For Speakers (Instructions)

This page was created to provide more information for our scheduled monthly safety luncheon speakers.

If you’re inquiring on how to become a speaker for one of our events, please contact us for more info.

Monthly Meeting Information:

  1. Schedule/Location Info: We meet at the Ravenna Elks (located at 776 E. Freedom St in Ravenna, OH) on the 2nd Thursday of the month (unless otherwise noted), 11:30am-1:00pm. Doors open at 11:15am, lunch starts at 11:30am, & your presentation starts around 12:00pm.
  2. Speaker Arrival: We ask that speakers arrive between 11:00am-11:15am to complete a quick run through to make sure everything is working properly.
  3. Duration: You’ll have up to 50 minutes to present including time for Q&A. Please note: we have to meet a 30-minute minimum required by our funder (Ohio BWC).
  4. Tech Info: LAPTOPS/SLIDES – Speakers are welcome to use their own laptop for their presentation (preferred). We connect to the projector using a HMDI cable (provided). If you prefer not to use your own laptop, we can provide one for you. If you need our laptop and will be using PowerPoint slides, please email us a copy at least a week ahead of the event so we can have it saved & ready for you. Please bring a backup on a USB. If you have a clicker you would like to use, feel free to bring it. MICROPHONE – We provide a wireless handheld microphone. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the rental hall and sound system (terrible audio feedback), speakers are unable to use most hands-free mics. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS – If you need special accommodations, please notify us at the time of booking or at least 60 days prior to your presentation date.
  5. Attendance/Demographics: Our target audience is member employers. We typically get 80-100 attendees representing multiple industries including but not limited to manufacturing, transportation, schools, healthcare, government & social service agencies. Attendees can also represent various positions & backgrounds but we typically see a lot of safety managers & human resource managers.
  6. Handouts: If you would like to hand out marketing materials we would be happy to place them on the registration tables for people to grab on the way out. If you have training materials that go along with your presentation, we would be happy to place them on the tables or place mats for you. Please let us know in advance.
  7. Presentation Title & Professional Bio: Please email us your presentation title, a brief blurb or description (can be bullet points), a brief bio (2-3 sentences is fine) highlighting your background or credentials at least 6 weeks prior to the event. We will use this information in our monthly meeting notifications that we send out to all our members. Please note that we send our monthly meeting notices out 1 month prior to the event.

If you have any questions that cannot be answered by the above information, please feel free to contact us for more info. If you need special accommodations, please notify us at the time of booking or at least 60 days prior to your presentation date. Thank you!