Are you interested in being a speaker?
We are looking for individuals willing to share their expertise, experience, and
skills with small business owners and entrepreneurs from across the Northeast Ohio region.
The continuing goal of COSE is to provide an intensive educational learning experience that is
relevant, practical and engaging.
COSE has created a speaker database that enables us to make recommendations when we receive requests
for speakers and support the educational deliverables from our curriculum. There are two ways to be
added to the COSE speaker database. You can be added as a general speaker that can present on several
topics that are within your expertise. Or you can submit a specific proposal on a topic you have expertise in.
COSE is seeking high energy, industry leaders to speak at the 2009 COSE Small Business Conference, the premier small business event for COSE members, on October 21-22 at the IX Center. Please review our workshop topics and submit a proposal for your opportunity to become a speaker at the hottest business event in town!
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Guidelines for Speakers
What do I need to submit?
Participation Information
Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal to speak at the COSE Small Business Conference. The deadline to submit a proposal is May 18, 2009. All selected speakers will be informed on June 5, 2009. If you would like to submit a proposal to speak at other COSE events throughout the year, please feel free to complete the speaker proposal process.
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Guidelines for Speakers
- Preference will be given to current COSE members
- Presenter must have relevant credentials related to the topic
- Information presented must be relevant to current needs and interests of COSE
- Speakers should be available for consultation following the program
- Experience in speaking in front of an audience
- Must have presented the content before
- Must have presented in front of a minimum of 15 people
- Presentation must have an interactive component, i.e.,
- networking, experiential learning
- Handouts and additional resources are recommended, but not required
- Information delivered must be practical and applicable to the workplace business
- Participants must be able to take information delivered and put it to use immediately
If you meet the guidelines, please submit the following in PDF or Word format:
- 150 word bio
- List of areas of expertise
- One Headshot
- If second or third speaker, should include all information for them as well
- Three references that can be called
- At least one being a professional reference from someone that has participated in a one of your presentations
- If submitting a proposal, please submit the following if available
- Title of the presentation
- Agenda
- Detailed description of how the program is interactive
- Three to four goals/learning objectives of the program
- Copies of handouts that you will be distributing in the workshop
- Copies of PowerPoint presentation
Audience Profile
- 90%-95% of participants from small businesses that have less than 249 employees
- Founders, CEOs, presidents and owners of small businesses across all industries
- Entrepreneurs
- Community leaders
Workshops
Workshops will be covering the following professional disciplines: Finance, Marketing, Sales, Human Resources, Technology, Small Business Tools and Professional and Personal Development.
Speaker Benefits
- Increase your visibility with your peers
- Give back to your fellow small business owners
- Name recognition for your company or organization
- Access to potential customers for your business
Preference will be given to speakers who:
- Are current COSE members
- Strongly call and inspire the participants to employ the skill or model: skill transference
- Provide handouts
- Engage in a presentation style appropriate for adult learners (required)
- Use audio-visual aids
- Provide participants with information on the topic as well as give them a new skill - something to take back to their business
- Present tested, validated approaches or models
- Address timely, relevant subjects within a topical area (required)
- Product or sales pitches will not be accepted
Commercialism
All presentations should be of a non-commercial nature. Therefore, the presentation should not appear as a sales
pitch for the company or services of the presenter. Presentations that are simply descriptions of services or
products will not be considered. Presentations are conducted for educational purposes, not as a showcase for
promotion of business, practice, service, or product.
Speaker Compensation
Workshops speakers for the conference are not paid. If selected as a workshop speaker, you may be asked to work
with another speaker.
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