Welcome to Chermside Forum

Chermside Forum is a friendly, supportive group that meets once a month in the Brisbane Northside area.  The aim of our meetings is to improve confidence and communication skills.  Members learn and practise public speaking, how meetings run, the roles and duties of office bearers and workshop facilitation.  Feel free to contact us if you would like to learn new skills, enhance your abilities and meet new people.  Visitors are always welcome.

Check out our Find a Forum link above for Forum clubs for other Brisbane and wider Queensland residents.

Email: forum@beconfident.org.au or

Facebook – Forum Communicators: https://www.facebook.com/forumcommunicators/

Health & Safety

Please do not attend if you are experiencing any cold and flu symptoms.

Meetings

Chermside Forum meets on the 4^th Thursday of the month.

Meetings are held at the Geebung RSL Club at 10.30am.

Cnr Newman Rd and Collings St, Geebung

RSVP:  Please contact us any time before the meeting

Dress: casual/smart casual/work wear

Suits 16 years and above.

 

What others are saying …

If you value feeling confident at work and in social settings and want to communicate effectively for personal and professional success – join Forum!   – Ben, Bayside Forum

I was introduced to Forum by an amazingly helpful member whose guidance and mentoring helped me quickly see the importance of both speaking with confidence and being able to run an effective meeting in my role then as Retirement Living Officer.  Attaining and practising those skills meant that all avenues of my life changed and so many opportunities opened up.   I am forever grateful to Forum for its inspirational leaders and members.   – Elaine, Bayside Forum

 

Calendar of this session’s meetings – please note that many of our meetings include speeches AND learning segments to assist you to become a confident presenter

25^th July 2024
Science Fact and/or Science Fiction is the title our members are invited to speak to. We will also be hearing an analysis of a famous historical speech to help us understand the features that make a ‘great’ speech.

22^nd August 2024
Members are invited to deliver an analysis of their favourite speech of all time.  This meeting will also include a workshop on everyone’s favourite thing:  ‘impromptu speaking‘.

7-8^th September 2024 Saturday & Sunday
Forum’s JOURNEY TO SUCCESS Convention is on this weekend in Redlands City and is open for all to attend.
Saturday morning admission is free of charge and features the following acclaimed speakers:
* Former Senator Claire Moore (QLD President of the UN Australia Board)
* Cr Paul Bishop (currently a Redland City Councillor – Division 10 & is also an experienced actor)
* Suzie Tafolo (President, Redland Chamber of Commerce)
* Caleb Henry (National President, UN Youth Australia)
* Kurek Ashley (International Keynote Speaker & Success Coach)

26^th September 2024
Investigating the important of Special Occasion Speeches, tonight’s meeting will focus on Wedding Speeches.  If you have a wedding coming up and need help preparing yourself to speak in front of your friends and family, this is a great opportunity for you to get some help if you are nervous or unsure of where to start.

24^th October 2024
Our Annual General Meeting will be held today.  If you need to know how to run an effective meeting you are welcome to come along and see how it’s done. We will follow up with an impromptu speaking session before we have lunch together in the club’s dining room.

28^th November 2024
Our Christmas Party is on today – feel free to join us for lunch at the Geebung RSL Club.

23^rd January 2025
All members are invited to participate in today’s speaking program with speeches to the title Australia Today.