Our progressive training is the key to prepare and deliver a good speech.  Of the various training supports made available to club members, the most important of these is The Speakers Guide, which is made available to every member on joining.  Ten basic assignments are detailed, to be completed step by step at your own pace – see below.  Each assignment is designed to improve a particular aspect of speaking and the first sections give general advice on how to prepare and deliver a speech.

Your progress and achievement can be rewarded with CPD accredited certification that is recognised and approved by the Victoria College of Music (London).

Members are encouraged to work through the first ten assignments with the support of the Club Education Director.  Members who wish to stretch their abilities even further can then move on to the Advanced Assignments – see below.

Basic Assignments                            Advanced Assignments

Making A Start (Icebreaker) Mean What You Say Speech Construction Using Gestures & Body Language Using Your Voice Effectively Vocabulary & Word Pictures Using Notes Using Humour Audience Rapport The Showpiece

The Impromptu Speech The Outside Assignment Using Presentation Aids Chairing Meetings Delivering A Lecture Business Presentations The After Dinner Speech The Written Speech Speaking Without Notes Further Challenges