Call for speakers & coaches · Applications close Oct 16

Calling speakers & coaches.

Speak or Treat 2026 · Saturday, October 31 · South Bend, IN (venue announced soon). A one-day leadership summit for school and business decision-makers from Northern Indiana & SW Michigan, with a keynote by David PowerTalk. We're choosing about 10 speakers and coaches for 20-minute slots on the main stage. Coaches: this is a room full of the leaders who hire you.

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What you get

A stage, a room and your reel.

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20 minutes, main stage

In front of up to 150 principals, superintendents, HR directors, chamber leaders and business owners, the people who book speakers and coaches.

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Professionally filmed & photographed

Pro photos for every speaker, and pro video from Pitch + Booth up. Real footage for your speaker reel.

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Showcase + leads

Your profile on SpeakOrTreat.com, the attendee list after the event, and booths for all-day networking on higher tiers.

Who we're looking for

Topics this room buys.

Speakers, coaches, trainers and consultants who help schools and businesses. Practical, story-driven, and useful on Monday morning. See the 8 tracks and example talks →

Coaches: leadership, executive, business, life, wellness and performance coaches: show the room how you work in 20 minutes, then book discovery calls at your booth.

  • Leadership, culture & communication
  • Student engagement, resilience & school climate
  • Staff wellness, burnout & retention
  • Team building, customer experience & sales
  • Crisis leadership & leading through change
  • Personal growth, mindset & storytelling
How it works

Apply. Get picked. Take the stage.

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Apply

Tell us your topic and who it helps. Two minutes.

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We review

We pick for fit with the room and follow up by phone or email.

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Reserve your slot

Stage slots are paid, from $500, with a 50% deposit. See the tiers.

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Speak Oct 31

Leave with footage, photos, leads and a room that knows your name.

VIP and Headliner speakers become Founding Speakers: speak free at every Speak or Treat and Birthday Breakthrough, every year.

Not ready for the stage yet?

Come as a Speaker Guest. It's free.

Speakers and coaches can attend free as a Speaker Guest. You're recognized as one of the speaker community at check-in, and you can promote yourself all day: meet the leaders who book speakers and coaches, hand out your cards, talk shop with and learn from the other speakers and coaches, including keynote David PowerTalk, who mentors speakers, and learn from the stage. You don't get a speaking slot. Plenty of next year's speakers will be this year's Speaker Guests.

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Speakers & coaches · applications close October 16

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