Club 52
Meeting Time : 1st and 3rd Monday of the month from 7:00pm-8:30pm
Venue : Zoom / Eastwood Croquet Club, Wingate Avenue, Eastwood
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Club 52 is currently meeting online only due to the world oil crisis.
At Club 52, you will find yourself:
- Developing confidence in front of others.
- Becoming a well-rounded speaker.
- Learning to think on your feet.
- Participating actively in business and other formal meetings.
These skills are gained by:
- Your commitment to improvement
- Speaking on a wide range of topics, both prepared and impromptu
- Chairing our meetings
- Constructive comments made by your peers
- Active debate in the General Business segment of the meeting
Gain skills in a friendly and supportive environment and have fun at the same time.
Meeting Agenda (90 minutes)
- Chairman recites the Rostrum Promise: “I promise to submit myself to the discipline of this Rostrum Club and to endeavour to advance its ideals and enrich its fellowship. I will defend freedom of speech in the community and will try at all times to think truly and speak clearly. I promise not to be silent when I ought to speak.”
- Frontiers Development Program: click here to learn more about this program (for Club members only).
- Word Power: three unusual words are presented. All are invited to offer a definition – real or made up. See if you can put all three words in one sentence.
- Topical Topics: Impromptu speeches based on one of three topics presented at the meeting.
- 3-minute topics: we prepare speeches based on one of four topics listed on the meeting agenda.
- Round Robin: we each speak for one minute, starting with the last statement from the previous speaker.
- 5-minute speech topic: we prepare speeches based on one topic listed on the meeting agenda.
- Poetry with Passion: we choose a poem. Then we each take turns reading a verse.
- Coaching: feedback for each speaker and how the meeting overall was conducted.
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