Tips to help you take centre stage at the Performing Shakespeare Competition
The Performing Shakespeare grand final is approaching, and our judges are ready to be wowed. Before you take to the stage, make sure you know what they’re looking for…
‘It’s always less painful to lose when you understand exactly where you could have improved’
ESU alumnus and university student Saim Khan tells us what he got out of our Schools’ Mace debating competition and why he signed up as a volunteer judge
‘I want to do it again next year.’ How three students at English Martyrs’ Catholic School, Leicester, caught the bug for public speaking
We spoke to three students and their teacher from English Martyrs’ Catholic School to find out why they'd recommend taking part in ESU competitions
St Joseph’s College, Ipswich takes victory at ESU Schools’ Mace Debating Competition 2026
Congratulations to this year’s winners!
Ten tips for public speaking success
Our competition judges share their winning strategies ahead of the Public Speaking Competition grand final
English-Speaking Union Morocco announces grand relaunch
And the search is on for the nation's best young public speakers
More than a competition: My IPSC week in London
ESU alumna Ugne Žirgute tells us how one week at the ESU International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC) in London turned competitors from 40 different countries into lifelong friends
‘It’s a great opportunity for our students to grow in confidence, learn from other people and then get out there and do it for themselves’
Find out more about a Discover Your Voice session at Harlington Upper School in Central Bedfordshire
‘Debating is a tool for how you actually live in the real world’
Tim Schmalz, Head of History and debating lead at Radley College, twice winners of the ESU Schools’ Mace debating competition, tells us the secrets of his teams’ success, and why debating is such a useful skill to have
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