It’s drum roll time!! Because yes, it is time to announce this month’s Club of the Month. This club got so many nominations from both within the club and from members of other clubs so they must be doing something right! All of which means, it’s an absolute pleasure to announce that May’s Club of […]
The Speaker – Spring 2021
Become a Better Leader. Our Development Pathway
If you’ve been following our posts, you’ll know we have been writing about our straightforward approach when it comes to development. We have a three limbed Development Pathway, and in this post, we take a quick look at the third limb, namely: Become A Better Leader. A Quick Recap We designed our Development Pathway so […]
Sans Souci Speakers Club – our club of the month
Drum roll please for this month’s Club of the Month which goes to Sans Souci Speakers Club! Founded and developed in Solihull over 30 years ago, Sans Souci SC covers the Solihull, Coventry, Birmingham, Redditch and the West Midlands areas. Their President is Hilary Davis who is a long-standing and highly respected member of the […]
Become a Better Presenter. Our Development Pathway
In our last couple of posts, we’ve been talking about our Development Pathway and so today, we’re going to look at the second limb of that Pathway: Become a Better Presenter. A quick recap We designed our Development Pathway so that you are at the centre. That means you can pick and choose how to […]
Become a Better Speaker. Our Development Pathway
In our last post, we talked about the three arms of our Development Pathway and the principles that underpin all three. In this post, we’re going to take a closer look at the first part of our Development Pathway, namely, Become a Better Speaker. The core public speaking skills It goes without saying that […]
You are at the centre of our Development Pathway
There are many routes for personal development and growth at the ASC with our Development Pathway. And in the next few posts, we’ll be explaining a bit more about the opportunities we offer, the skills we can help with, and the fundamental principles that underpin what we do. So what do we mean when we […]
Club of the Month
Like many organisations, lockdown forced the ASC to pivot! Nearly everything we did this time last year, was done in person at club meetings, and it’s fair to say there were more than a few of us that just 12 months ago, were total strangers to Zoom! But pivot we did, and the ASC has […]
Speakers Clubs and Diversity
What do you imagine a Speakers Club is like and is your preconception accurate? I’ll be honest. When I first heard of Speakers Clubs, I had a certain image in my mind. Smoking jackets, pipes, and an old boys’ network is what I thought I would find. So, with low expectations (I was young(ish) […]
Meet the Team
Leadership at the ASC With so many changes at the ASC recently, we know it can feel hard to keep up with the who’s who, so we thought it might be helpful if the National Officers introduced themselves. We’ve included Verity who was successful at interview to succeed Tom in the spring and has […]
