English-Speaking Union Public Speaking Competition

The English-Speaking Union invites our Public Speaking Competition participants to register for free membership of the English-Speaking Union. Membership is open to young people aged 16 and above and remains free until the age of 23.  

Membership enables youngsters to stay informed of future competitions in both public speaking and debating, have access to information about our programmes and training opportunities and receive invitations to apply for prestigious and unique scholarship opportunities such as the ESU Secondary School Exchange Programme. Furthermore, free membership also gives students the ability to visit the international headquarters of the ESU, Dartmouth House, in London along with their parents.

As our primary contact at a PSC-participating school, we would be most grateful if you would inform students aged 16 and over of their access to free membership and invite them to join the ESU using this online formAlternatively, if you prefer to return to us the information on behalf of your students, please email it toclara.widdison@esu.org, ensuring that the same information is included.