Welcome to Beckenham Speakers Club

George Anstey at the College of Public Speaking Corporate Challenge 2009

On Wednesday 30th September 2009, members from Beckenham Speakers Club participated in the inaugural Chislehurst Festival by putting on a demonstration speaking event at The Legion, Green Lane, Chislehurst. The festivals' organisers approached the club in April asking if it would be able to schedule an entertaining evening to support the new festival. In total, five members from Beckenham Speakers Club attended the event and delivered a sparkling array of prepared speeches, evaluations and a demonstration of impromptu speaking.

George Anstey, pictured above joined the club just before Christmas last year on a mission to improve his public speaking skills for his work as an economist. George has certainly achieved his goal and has now begun competing in professional competitions.

George participated in the College of Public Speaking's Corporate Challenge 2009, at St Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside on Monday 28th September. His performance thrilled the audience and he gave his vastly experienced competitors a run for their money.

Beckenham Speakers Club welcomes people of all ages, colours, creed and gender. We meet the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at the Azalea Halls, 258 Croydon Road. You will receive the warmest of welcomes.

What our members are saying...

Beckenham Speakers Club is small but emerging club and its happy membership are only too happy to discuss their experiences of club life.

Paul Goodliffe has become one of the District's most consistent speakers and last year was crowned the South Area Speech Champion, the most prestigious award in the Area. Paul has been a member for almost three years and tells us what it's like to be a member at Beckenham. mp3 file - 47 seconds interview.

Frank Thatcher is one of the best travelled of ASC members. Frank is currently a member of 8 clubs and he tells us why for the last 14 years he has felt compelled to be a member of the Association of Speakers Clubs mp3 file - 27 seconds interview.

Beckenham Speakers Club in its short history has delivered demonstrable benefits to the residents of Beckenham, with some of the club's members already having spoken at the House of Commons, represented the club at Area and District Team speaking events, as well as having been guest speaker at the National Conference in Hammersmith, London in April 2007.

Benefits of a speakers club

The benefits of speaking well in public are increased self-confidence in social situations, interviews and greater promotional prospects at work. Have fun and learn a skill that will last a life time. A speakers club provides a supportive environment for the novice speaker to develop in time, having delivered several speeches and having received instructive feedback on how to improve. At Beckenham Speakers Club, we often run voice coaching and vocal impact sessions as well as handling the fear of public speaking workshops.

Open Invitation

Our membership mostly consists of students, trainers, accountants, IT analysts, an economist, a few senior executives, and a few people who have recently retired. We also have a wide age range in the membership and therefore many diverse viewpoints. It doesn't matter what walk of life you are in, you are very welcome at Beckenham Speakers Club. If you live or work in or near Beckenham and you're looking to build your confidence in front of an audience or kick-start your career, click on the Contact page and come along and experience one of the most progressive speakers clubs in the country.