The Association presents many opportunities to explore and develop your leadership abilities and style. These awards can provide focus, motivation, and recognition as you become a better leader. The National Development Officer encourages you to complete these challenges and have your achievements and learning recognised
Bronze Award – Leading Yourself
- Have completed the Foundation Certificate
- Evaluate an F1 – F5 speech
- Evaluate an A1 – A5 speech
- Run a topics session or be a topics evaluator
- Be a General Evaluator
- Chair a meeting
- Visit another ASC club
- Attend an ASC event outside your club
- Write a few lines summarising what you learned for The Speaker magazine
Silver Award – Leading Your Club
- Complete the Bronze leadership award
- Complete the ASC Certificate or Certificate in Applied Public Speaking
- Evaluate an advanced speaker
- Be a judge in a contest
- Chair a club contest
- Serve terms in two different roles on the club committee at least one of which should be President or Education Director
- Serve a term in area / region office
- Organise a substantial club event (club contest, dinner, gathering etc)
- Write a paragraph summarising what you learned for The Speaker magazine
Gold Award- Leading Your Association
- Have completed the Silver leadership award
- Have completed the Diploma in Public Speaking
- Evaluate an A5 speech as the outside evaluator
- Chief Judge at a contest
- Judge at region / national
- Chair an area or higher contest
- Serve a term as an area president or regional coordinator
- Help start a new club or salvage a failing club
- Organise a substantial area / region event
- Write a half page summary of what you learned for The Speaker magazine