Seven Reasons to Hire
Professional Trainers, Facilitators and Speakers

Hiring the right speaker or trainer for your company or association meeting is vital to its success. Bring in the person who does exactly what you'd hoped for - and more - and people will compliment you for months.  Of course, if you don’t, you might never hear the end of it.

How can you better insure that the speaker or trainer you hire will be effective and successful for your group and make you look good?  One-way is to look first to the professionals who are not only committed enough to become members of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, but also follow the guidelines and code of ethics of that organization.

Here are seven reasons why hiring these pros will benefit you and your organization:

1.	A professional who earns their living speaking and training brings the kind of wide experience that will help make your sessions a success.
2.	Professional speakers, facilitators and trainers can supply the references, which will give you peace of mind.
3.	Professionals will give you support material that lets you know what subjects they speak on and what types of programs they do (seminars or workshops, keynote speeches, luncheon or dinner talks, etc).
4.	Professionals will tailor their presentations to meet the particular needs of your group.
5.	Professionals will give you credentials, which indicate their commitment to the speaking profession.
6.	Professionals can give you audio (or even video) tapes that make it easier for you to judge whether they're right for your group.  (Check their web sites too!)
7.	Professionals know how to set up a room to give you the best advantage and stay within the time guidelines you require.

In short, when you hire a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers listed on line at www.canadianspeakers.org, you'll better insure that you'll get a high quality, professional job. Best of all, you can rest easy knowing in advance you hired the best.  

Your group will be applauding you, as well as the speaker, when the presentation is over.

For more information on CAPS contact Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey, A/S at: 780-736-0009 or email at: ideaman@canada.com  URL: www.ideaman.net Bob is a CAPS Professional Member, co-founder and past president of the CAPS BC Chapter, an honorary co-founder of the Sask. Chapter and currently serves on the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers National Board of Directors (2000-2002).