Be a Speaker at the Chamber
The Weston Florida Chamber of Commerce is seeking presenters and facilitators to share their expertise and leading-edge ideas, inspire enlightening discussions, and convey the fundamentals for growing business. Topics are selected based on relevance of topics to the overall business community. Each program has different goals, objectives, and audiences and we look forward to hearing how you'd like to bring value to a future event.
Please keep in mind that this is not a promotional pitch for the presenters, but an opportunity to showcase your particular area of expertise. Dates and locations will be decided by chamber staff in accordance to scheduling availability. Applicants may submit proposals for multiple topics or programs.
Members interested in presenting/facilitating should submit the speaker application below. As speaking opportunities emerge, the Weston Florida Chamber of Commerce staff and event planning committees will contact the presenter or facilitator for more details.
A successful proposal will show how a presentation will:
Speakers/Facilitators must adhere to the following responsibilities:
Please keep in mind that this is not a promotional pitch for the presenters, but an opportunity to showcase your particular area of expertise. Dates and locations will be decided by chamber staff in accordance to scheduling availability. Applicants may submit proposals for multiple topics or programs.
Members interested in presenting/facilitating should submit the speaker application below. As speaking opportunities emerge, the Weston Florida Chamber of Commerce staff and event planning committees will contact the presenter or facilitator for more details.
A successful proposal will show how a presentation will:
- Engage the audience to interact with the speaker and other attendees.
- Articulate lessons learned by providing examples, tips and recommendations.
- Provide tangible takeaways, so participants can put good ideas to work.
Speakers/Facilitators must adhere to the following responsibilities:
- Belong to an organization who is a member of the Weston Florida Chamber of Commerce and is in good standing, or has presented before for other organizations and has strong references for those presentations.
- Demonstrate competencies in high-quality, educational presentations, and workshop facilitation tailored to the audience.
- If applicable, engage attendees with group activities as well as audience participation and discussion.
- Provide practical learning/tips that audience members can employ in their business.
- Arrive at the presentation a minimum of 30-minutes early to check technology setup and room layout.
- Include time for Q&As for attendees after the presentation.
- Coordinate with staff regarding any special equipment or speaker needs in advance.
- Ensure the session is not perceived as an infomercial or sales pitch about their product or service.
- If a specific product or service must be mentioned, use generic names and also mention the names of two or three similar products or services.
- Do not disparage the competition.
- Provide balanced and unbiased information.
- Agree to give the presentation irrespective of the number of people preregistered or in actual attendance.
- Complete the Speaker Proposal Form below.
- Complete and execute the required Speaker Agreement upon acceptance for an engagement.
