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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Conference 2009
Conference 2009 took place in Dundee from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th April, at the Dundee Hilton Hotel. For images from the conference, videos of the contestants and the results of the national competitions visit the Conference 2009 web page.Virtual Speech Contest 2009
24 Entrants for the virtual speech contest were received before the closong date. To view the entrants visit the Virtual Speech Contest 2009 web page. Winners were announced at conference: 1st John Evans, 2nd Dawn Parry, 3rd Thomas Scott, 4th Myra McGregor.Towards an ASC project for the Cultural Olympiad
It is hoped to have a Public Speaking project included in the Cultural Olympiad. For clarification, the ‘Olympiad’ period is mid-2008 through mid-2012 i.e. the four years leading up to London 2012 and, as with the ancient Olympics, activities such as dance, music, theatre, oratory and other arts are included.
Development Newsletter
Your new Development Officer, Mike Douse, has produced the latest 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 2009
Sally Magnusson is a BBC Newsreader and Presenter as well as an accomplished After Dinner Speaker and can be seen on Songs of Praise and other BBC documentaries. More info on the Speaker of Year Dinner.
Speaker of the Year 2008
Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham, was installed as Speaker of the Year 2008 at a Gala Dinner held at the Copthorne Tara Hotel, Kensington on Saturday November 22nd."
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 2009 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.
- Minutes of October 2008 meeting click HERE
- 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