The Association of Speakers Clubs is committed to teaching the art of effective speaking through practice and evaluation.
It does not employ professional lecturers or speakers but draws upon the experience of its membership (who have all suffered the fears and lack of confidence themselves) to help evaluate and encourage newer members.
Within the atmosphere of friendly club gatherings the ASC offers a well proven approach to learning and improving effective speaking – both prepared and impromptu.
We rely on our tried and trusted Speakers’ Guide which is available to all ASC members.
We develop our members into better speakers, not just for formal events like dinners, but for any occasion where someone is called upon to say a few words.
Club meetings are organised to guide the speaker through a series of logical set assignments.
The Association of Speakers Club’s manual provides guidance on each of ten basic assignments, as well as an advanced section, with helpful advice on chairmanship, impromptu speaking and evaluation.
The first assignment from the ASC guide is ‘The Icebreaker’. This is the point...