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Phoenix Pro Bono Speaker's Bureau Celebrates Growth
Free Speakers Phoenix has experienced phenomenal growth since its founding five months ago. The bureau boasts 51 local speakers & 85 topics.
The pro bono speaker’s bureau in Phoenix - FreeSpeakers.org, proves there is such a thing as a free lunch. The bureau has experienced phenomenal growth since its founding five months ago. Today, there are 51 speakers offering more than 85 topics.
“We launched the bureau last August with 20 speakers,” said Andy Richardson, director of FreeSpeakers.org, “which means we have grown 150 percent. "It's been a joyride to observe the Phoenix bureau expanding.”
Richardson said he is impressed with the generous speakers in and around Phoenix and also impressed with the groups who use the bureau.
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“It’s win-win-win all around,” he said.
Requests for speakers come in from Phoenix area clubs, chambers of commerce, libraries, Rotary and Kiwanis groups, church groups, retirement communities, women's clubs, men's clubs, etc.
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Topics are in the fields of business, education, entertainment, financial, health and fitness, motivational and self-improvement.
Four examples of the more than 85 topics include:
- Insurance writer Nancy Germond, presents “Using Humor to Promote Excellence.”
- Chief instructor Derrek Hofrichter of EVKM Self Defense & Fitness presents “Self Defense at Any Age.”
- Jeff Young, Senior Vice President with First Financial Equity Corporation, presents “The Subtle Art of Effective Listening.”
- Author Selina Schuh, Educator, Speaker, Empowered Living Strategies, presents “Becoming Your Own Knight in Shining Armor.”
A complete list of speakers can be found at: https://phoenix.freespeakers.com/speaker-list/.
The bureau is a community service project that is 100 percent free to groups that have limited (or no) budgets. There is no charge to any group. Ever. Not from the speaker and not from the bureau. What’s in it for the speakers? They are motivated by the opportunity to teach, hone speaking skills, make contacts, convey a message, give back to the community and frequently, all the above.
“Many people don’t understand why we would spend time on a community service project that doesn’t make money,” Andy Richardson said, “but we are rewarded with loads of contacts, friendships and goodwill. It's more than enough."
Both speakers and organizations are welcome to visit the website at: https://phoenix.freespeakers.org. To become a speaker, visit: https://phoenix.freespeakers.org/become-a-speaker/.
