO TELL YOU, I’M KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT THE FORTUNE. I JUST OPENED UP THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IS THE AUDIENCE FOR EACH SPEECH. THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN BE A PART OF A WORLD RECORD. NOW HIS ITINERARY IS SET, AND RIGHT NOW HE’S EXPECTED TO BE HERE AT VULCAN PARK AND MUSEUM JUST AFTER 1:00 ON JUNE 8TH. THAT’S THE DAY HE’S GOING TO DO ALL THIS. HE MUST HAVE AT LEAST TEN AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN EACH OF THESE 36 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AND YOU CAN’T ATTEND MORE THAN ONE. YOU CERTAINLY CAN DO THAT, BUT YOU CAN’T BE COUNTED MORE THAN ONCE. SO HE NEEDS 360 VOLUNTEERS TO COMMIT TO LISTENING TO AT LEAST ONE OF HIS TEN MINUTE SPEECHES. WE’RE GOING TO PUT THAT ITINERARY ONLINE FOR YOU. MAYBE YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT AND HELP HIM OUT. AND OF COURSE, WE’LL LET YOU KNOW IF HE SUCCEEDS AND BREA
Hoover man aims to set Guinness world record for most speeches in a 24-hour period
A Hoover man wants to be in the Guinness Book of World Records. He wants to give the most speeches in a 24-hour period. The current record is 30, he’s going for 36, and he needs the community's help to do it.The rules he must follow to break that record are very specific. He must deliver 36 different speeches on different topics in 36 different venues to 36 separate audiences of at least 10 people in each location. He says getting all that figured out may be more difficult than actually breaking the record.Patrick O'Mara has worked for a large insurance company for 35 years. That's his day job.“So I have a side hustle, and my side hustle is, I serve as a professional speaker where I help people improve their public speaking skills,” O'Mara said.Now he wants to take that side hustle to the next level.“I came across a story on LinkedIn a while ago, a year ago, and it was a local business, used a Guinness world record attempt as a way to market their business. I thought that's a pretty cool idea,” O'Mara said.So, on June 8, he'll set out to break the record for the number of speeches given in 24 hours. He's aiming for 36.“Every presentation must be unscripted, unique and essentially original to all of the presentations. So, I can't do the same presentation 36 times in a row,” O'Mara said.He'll let the wisdom of the fortune cookie decide his topics.“I'll start with I’ll open the fortune cookie up, whatever it says, I’ll take four or five seconds and I’ll just going to react. It's like whatever the first thought in my head is,” he said.So, he won't know his topic until a few seconds before he gives his speech. And each speech must be a minimum of 10 minutes. The last piece of this puzzle is the audience for each speech. That's where you can be a part of a world record. His itinerary is set. He's expected to be at Vulcan Park and Museum just after 1 p.m. on June 8. He must have at least 10 audience members at each speech, and the audience member can only be counted once. He won't get credit if someone attends more than one speech. So, he needs at least 360 people to commit to helping him break this record. To see his speech schedule, click here.
HOOVER, Ala. —
A Hoover man wants to be in the Guinness Book of World Records. He wants to give the most speeches in a 24-hour period. The current record is 30, he’s going for 36, and he needs the community's help to do it.
The rules he must follow to break that record are very specific. He must deliver 36 different speeches on different topics in 36 different venues to 36 separate audiences of at least 10 people in each location. He says getting all that figured out may be more difficult than actually breaking the record.
Patrick O'Mara has worked for a large insurance company for 35 years. That's his day job.
“So I have a side hustle, and my side hustle is, I serve as a professional speaker where I help people improve their public speaking skills,” O'Mara said.
Now he wants to take that side hustle to the next level.
“I came across a story on LinkedIn a while ago, a year ago, and it was a local business, used a Guinness world record attempt as a way to market their business. I thought that's a pretty cool idea,” O'Mara said.
So, on June 8, he'll set out to break the record for the number of speeches given in 24 hours. He's aiming for 36.
“Every presentation must be unscripted, unique and essentially original to all of the presentations. So, I can't do the same presentation 36 times in a row,” O'Mara said.
He'll let the wisdom of the fortune cookie decide his topics.
“I'll start with I’ll open the fortune cookie up, whatever it says, I’ll take four or five seconds and I’ll just going to react. It's like whatever the first thought in my head is,” he said.
So, he won't know his topic until a few seconds before he gives his speech. And each speech must be a minimum of 10 minutes.
The last piece of this puzzle is the audience for each speech. That's where you can be a part of a world record. His itinerary is set. He's expected to be at Vulcan Park and Museum just after 1 p.m. on June 8.
He must have at least 10 audience members at each speech, and the audience member can only be counted once. He won't get credit if someone attends more than one speech. So, he needs at least 360 people to commit to helping him break this record.
To see his speech schedule, click here.
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