The Metropolitan Hotel, 46 Grote Street, Adelaide - room located through courtyard.

NOTE - meetings have resumed at the venue after the Covid-19 restrictions. This club is no longer meeting online and has no facility to dial-in to the meetings at the venue.

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About Club 9

Established in 1958, ROSTRUM CLUB 9 has long been a leader in helping people build and develop skills in communication and leadership.

Club 9 is a lively, happy and interesting group of people of all ages and backgrounds who come together once a week to entertain and inform each other whilst practising the art of public speaking and having fun. We are a mix of novice and experienced speakers who enjoy the company of visitors and new members.

Club 9 also has PowerPoint facilities, so if any students or business people need to practice their presentations before the big day, come and use us for their practice, and receive valuable feedback.

The formula is simple: LEARN - PRACTICE - ENJOY.

 Michael delivers a speech

What can you expect from Rostrum Club 9?

• A mix of new and experienced members, varying in age and gender.
• A wide variety of speaking opportunities designed to support you in developing public speaking and presentation skills.
• You will not be required to perform tasks every week, but you will have the opportunity to undertake the following exercises:
  • • Chairing (running) the meetings.
    • Performing the welcome to members and guests.
    • Performing a "Table Topic" - speaking for two minutes on a "hot" topic.
    • Performing a speech on a set topic. Your first speech is "About Me" followed by a question time so that we get to know you.
    • Performing an impromptu speech, typically of three minutes - usually at short notice! But you may have to wait a while for this!!
• At the end of the meeting,our CLUB COACH provides useful and constructive feedback, designed to help improve your presentation or chairmanship skills.

It goes without saying that we always enjoy ourselves and each other's fellowship. The Club has a friendly and humorous character. See An Hour of Fun and Bad News for the Bard for more.

If this is something that you would be interested in, we would be delighted to support you on your journey to a more confident you.

Remember the formula: LEARN - PRACTICE - ENJOY.

We are sure that if you visit once, you will be hooked!!

Club 9 Resources

• Visitors Guide to Club 9 - not yet available
• An hour of fun and stimulation
• Preparing a Speech
• Impromptu Speeches
• Club 9 By-Laws

Other Resources

• Chairing Meetings
• Agenda Template
• Debating Rules