Speakers

Qualifications for and services by our speakers:

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Both our steering committee and Step guides are qualified to serve as speakers, as are any other conference participants who: 

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Are solvent, both at the time they commit to share and at the time they do share.

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Have already taken the Step (in DA or BDA) that they'll be sharing on using the conference materials, or is taking the Step in the conference at the time they share.

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Are willing to prepare with the conference host for 20-30 minutes each week.

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Are available and willing to share and answer questions on the audio recording, which will be posted on a public page at hopefordebtors.org/speaker-recordings as each cycle ends, replacing the recordings from the previous cycle. Then replaced at the end of the next cycle and so on.

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With occasional exceptions, our speakers are responsible to share with us in two back-to-back workshops (i.e. parts 1 and 2 of the Ones, see our conference materials page for lots more details. Speakers prepare with our host, during the weeks before workshops when they'll share, related to our scheduled topics. Speakers share for 15 to 20 minutes and answer questions for up to 10 minutes. Speakers are asked to share for two minutes as a wrap-up of their participation near the end of the workshop. (If there are three or fewer questions during Q&A, the speaker may be the recipient of a "Love Fest." So much fun!)

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