Association of Speakers Clubs of Great Britain Speakers Club for information about Speakers Clubs, how they can help you and where to find a club in your area..
The Speakers Trust http://www.speakerstrust.org/index.php?cmd=CMS&sub=home is a public speaking training organisation with links to the Association of Speakers Clubs
The Midland District of the ASC has a website called http://www.speakerblog.org.uk and which also has a link to tips about in the 'Advice' page. There is also a link on that page to Easy Public Speaking - a site created by Keith Davis which opens up a raft of different views about public speaking including links a number of other interesting and helpful sites
Local clubs include Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Loughborough
Want some tips about public speaking?
For check lists of tips and techniques try http://www.speakerstrust.org/index.php?cmd=CMS&sub=home
You could also try http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/FreeResources/NeedHelpGivingaSpeech.aspx for some useful tips on public speaking.
Try these sites for help
an excellent site which contains numerous tips on public speaking. Have a look at: Rule the room public speaking
For a free book try Dale Carnegie (he of 'How to make friends and influence people' fame)
The Public Speaking Institute (American) http://www.public-speaking.org/ has a lot of free tips available - if you can withstand the adverts that surround the real information.
Another source which deals with some of the techniques to overcome speaking difficulties is http://www.uncommon-knowledge.co.uk/public_speaking.html
And if you want to be inspired - watch this 12 great speeches
But of course the best way to become a confident public speaker is
or one of the other excellent Speakers Clubs