WELCOME TO CLEVELAND FORUM
Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, from 12.30pm – 2pm.
Meeting location is the Cleveland Library Meeting Room, cnr Bloomfield Street and Middle Street Cleveland.
We work on 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
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.
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
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 experience Chairing the meeting under instruction from an experienced member as required.
17th July 2025
Today’s speeches are to the title Imagine Thinking Backwards. Irene is our main speaker and all members are invited to participate in the speaking program.
31st July 2025
We are having a social outing today to celebrate the 5th Thursday of the month – come and join us if you’re free!
7th August 2025
This meeting will include a ‘play-off’ to determine which of our members will represent us in the Forum Speaking Awards at our September Conference.
21st August 2025
Today’s speech title is Imagine If – featuring Meg as our main speaker.
4th September 2025
Barbara is our main speaker today, speaking to the title Use Your Imagination.
18th September 2025
This meeting features Opposing Views which involves members speaker in pairs about the same topic, with each taking a different viewpoint. This is a great exercise in persuasive speaking!
2nd October 2025
Today Pam will be our main speaker, with the title being Picture It. All members are invited to participate in the speaking program.
16th October 2025
Imagination Station is the theme for today’s meeting. Adelia will be our main speaker and all members are invited to speak to the same title for up to 5 minutes.
30th October 2025
We are having a social outing today to celebrate the 5th Thursday of the month – destination to be advised.
6th November 2025
Jane is our main speaker today, speaking to the title Water.
20th November 2025
Today’s speeches will be to the title Imagine If. Pam is our main speaker and all members are invited to speak to the same title.
5thDecember 2025
This is our Christmas Party and final meeting of the year. We look forward to catching up again in 2026!!