Request a Speaker
Looking for a speaker for your next business or community event?
The Blueprint for Educational Change has many speakers available to talk to your local community, civic, professional, educational and other public venues.
The Blueprint Speaker’s Bureau roster is comprised of education professionals, business and community leaders and community members of all ages and backgrounds who are interested in engaging with others to be part of the improving state of education and represent The Blueprint for Educational Change. The Speakers Bureau is a free service as a part of our public communication and outreach programs.
You can get started by completing our speaker request form to tell us more about your need. We will work with you to attempt to identify the topic and speaker that will best meet the needs of your audience.
Speaker's Bureau OVERVIEW & Files
In this section you will find the files to assist you as a member of The Blueprint for Education Change Speaker's Bureau.
- Read Me First –This document provides both a general overview of the Blueprint Speaker’s Bureau as well as the description for each file in the Speaker’s Bureau packet.
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Elevator Speeches.pdf - This document provides language to talk about the Blueprint for Educational Change (What is, Why Join, and Specific Goals)
- Blueprint Speakers Slides short.ppt - This Power Point slide deck is a condensed version of the above deck and should take about 10-15 minutes.
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Blueprint Handout.pdf - This document follows the Video and may be used as a 1 page handout for your audience.
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Losing Ground Video – The video that provides the case for focusing on education in Central Texas and provides background on the Blueprint. This video runs about 5 minutes and can be played on any PC with Windows Media Player.
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Blueprint Communications Playbook.pdf – Provides all the background you should need to know in communicating the Blueprint – elevator pitches, short goal descriptions, Blueprint background, talking points you can use for different types of speeches, and guidelines on how to use the Blueprint logo and incorporate it into your own materials or web site.
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Blueprint Logo.jpg – The .jpeg version of the Blueprint logo that you can use to label Blueprint information or link on your own web site. For instructions on how to use it, see the Playbook.
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Email Signature Add-on - Help spread the word about the blueprint for educational change by adding a link in your email signature to the Losing Ground video. This document contains directions on how to insert this add-on into your email signature.
Alternate Introduction - The following is the generic graduating class with dropout numbers.
Take Action Handout - This handout includes website to move forward and take action based on the different goals.
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Education=Economics - Additional slides deck to be pulled from for specific speeches
Demographics - Slide deck of demographics in the region to be used as needed.
Additional Goal Slides - Slide deck of goal specific slides.
To download after video opens, you will have a blank screen on your web page. Go to File- Save page As and save the video to your hard drive.
ADDITIONAL SLIDE SETS
