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Local news coverage of Free Speakers Phoenix, the pro bono speakers bureau serving the Valley: our speakers, the groups they visit, and why their presentations cost nothing. Looking for a speaker? Browse our free speakers and free presentations.
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After Some 250 Gigs, Larry Bergnach Retiring From the Free Speech Circuit
After 14 years and 250 free talks, Oak Lawn speaker Larry Bergnach is retiring from the pro bono speaking circuit. The Daily Southtown tells how one of his Riverview Park talks moved an elder care resident with Alzheimer's to share his own memories.
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Lunch-and-Learn Presentations Bring Excitement to Workplace
Companies are booking more free speakers for employee lunch and learns, FreeSpeakers.org reports, alongside the Rotary clubs, libraries and chambers of commerce that still make most requests. The Arizona Republic looks at what makes a good lunch and learn topic.
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Non-Profit Matches Speakers with Audiences
Maricopa County's clubs, libraries, churches and Rotary clubs often need guest speakers but rarely have budgets for them. FreeSpeakers.org, launched in Phoenix in July 2017, sends speakers to present for free. Coverage from the Arizona Republic.
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Need a Speaker? New Service Offers Speakers Free of Charge
A new pro bono speakers bureau now serves Phoenix and its suburbs. FreeSpeakers.org launched with more than 20 local speakers on more than 25 topics, at no charge to any group. Coverage from the Scottsdale Independent.
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Free Speakers Bureau Matches Speakers to Groups
Free Speech Speakers Bureau began with one call from a Rotary Club asking Ginny Richardson for a speaker. The Hinsdale Doings tells how that favor grew into a free bureau of 170 speakers, run as her public relations firm's community service project.
