The Speakers Trust
Registered Charity No. 296823 (England and Wales) SC039964 (Scotland)
Gaining the confidence and learning the skills to speak in public is not as easy as some ‘kids’ make it seem!The Speakers Trust is a charity founded and led by past members of speakers clubs to develop resources and promote the benefits of public speaking for all,
to provide training for the less fortunate in our communities who cannot yet speak up and speak out for themselves and
to support the growth and expand the networks of British and Irish speaker’s clubs.
Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham, the new President of The Speakers Trust is spearheading our campaigns over the coming months to encourage commercial, social and governmental organisations to support us with grants, publicity and resources.
Have you heard about The Speaker programme on BBC TV? You soon will!
When this exciting new TV series is shown in 2009, be ready for lots of comments and questions from the public and the media about whether and how ordinary teenagers and adults can learn to speak up and speak out in style.
The Speaker is a series of regional contests culminating in a national final on TV to find the best speakers among our teenagers. Contestants are being coached and filmed now for programmes and the latest news is that they will be going out on the BBC2 twice per week starting on 7th April at 8pm. More news from: www.bbc.co.uk/speaker
www.speakerstrust.org - www.speakerstrust.org.uk - www.speakersbank.co.uk - www.speakoutchallenge.com
Jack Petchey
The Speakers Trust
Digby, Lord Jones of Birmingham Kt., Llb(Hons), D.Univ, D.Lit, DL, D.Sc(econ), CIMgt, FRI, HonFIMechE