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Welcome to the Australian Rostrum Website.
Rostrum is an Australian organisation made up of small clubs situated throughout the country. Members help each other to increase their confidence and improve their speaking skills in a warm, friendly and co-operative environment.
Members learn through the most effective method of acquiring skill, that is, by practicing under the guidance of a coach or mentor. Members may follow a structured program made up of a set number of exercises, or they may choose areas in which they want to improve, for example impromptu speeches or speeches for formal occasions such as weddings.
We welcome everyone as members. Past members have included a State Governor, State Premiers, Judges, Federal Senators and MP’s, state politicians and members of local government, professionals, business men and women, public servants, tradespersons, welfare workers, journalists, a film producer, actors, artists and activists. Our members come from every occupation, every race and every culture.
Fees are modest but the value of membership is immense. The well-known New South Wales Barrister and author, Chester Porter QC, demonstrates this value perfectly in his book The Gentle Art of Persuasion
"I think that the best public speaking teacher I had was the Rostrum Movement."
Each year, between May and July, Australian Rostrum organises the Rostrum Voice of Youth, the premier public speaking competition for Australian secondary students. The competition is divided into two levels: the Senior level for those who are 15 years of age or older at the 1st of January in the year of the competition, and the Junior level for those who are under fifteen years of age on the 1st of January.
We enjoy having visitors. I am very pleased that you have visited our website; and I invite you to visit one of our clubs to experience and enjoy the friendliness, the exchange of thoughtful views and the valuable advice of the coach, you will find there.
Patrick Bourke
For more information on how to join Rostrum, please click on one of the state links below, or contact our President via this form.
Members can join the website via the join link in the top right of this page or via this link.