WELCOME TO CLEVELAND FORUM
Cleveland Forum is a friendly, supportive group that meets twice a month in Cleveland. The aim of our meetings is to improve confidence and communication skills, and meet other members of our community. Members learn and practise many skills, including public speaking, how to prepare and deliver special occasion speeches, 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.
Email: forum@beconfident.org.au
Meetings
Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, from 12.30pm – 2pm.
Meeting location is the Cleveland Library Meeting Room, corner Bloomfield Street and Middle Street Cleveland.
We always have a varied agenda so our members gain experience in many aspects of speaking.
Visitors are most welcome to come as our guest.
Email: forum@beconfident.org.au
Please note that many of our meetings include speeches AND learning segments to assist you to become a confident presenter.
Every meeting is different. We have a main speaker to a set title with other members speaking to the same title. Some meetings we have 2 titles for members to stretch their ideas. Some speeches are serious, some investigative and some are a lot of fun. Be ready for plenty of intellectual rigour!
Every meeting includes small tutorials in speaking and meeting procedure, with members taking turns to lead the meeting as Chairman if they wish to do so.
Schedule of meetings for 2026:
5 February 2026
19 February 2026
5 March 2026
19 March 2026
2 April 2026
16 April 2026
30 April – social outing
7 May 2026
21 May 2026
4 June 2026
18 June 2026
2 July 2026
16 July 2026
30 July – social outing
6 August 2026
20 August 2026
3 September 2026
17 September 2026
1 October 2026
15 October 2026
29 October – social outing
5 November 2026
19 November 2026
3 December 2026 – Christmas Celebration
What others are saying …
I first joined Forum to gain some confidence to do best man speech at my friend’s wedding, the thought of getting up at such a big event in front of 120 people terrified me. The skills I learnt and opportunities available to put knowledge into practice was invaluable and I feel much more comfortable getting up in front of an audience in all situations than I did previously. – Richard, Bayside Forum
Forum helped me in my career with speaking to clients and knowing how to highlight the main points of each project for their benefit and understanding. In my community I’ve been able to participate in meetings effectively and pass these skills to others. The people I’ve met in Forum have given me a greater knowledge of my community and how it works. – Pam, Cleveland 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
Health and Safety
Please do not attend if you are experiencing any cold and flu symptoms.