15th March 2021 We want to become better speakers and that journey deserves the best recognition that the ASC can provide and, the widest audience possible. Two years ago, I wrote an article for the Speaker magazine about World Speech Day (WSD) and how the ASC had been working to establish a strong partnership with […]
Speaking of Impact
So what? I love this question so much. In a way this simple question encapsulates how I live my life and how I approach interactions. It doesn’t make me very popular but then this is not the metric by which I measure success. I am interested in achieving change and this question makes me better […]
The Speakers Guide… and more
After three years of feedback from members across the ASC I set out with a team of contributors, editors, and advisers to rewrite the Speakers Guide. After two rounds of open feedback from members by Zoom and email, and targeted feedback from NEC, corporate clubs, non-ASC members and previous National Educational Directors, we arrive at […]
Edinburgh 2019
A step change in the history of ASC and our national conferences. Join us at the Edinburgh Marriott Hotel 111 Glasgow Road, Edinburgh, EH12 8NF from the 26th-28th April 2019. You can register (before 15th March 2019 for special ASC rate), look through the content of the conference weekend and find out more about your […]
The times they are…
Change can happen during a shock or after a tumultuous event. It can happen when the latest crisis becomes a tipping point. Sometimes it happens when we can see the road ahead and we make a conscious decision to alter course. I won’t pretend to know what stage the ASC is at right now but […]
You Got Game?
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” This quote from George Bernard Shaw is one of my all time favourites. On the ASC website you can now access 10 public speaking games and activities designed to explore the oratorical process. They cover a range of topics, are […]
Meeting Flow
Two flowchart tools have been added to the website (Members area in the menu under Resources and then Governance) – “Motions and Amendments” and “Procedural Motions“. These tools are meant to be simple, user friendly maps for understanding how motions proceed through a formal meeting. They don’t have the detailed explanations found in Citrine and they don’t […]
VCM Approval and Recognition
Our certificates have been recognised and approved by the Victoria College of Music, London which is an international awarding body in music, drama and communication. This is not an accreditation process and our awards remain ours but now with added recognition and approval. An articulation pathway has been agreed so anyone wishing to take VCM exams […]
Gatwick 2017 Seminars
The ASC Education Team is delighted to announce an exciting line up of seminars at the Gatwick Conference. Each of the seminars will last up to 1 hour depending on group involvement levels and will be delivered by a partnership of two facilitators providing added creative value through multiple perspectives on the topic. Gain and […]
