Welcome!
You have taken the first step on a great journey. Few skills can impact your life as positively as learning to speak in public.
You could make a better business presentation, give a speech at a wedding or a birthday, chair a meeting, propose a toast, say what you mean at work, or give a vote of thanks – in fact make any kind of speech you want. Learning to speak in public is a way of building your self confidence personally, at work and socially.
Speakers Clubs are fun, friendly and made up of people just like you. Together we can help you conquer your fears and achieve your goals. Your public speaking development will be at a pace that you dictate and you can enjoy yourself at the same time!
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"WINSTON WINS FROM ROBIN, MAGGIE, NYE AND GALLOWAY"
"UK’s premier public speaking body rates the top British political speeches Two of the top ten UK political speeches ‘in living memory’ were delivered by... "
Very interesting - read the whole media release here
Development Newsletter
Your Development Officer has produced the first issue of a quarterly Development Newsletter. The newsletter may be downloaded from the Download Centre or by clicking HERE.
A Vision for the Future - Important Strategy Documents
Clubs and Members are urged access the Members Area of this website so as to read these important documents and discuss them in your clubs.
Speaker of the Year 2008
Digby Jones has been selected by the Association of Speakers Clubs as the 2008 Speaker of the Year. Now Lord Jones (but still better known as Digby Jones), he became widely known from 2000 through 2006 as the Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry, the British ‘Voice of Business’.
The ASC NEWS Page and other changes
The ASC Blog is now the News Page for the ASC website. Clicking the 'ASC NEWS' link on any page will now take you to the blog.
Some extra links have been put in the right-hand sidebar for members' convenience.
'The Speaker' pages can be accessed from here for the time being, as an archive.
Competiton Rules and Guidance
The latest 2008 versions of this documentation are now available in the Competitions area of the Download Centre.
Summaries of NEC Meetings
In line with our policy of keeping members informed, summaries of recent NEC meetings are posted on the website.
- For a summary of the March 2008 meeting click HERE
- For a summary of the October 2007 meeting click HERE
- For a summary of the June 2007 meeing click HERE
Both documents are protected by the ASC password.
Conference 2008
Conference 2008 will be held from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th April 2008. It will be held at the Hilton Hotel, North Promenade, Blackpool.
Booking forms are now available in the Conference Download Centre. Click HERE to access the forms.
Development News
See the Development Issues section in the Members Area for the latest news from the Development Committee and details of
- Tips
- Ideas and suggestions
- Downloadable business cards
- Compliment slips
- Poster
- Leaflet
- Headed notepaper
- Starting a new Club
- Taster courses
- Fresh ideas for retaining members
- Club development action plan
- Media Guide
- National Information Packs
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These packs are intended for Clubs to use as a publicity tool. They contain information about the ASC - "What is the ASC?", "What we do", "Why Join", "Benefits of Membership" and "How to Join". Clubs should then personalise the packs by adding their own information sheets, programmes, contact details and anything else that they wish to include. The packs can then be used as 'handouts' for publicity purposes.
The printed sheets are to be contained within folders available from the Materials Officer, Neil Harvey.
Empty folders cost £1 each from the Materials Officer - you can then download the contents and print them off yourselves. Alternatively, complete folders with the contents are available at £2 from the Materials Officer (discounted to £1.50 when collected).
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