Canberra City Evening Rostrum Club

Incorporating Foundation Club and Club 4

ACT Rostrum Club of the Year 1977-78, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2001 - as Club 4 1965-66, 1966-67, 1969-70, 1988, 1997, 2000 as Foundation Club 2008 and 2010 as CCERC

Welcome to our Website. It provides information for members and those who may wish to join. We meet every other Wednesday at 18:30 (6:30 pm) at the Canberra Club West Row Civic ACT. The meeting dates are set out below. We meet to develop Communications skills, debate hot issues, hear a different point of view and enjoy a social outing.

Have a look around the Website for information on our club and other aspects of contemporary communications, speaking, presentations, meeting participation and debating. Immediately below are a series of icons, clicking on these will take you straight to the area concerned. Or simply scroll up and down the page.

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About Rostrum

Meeting dates 2012

May 30

June 13 27

May 30

• The getting of Wisdom

June 13

• The greatest invention

A guide to Debating-Warwick Everson Click here to read

About Rostrum

Rostrum has been in involved in the development of public speaking and other related skills since 1930. Is is active in all States and territories as well as New Zealand. Rostrum was established in the ACT in 1953.

Canberra City Evening Rostrum Club was founded in 2003 and was formed out of a merger of long established Club 4 and Foundation Club both of which were established in the mid Twentieth Century.

Rostrum is committed to developing speaking, communications and speaking skills in a supportive non-threatening environment.

It is also committed to free speech in the Community and the need to speak up when necessary.

CCERC former President Chris Bourke apponted Minister for Education in ACT Government

Chris Bourke, President of CCERC since 2009, was elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly on Monday 30 May 2011. He replaced former Chief Minister Jon Stanhope. Chris will be one of five members for the electorate of Ginninderra. Chris, as reported below was ACT Dais and CCERC speaker of the year for 2010. He was appointed to ACT Cabinet in December 2011.

Effective communications, speaking, presentations and meeting participation course

courses in communications, speaking and meeting dynamics. For details click here