Lord Ian Duncan of Springbank, Honorary President of the English-Speaking Union in Scotland, invites ESU members and their guests to afternoon tea at the House of Lords in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the ESU Churchill public speaking competition. The event will take place in Cholmondeley Room and the House of Lords Terrace, a […]
Ever dreamt of speaking at a TEDx conference? Curious for an inside look into that world? Join ESU young members Serena Parekh and Miles Contreras-Brown in conversation with the current Curator of TEDxLondon, Maryam Pasha. In this wide-ranging online fireside chat, gain insights into… What makes the best TEDx speakers stand out How best to […]
The Chairman of the ESU Salisbury & South Wiltshire branch requests the pleasure of your company at 'A Luncheon Party' on Saturday 26th June, from 12 noon to 3pm in a garden in Blandford Forum. Tickets: Members £20; Guests £25 to include a 2-course Buffet Lunch with wine. Cheques payable to The English-Speaking Union to […]
Join the English-Speaking Union for an online event with Jatinder Verma MBE Born in Tanzania and raised in Kenya until the age of 14, Jatinder Verma MBE has been a formidable figure in the British arts world for over 40 years and is regarded as one of the leading authorities in the country on diversity […]
The ESU is holding a Zoom forum to bring together young members and volunteers from around the country to discuss not only what they can do to further the work of the English-Speaking Union supporting the ESU’s oracy work with schools, but also to consider how the ESU can create a engaging and fulfilling membership […]
Join us on Friday 14 May at 5pm BST for the grand final of the International Public Speaking Competition, where the best candidates from around the world will be speaking on the theme ‘The best route to change engages all voices’. Participants will perform in front of our eminent panel of judges comprising: The Rt. […]
Former British Ambassador to Russia, Sir Roderic Lyne joins the English-Speaking Union Lincolnshire Committee’s John Raine in conversation to talk about his varied and distinguished career and insight into current relationships at 6pm on Thursday, 13 May 2021 on Zoom. The event is free – please email Kelly Bevers for the access link at [email protected]. […]
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Prashar CBE is a crossbench life peer who has sat under this title in the Lords since 26 July 1999. She was the first Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission, first Civil Service Commissioner, formerly Director of the Runnymede Trust and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, former Chancellor of […]
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ESU London branch invites you to an evening with Dickens's great-great-great-granddaughter, art historian and author Lucinda Hawksley. In 1843, the Scottish artist Margaret Gillies painted a remarkable portrait of Charles Dickens – a painting that captured the author at the time he was writing A Christmas Carol. The portrait was exhibited in 1844 and then […]
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