It was established in February 1988 by professors passionately committed to promoting the spoken arts: Yu Yu-chao, Swun Chen, Tzu Song-lin, Chang Shao-tzao, and Tzeng Tzao-hsu.
一九八八年二月，由國內幾位熱心推廣說話藝術的人士：余玉照、孫震、柴松林、章紹曾、曾昭旭...... 等多位教授共同籌組成立。