Association of Speakers Clubs
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The Association of Speakers Clubs (ASC) is a British
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 confederation of about 150 clubs around the country that promote the skill of public speaking
Public speaking
Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners...

.

History

The ASC was formed by de-merger from Toastmasters International (TI)
Toastmasters International
Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills...

 in 1973. Most of the TI clubs in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 and northern and central England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 joined the ASC.

See also

  • Toastmasters International
    Toastmasters International
    Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills...

     - another association of public speaking clubs, with American background
  • POWERtalk International
    POWERtalk International
    POWERtalk International is the operating name used by International Training in Communication , a non-profit organization of public-speaking clubs....

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