Become A Speaker
Thank you for your interest in sharing your expertise with our members! We are thrilled!
Keep in mind that if you are selected you will need to:
- Give a 45-50 minute presentation followed by a 10-15 minute Q&A session
- Provide your presentation deck to us one week in advance for review
- Be willing to have your presentation streamed live to online attendees
- Be willing to have your presentation recorded for future views by PSRF members
- Be willing to provide a copy of your presentation deck for PSRF members (you can provide us a slightly different version if you wish to remove some content)
Please share any additional information that you think we should know. Feel free to also include concerns or questions that we can answer for you.
Apply to be a Speaker
In order to be considered to speak, please provide the following information:
Frequently Asked Questions:
A non-profit professional organization whose purpose is to provide a means for professionals in the research community to enhance their professional skills, to meet and exchange ideas and information, to develop contacts, to learn about the skills and jobs of members and to represent the research community.
The PSRF has approximately 175 members from a variety of private and public industries.
The PSRF holds a luncheon the third Thursday of each month from September-June. Luncheons are held at Ivar’s Salmon House in Seattle (North end of Lake Union).
Both members of the PSRF and non-members are welcome. Typical attendance is around 35-45 people.
Your presentation should last for about 45-50 minutes with 10-15 minutes remaining for Q&A. Our typical luncheon schedule is as follows:
- 11:30 Registration and networking
- 11:50 Lunch
- 12:30 Speaker Presentation
- 1:30 Wrap-up
Your presentation should focus on how your organization utilizes market research and how it has helped your organization/clients. It isn’t only the types of market research your company conducts that interests our membership, but how you have been able to utilize market research to accomplish your objectives and solve marketing problems. Our members are also interested in how you conducted the research, tools and techniques employed, innovative approached used and lessons learned along the way.
Please keep in mind that this presentation should not be a sales pitch. Now, don’t get us wrong, we love a good sales pitch. However this forum is intended for enrichment and education. If our attendees feel like they have been well educated, there’s a good chance at least one of them will invite you to make a sales pitch.
Yes. Please let us know what your needs are at least one week in advance. If possible, we do ask that you bring your own laptop. We provide the projector, screen and a wireless lapel microphone.
We do not offer paid compensation for speakers. We will help with travel expenses for you or your client if you are not local. Presenting at a luncheon offers great exposure for you and your organization, an opportunity to meet other research professionals such as yourself, and share your expertise with our curious, talented membership. Your lunch will be provided.
As the speaker you attend the luncheon for free. You are welcome to sign up (so you can pick your meal (we offer four choices), or we can take care of it for you. Be sure to get the code from your PSRF contact so you will not be charged. We will have your meal ready for you early, but if you prefer, you can always opt to take it to go.
During the meeting announcements we have a door prize drawing. If your organization has an item that you would like to provide for that drawing, we would be grateful. Past door prizes have included: gift cards, chocolate, Starbucks Coffee, wine, etc. Presenters have also given away a copy of an authored book.