Capital Speakers Club of Washington DC

Founded on April 19, 1951, the Capital Speakers Club of Washington D.C., Inc. is a women's public speaking club serving the Washington metropolitan area. Its mission is to perfect the techniques of public speech, benefit members through continued speaking before an audience, promote an exchange of ideas among women, and encourage education by means of public speaking. The club is comprised of three chapters and serves approximately 600 members. Membership is open to graduates of the Capital Speakers Class, a long-running instructional program taught by faculty from The George Washington University. The club also operates the CSC Foundation, which awards annual scholarships to women students pursuing university studies in communication, speech, or drama.

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Contact & location

Washington, DC, 20001

Open website

(703) 919-0182

Membership & sessions

Membership is by invitation and open to women who are graduates of the Capital Speakers Class. The club serves approximately 600 women in the Washington metropolitan area. It is organized into three chapters. The club is a 501(c)(7) nonprofit organization.

Services: Public speaking instruction (Capital Speakers Class), Chapter luncheon speaking engagements with professional critiques, Joint luncheons (January and June), Fall Assembly Tea, Annual Winter Ball, Fall workshop, Spring special event, CSC Foundation Scholarship for women in communication/speech/drama, Capital Speakers Award of Excellence, Speech coaching and critique by professional advisor

Meeting schedule: Each of the three chapters schedules six luncheons annually. The entire membership comes together for Joint Luncheons in January and June, a Fall Assembly Tea, an Annual Winter Ball, a Fall workshop, and a Spring special event.

Languages: English

Meeting formats: in-person

Additional information

The club has a second website at https://www.capitalspeakersclub.org. The contact page uses a web-based email form; no direct public email address is listed. The phone number (703) 919-0182 is sourced from ZoomInfo (third-party aggregator) and should be verified. The CSC Foundation has awarded over $225,000 in scholarships since 2000. Notable honorary members include Lady Bird Johnson and Barbara Bush.

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