Reach Out to Contacts: Inform colleagues, friends, and professional contacts that you are available for speaking engagements. Ask for Referrals: Encourage your network to recommend you to event organizers. Create a Compelling Pitch: Outline your speaking topics, what attendees will learn, and your unique perspective.
Basic components of a speaker invitation The name, date, and venue of the event. The theme or focus of the event. Why you think they would be a great speaker for your event. Why it would benefit them. How they can contact you.
FLORIDA BAR ETHICS OPINION OPINION 79-7 Advisory ethics opinions are not binding. It is ethical for an attorney to prepare pleadings without signing as attorney for a party.
How to get speaking engagements Get clear on why you want to speak. Listen to a lot of talks from speakers that you admire. Come up with 3-5 talk ideas. Prepare an outline for each talk idea. Build your event list. Slide into event organizers' DMs. Email your pitch. Turn your outline into a speaker proposal.
Key Provisions of Rule 4-4.2 Prohibition of Communication: Attorneys are prohibited from directly contacting a represented person about the subject matter of the representation without the consent of the represented person's counsel.
Tips for a Good Speaker Engagement Proposal Understand the Audience and Theme. Make an Impact on the First Page. Clear and Engaging Title. Define Learning Objectives. Detailed Session Description. Highlight Relevance and Timeliness. Demonstrate Expertise. Keep your Contract and Proposal Separate.
Write a letter instead. Make your written request concise and clear. Specify the date first (it may be impossible, whatever comes next). Then describe the audience, purpose, topic, and what a tremendous difference you hope that speech will make in the world.
Every written communication disseminated by a lawyer referral service must include a written statement detailing the background, training, and experience of each lawyer to whom the recipient may be referred.
At 1066 (Rule 4-4.3) (lawyer should not state or imply to an unrepresented party that the lawyer is a disinterested authority on the law and should correct any misunderstanding that the unrepresented party may have concerning the lawyer's role).