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Peer Talk Speakers Bureau

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Hope + Me’s Peer Talk Speakers Bureau is a one-of-a-kind volunteer-led speaker series aimed to reduce the fear and shame surrounding mental health issues.

This program trains people to speak from their lived experience of mental health struggles or their experience of supporting someone who has been through a mental illness.

Peer Talk Toastmasters Club -Talk with Someone who has been there.

The Peer Talk Club is a partnership with Toastmasters International. Our Peer Talk Toastmasters Club provides you the training and skills to speak confidently in front of an audience. This group meets monthly on the second Thursday of each month 7:00 – 8:30. There is a toastmaster fee of $60US every six months.
 
With Peer Talk, participants speak from personal, lived experience with mental illness. Our organization’s vision is that people with mood disorders and their families receive the help they need to recover and heal. We share our stories about mental illness to inspire others. We encourage youth, family members, caregivers, members of the LGBTQ+ community, seniors, and many others to take part in the application process.
 
Training is provided through participation in our Toastmasters Club. Toastmasters International provides a supportive learning experience for participants to develop valuable communication and leadership skills that will benefit their personal and professional lives.

  • Present both impromptu and prepared speeches
  • Learn how to plan and manage meetings
  • Give and receive constructive feedback
  • Participate in a comprehensive, self-paced education program
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The Peer Talk Speakers Bureau is proud to partner with Toastmasters International to collaborate, educate, and engage audiences. Through this partnership, our dynamic speakers are able to personalize the realities of living with a mental health issue.

The Peer Talk Speakers Bureau will listen to your questions and carry out a respectful and open dialogue to empower and foster discussions to kick life’s barriers to the curb so that you can find the help you seek.

Along with this, the Peer Talk Speakers Bureau offers online webinars for those who are not able to host a live speaker for their events.

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