Thursday, November 19, 2009

New Online Speakers Bureau, FreeSpeakerMatch.com Connects Professionals and 'Go-to' Experts With Local Organizations For Free

A new website, www.freespeakermatch.com, makes it easy for non-profits, professional associations, and businesses in your area to find a motivational speaker, keynote speaker or local expert who will speak at events without charging fees. The free online speakers bureau is designed for coaching professionals, savvy entrepreneurs, and “go-to” experts who use public speaking to improve their visibility and personal branding. For a limited time, lifetime membership at the website is completely free for both organizations and speakers.

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We created FreeSpeakerMatch.com so that the local Rotary Club, Professional Association or Chamber of Commerce would have a place to connect with a motivational speaker, coach or "go-to" expert willing to speak to their group without charging a fee.

Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) November 19, 2009 -- Free finally means free. A new website, FreeSpeakerMatch.com, makes it easy for non-profits, professional associations, and businesses in your area to find a motivational speaker, keynote speaker or local expert who will speak at events for free.

The new online speakers bureau is designed for coaching professionals, savvy entrepreneurs, and “go-to” experts who use public speaking to improve their visibility and personal branding. For a limited time, lifetime membership at the website is completely free for both organizations and speakers.

Meeting Planner gets the applause
Meeting Planner gets the applause

Free Speaker Match.com provides a searchable database of local presenters with detailed speaker profiles, speaking topics, photos, link to their websites, a rating / review system from previous presentations and, in some cases, a video sample of their work. Unlike a typical speakers bureau, the website encourages meeting planners to contact the presenter directly because no money is being exchanged and no commissions are involved.

“Typically, a speakers bureau earns commission from booking the professional conference speaker for larger events. They have no motivation to book a free keynote speaker for a local bar association meeting. But the professional business coach and motivational speaker would love the opportunity to showcase his or her expertise to that highly affluent group.” Says site founder and CEO, Mandy Bass, “If a paid coaching or speaking engagement occurs as a result, and it often does, it is simply a benefit of membership.”

Local associations and their program chairs are constantly on the hunt for keynote speakers for their monthly or weekly meetings. Their challenge is finding good presenters who will not only speak for free, but also present fresh, interesting and timely topics. Great presentations mean great meetings. Great meetings increase membership.

Ethics guidelines for members discourage speakers from giving a “hard sell” for their services or premiums such as books, DVDs and coaching programs. In exchange, speakers expect assistance from those organizations in following up with audience members who request more information.

Speakers listed on the site include medical professionals, business consultants, career coaches, social media consultants, financial planners, business litigation attorneys, a law firm management expert, parenting coaches, a writing coach and book "midwife", a top Manhattan real estate broker and even a scuba diver instructor who speaks on environmental issues impacting South Florida's coastline.”

Free Speaker Match.com was founded by coaches' coach Mandy Bass, an international speaker, who has first-hand experience on both sides of the equation. “We have tried to take a difficult, time-consuming process and make it simple, easy – and, of course, free!” To take advantage of the limited "Free Lifetime Membership" time offer, visit www.FreeSpeakerMatch.com today and register by clicking on the gold "sign up" button.

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