Club 53
About Club 53
Sometimes the formation of something just happens organically. Freeman Ross Hayes had been a presenter at 2MBS Fine Music Sydney for eleven years and never really thought about starting a Rostrum Club there. It was only when the Director of Operations, Mona Omar, approached him about starting a club that the seed was sown. (Extract from Rostrum Anthology).
An official Rostrum Club since 1 January 2023, we have now had over 60 meetings.
We are a small and supportive club currently comprised of 2MBS Fine Music Sydney volunteers and staff and Senior Rostrum Club members. However, all are welcome, and we are always looking for new members. So, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We look forward to welcoming you at one of our future meetings.
During meetings we make our way through the Rostrum Frontiers Programme, a personal development program with three stages (Launchpad, Orbit and Galactic), to provide you with practice in several of the most common business scenarios that challenge speakers.
Activities from the Frontiers Launchpad Programme:
- Answer a question that has been given to you with some notice
- Answer a question with limited notice
- Ask a question giving background information to gain the opinion of another club member
- Present a speech for a specific occasion of your choice
- Tell us something about yourself
- Make a presentation to inform your audience
- Convince the audience about something you care about
- Present a speech with passion on an item that you feel strongly about
- Chair a meeting
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