SA Rostrum · Metro Evening Rostrum Club 18

SA Rostrum · Metro Evening Club 18 · Adelaide

Find your voice
over dinner.

We're a relaxed, friendly public-speaking club that meets after work on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at the pub: speeches, lively debates and a word of the day, then dinner together. 1,299 meetings in, we're still saving you a chair.

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1,299 meetings and counting.

What we practise

The craft of saying it well

Prepared speeches

A set topic and a set time: four minutes for newcomers, up to eight for old hands. A friendly warning bell helps you land the ending, which is half the craft.

Format nights

Balloon debates, show-and-tell, impromptu rounds and theme nights keep the program fresh, so there's always something to look forward to.

A coach in the room

Every meeting closes with kind, considered feedback from our club coach, and a little award for the night's outstanding speaker.

Word of the day

One member brings a word, with its origin, meaning and use, and the whole club takes it home. A small ritual we're fond of.

Elder Park rotunda and the Adelaide riverbank glowing at sunset
Our home town on a good evening: Elder Park and the Torrens at dusk. Photo: GetYourGuide

A night at Club 18

How an evening runs

  1. 1

    A warm welcome at 6:00

    Roll call, visitors welcomed by name, and the club's business handled quickly so the good part can start.

  2. 2

    Speeches & exercises

    An icebreaker warms the room up first. Then three or four prepared speeches, or a format night: a balloon debate, show-and-tell, or a round of impromptus.

  3. 3

    Dinner break

    Order at the bar when you arrive; the whole club eats together when the meals land. The best conversations happen here.

  4. 4

    Coach's word & home

    Warm feedback on the night, the word of the day, and home by a sensible hour.

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Your first step is just a chair at the table.

Visitors are always welcome. Watch a meeting, stay for dinner, and speak only if and when you feel like it.

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