Rostrum Hobart - Club 3

Today speaker Lorraine was tasked with giving a situational speech and she decided to present speaker Sally with the “President’s Award”. Congratulations on your fictitious award Sally 🏆🏆

2024 has been off to a great start! We’ve had some interesting topics for speeches from “I feel strongly about…” to “About me”. Looking forward to a fun year in Club 3!

The gavel is back in action 💪💪 Club 3 is back after a winter break. Looking forward to some interesting topics and discussions this quarter 🙌

Club 3 is taking a short winter break ❄️ Meetings will resume on Wednesday, 6 September!

The first coffee of the day ☕️ Going to the moon 🌙 These are just a few of the fun topics at today’s Rostrum Hobart - Club 3 meeting!

What are the key elements of being a successful chairman? Being fair, firm, focused, flexible and friendly. These are areas we focus on improving at Club 3. Come for a visit and learn more!

Don’t be silent when you ought to speak - join Rostrum Hobart - Club 3 and you’ll become more confident when speaking publicly (and have lots of fun!)

2023 has already been a great year for Club 3 - we’ve been fortunate to have some valuable coaching and feedback from our long-standing member, mentor and coach, Frank.

Wishing everyone happy holidays and a fantastic new year from Rostrum Club 3!

It’s always an exciting day when we induct a new member 🙌

One of the skills you learn in Rostrum is debating. High fives to our debating team that won last week’s debate 🙌🙌🙌

MOTION CARRIED! At Club 3 we practice formal meeting procedure. The motion this week was to take a group selfie and post it on Facebook 📸🤳

We're thinking of a Shakespeare theme for an upcoming event. Does this apply to you? Try out a Rostrum club and find out what you can be.

Give Rostrum a try - there is so much to learn!

Make a Rostrum club work for you.

It's always an exciting day when we induct a new member to Club 3! Come for a visit and see what our club is all about.

Not only does Rostrum give you the opportunity to practice public speaking, but we also have training sessions from our most experienced members. Stop by a meeting and see what it's all about!

One of the most difficult areas to conquer......the impromptu or short notice speech!

Read more about how to create a plan of attack for the next time you're put on the spot in a meeting or other public setting.
https://www.rostrum.com.au/speaking-tips/237-impromptu

Rostrum Australia - Speaking Impromptu Speaking tips for impromptu speaking provided by Rostrum Australia to help you get started on your personal development path.

Do you know what tibicinate means?

Neither did we until today! Each meeting we have a new word of the week and it certainly keeps us learning.

When you’re writing a speech there are many things to consider but most importantly you need a strong foundation - an opening, main body and conclusion.

Learn more about speech construction and visit a club to practice!

https://www.rostrum.com.au/speaking-tips/122-speech-construction

Rostrum Australia - Speech Construction Speaking tips for wedding speeches or speaking at any formal, family or casual event. Rostrum Australia has resources to help.

Introducing our 2022 Office Bearers - it’s going to be a great year for Club 3!

Stop by a meeting to see what our club is all about. We meet every Wednesday at 7:30 am at the Bishop Hay Centre. Visitors are always welcome!

Public speaking tip : Making eye contact with members of your audience has the effect of making them feel as though you are talking to them personally. It's an acknowledgement, creating a bond for the duration of your speech, and beyond.

Rostrum Club 3 is excited to be back meeting in person every Wednesday from 7:30am - 8:30am at the Bishop Hay Centre.

Interested in becoming a better public speaker? Come join us for a meeting to see what it’s all about!

Preparing a toast for the festive season? Check out this great article for some tips and tricks:

https://www.scienceofpeople.com/toasts/

How to Give an Awesome Toast: Advanced Strategies for Speeches Someone’s getting married. Someone got a promotion…and you’ve been asked to give one of the toasts. I want to teach you how to give an awesome toast.

What a great story!

Thanks to Joan Gavan for forwarding this article from the Canberra Times. This is a tribute to Warren and Dorothy Hine who fifty years ago introduced a Rostrum Primary School Public Speaking Competition which continues to run today and has been a lasting success.

Need to propose a toast? Give a thank you speech? Make a professional presentation?

Come check out a Rostrum meeting to learn how you can improve your skills!

A good article on why you should avoid filler words - stop by a Rostrum Club meeting and work on your presentation skills

https://www.duarte.com/presentation-skills-resources/why-you-should-absolutely-avoid-using-filler-words-how-to-actually-stop/?fbclid=IwAR2WDjzMbls5BkrgLMz9JSind8GjwUiM1--CiHCuF2OcM7pe0wCtYYWp4iY

Why You Should Absolutely Avoid Using Filler Words (& How to Actually Stop) Using filler words can wreck your credibility.

A warm welcome to Sean, the newest member of Rostrum Club #3!

What a fantastic and talented group of speakers we had the privilege of hearing at the recent Rostrum Voice of Youth Southern Tasmania Finals - congratulations to all of the winners and encouragement award recipients!