Free Speakers DFW is a pro bono speakers bureau. Every presentation on this page is free to book, with no fees, no honorarium and no mileage. Browse the topics below and request a guest speaker for your next meeting, workshop or community event.
AI tools are increasing speed — but they are also amplifying distraction, decision fatigue, and cognitive overload. This session explores how leaders and professionals can use AI effectively without compromising focus, communication, or execution. Topics include: - The impact of AI on attention, productivity, and cognitive load - Why high-capacity professionals struggle with consistency in a high-stimulation environment - How
Most people believe they’re stuck because they lack discipline, motivation, or direction. But the real issue is deeper. Hidden patterns formed through past experiences, emotional conditioning, and unconscious programming quietly shape how we think, react, communicate, and make decisions. These patterns influence everything from relationships and confidence to consistency and follow-through. In this powerful and thought-provoking presentation, John and Sheridan
Ken Jilek presents a practical, easy-to-understand, talk on Social Security claiming and retirement income planning. He explains how claiming age can affect monthly benefits, why married couples should consider their decisions together, and what divorced-spouse, survivor, and working-while-claiming rules may mean for a household. Attendees learn questions to ask, records to review, and steps to take before filing. Ken also
In this inspiring talk, Trey shares his personal journey from being a walk-on football player at the University of Tulsa to earning a scholarship and eventually reaching professional football. He also shares the deeper life lessons learned through setbacks, failure, faith, and rebuilding. This message encourages audiences to keep going, stay grounded, and believe that their story is not over.
Learn about positive Psychology from the perspective of a communication studies professor at UT Dallas. What is the relationship between one's happiness and our family, hobbies, and daily activities / work life? Are we obligated to be happy? Is happiness merely an emotional state... or something more? This program shares psychology data, stories, and often Mike's experiences as an educator
You do not need a computer science degree or a coding background to build a career in data science and AI, and you are not too late to start. Drawing on his own path from software quality engineering into data science, and years of training career changers from finance, healthcare, marketing, and other non-technical fields, Vamsi lays out a realistic
Most leaders underestimate how much their everyday choices shape the culture around them. This presentation explores the “hidden power” of influence, the subtle signals leaders send through their tone, follow-through, boundaries, and behavior, especially under pressure. Drawing on real examples and research from industrial and organizational psychology, Dr. Doumbia breaks down how culture is formed not only by big initiatives
David Munson jr wrote a disruptive book on a proven positive way to make world carbon negative while we still use essential oil and gas for long time. He has real world long experience in agriculture with an engineering degree which gives him better understanding of earth climate system than people who have not taken thermodynamics. His program involves investing
Leaders today are being asked to do more with less while their people are navigating stress, change fatigue, and uncertainty about the future. This presentation speaks directly to that reality. Drawing from her doctoral research on culture and organizational commitment, Dr. Doumbia unpacks how pressure, rapid change, and mixed messages can unintentionally damage trust and loyalty, even when leaders are
Based on Trey’s book, The ALTAR Method, this talk walks audiences through a practical framework for transformation: awakening to the need for change, laying down what is holding you back, being transformed from the inside out, becoming armed with the right tools, and walking in restoration. This message can be adapted for faith-based or general personal development audiences.
Every small business owner is hearing they need to "use AI," but few get a straight answer on what that actually means for a company with a small team and no technical staff. This talk cuts through the noise. Drawing on real examples, Vamsi shows where AI tools genuinely save time and money for small businesses today, from automating routine
Most people think better decisions come from having more information. But in real life, people rarely make their most important decisions from a neutral place. They make them under pressure, frustration, fear, stress, uncertainty, emotional fatigue, or old patterns they may not even recognize. In this practical and engaging presentation, John Fisher teaches audiences how their internal state affects their
What happens when you ask God to change your spouse - and He begins by changing you? In this honest and hope-filled presentation, Christian speaker and coach Bernitha Rena shares the personal transformation that helped reshape her marriage. Through candid storytelling and biblical insight, she explores how unspoken expectations, the need for control, and familiar communication patterns can leave couples
Many leaders unintentionally become the performance ceiling of their own organization. Decisions stall. Communication flows through one person. Delegation creates more cleanup than clarity. This session explores why capable leaders become operational bottlenecks — and how to fix it. Participants will learn: - The hidden behaviors that create leadership bottlenecks - Why smart leaders over-function (and how to stop) -
Leaving a corporate career means more than changing how you earn a living. It can mean redefining your identity, facing uncertainty, and learning to trust yourself and God in unfamiliar territory. In this candid and engaging presentation, speaker, podcast host, and Bold Moves Coach Bernitha Rena shares her journey from corporate America into entrepreneurship. She explores the personal decisions behind
In a post COVID world many are dealing with speech anxiety. Not sure how to clean up your slides and make your presentation stand out? Are you working on a speech for work, school, or your association? As a current professor in communication studies, I have worked with students on making themselves the best speakers of the room. Speech anxiety
"How a Serial Killer Just Walked In” tells the story of Billy Chemirmir, a convicted murderer, indicted for 22 homicides in the DFW area. In 2016 - 2018 the murderer stalked, smothered and stole jewelry from elderly women in their homes. The majority of the homicides occurred in independent living establishments which advertised state of the art security. Shannon will
Every leader brings emotion into the room, and that emotion drives decisions, actions, results, and culture. In this keynote, Haley Stewart draws on her background across leadership, operations, crisis intervention, mental health, law enforcement, project management, and conflict resolution to introduce Joy Intelligence™, a leadership discipline built around what she calls the 4 I's: The Interruption, The Invoice, The Integration,
In Unbroken: The Power Behind the Struggle, Karen Coleman shares a powerful message about overcoming limitations, self-doubt, and the labels that often define us before we discover our true potential. Drawing from her personal journey with dyslexia and the challenges of finding her voice, Karen reveals how struggles can become the very foundation for resilience, confidence, and leadership. This inspiring
The mind operates by an unchanging set of rules. Understanding and applying them is the difference between success and failure in teamwork, personal life and professionally. Learn how to effectively engage your mind for success.
Every legislative session in Texas is a Public Education session and we are here to help you stay connected to what is happening in Austin and how it will impact you at your local public school.
Many people will experience trauma or overwhelming stress at some point in their lives, but far too often, they believe they must endure those struggles in silence. In this compassionate and practical session, Gray explores how leaders, mentors, and community members can recognize the hidden weight that individuals carry and offer support that restores hope, dignity, and connection. Grounded in
Winds and waves constantly exchange mass, momentum, and energy, shaping everything from daily weather to long-term climate. A key part of this process is the small-scale turbulence that forms just above and below the ocean surface. Despite its importance, scientists still know relatively little about how these turbulent motions work, mainly because they are so difficult to observe and measure.
Most business owners are on LinkedIn, but very few are using it like business owners. In this talk, Jesús Salazar breaks the myth that LinkedIn is only for resumes and recruiters, and shows how founders and executives can leverage it as a platform for authority, positioning, and business development. Attendees will learn: • Why LinkedIn currently has the highest business
In this engaging presentation, Amy Lewis Hofland traces the remarkable transformation of the Crow Museum — from a private family collection into a thriving university affiliated institution that now welcomes more than 100,000 visitors annually and has expanded into a 60,000 sq ft campus venue. Audiences will gain insight into strategic leadership, board development, donor acquisition, and institutional partnerships, learning how to
Business has always compelled us to continuously improve, as evidenced by the digital world in which we now all live. In the power sector (eg electricity) we have been slow to evolve yet now the transition to clean power - like wind, solar, batteries, geothermal - is well underway and is regarded as inevitable now. The good news is that
There are many substances out there that our youth tend to gravitate towards. This training will cover some of the common trends found in adolescent substance use as well as how to recognize signs and symptoms of substance use.
If you want to increase your profits by 61% and improve your cashflow to reduce your anxiety, this is the workshop for you. You'll learn the "5 Ways" to massive profits, to easily grow your profits by more than 61%, the tools you can use to measure how well you're doing, how your beliefs about marketing may be hurting you,
Gradually, then suddenly explores those moments when you pause and ask, How did I get here? Whether it’s a career that no longer fulfills, a relationship on autopilot, or a sudden health crisis, life-changing moments often sneak up slowly while we’re caught in routine and neglecting ourselves. Denise Castille shares her powerful story of surviving a widow-maker heart attack, revealing
My research explores the transformative role of oral history in documenting sexual violence during El Salvador’s armed conflict (1981–1992) and in shaping processes of memory, healing, and transitional justice. Drawing from over sixty testimonies of women who endured rape by both state security forces and guerrilla combatants, the research underscores how oral narratives disrupt dominant, elite-driven accounts that have historically
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