Speaker resources: Bringing your talks to life
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| WaterAid's Margaret Batty giving a talk to school children in an End Water Poverty dress. |
| Credit: WaterAid / Steve Bainbridge |
This page contains information and resources to prepare you to talk to a variety of different groups about WaterAid's work.
You will find links to information on WaterAid, profiles of our key supporter groups and some help with giving presentations, including a number of PowerPoint templates that you can request from WaterAid.
We want to make sure these resources are as useful as possible, so if you think that something is missing please let us know by emailing speakers@wateraid.org or by calling us on 020 7793 4988.
Keep your talks up to date Current presentations We have a range of different presentations available. To request one, please email speakers@wateraid.org. Presentation types:
General Presentation
Sanitation Presentation
Primary School Presentation
Secondary School Presentation
Rotary Presentation
Women's Groups Presentation
Advocacy Presentation
WaterAid's Equity and Inclusion Work presentation
WaterAid and Climate Change and Sustainability presentation
WaterAid and the Millenium Development Goals presentation
Our Work in Ethiopia presentation
Top Tips and Answering Challenging Questions Speaker Network FAQs Can I claim expenses? Yes: you can claim mileage if you drive to talks, and public transport expenses. Please download and complete our Speakers Expense Claim Form (  Excel 146KB) and send it with valid receipts. Can I generate talks in my area? Yes: we actively encourage speakers to do so. WaterAid speakers are invaluable to WaterAid, especially due to their ability to open doors for us in their local area. Why do I need to feedback? Receiving feedback from our speakers is integral to the success of the Speaker Network. For us feedback is not about checking up on speakers, but rather us being able to support them and to maximise their efforts by building relationships with the groups they are speaking too. Generating talks in your local area At WaterAid we really appreciate the work that speakers do to spread the word about WaterAid within your local communities. To help to open more doors for us, request posters, business cards, template emails and Speaker Network postcards to highlight the fantastic work that volunteer speakers are doing throughout the UK by emailing speakers@wateraid.org or calling 0207 793 4988 Feeding back Tell us how your latest talk went and how we can support you better by filling in our speaker feedback form online. We use the feedback to: - report on the success of the network
- avoid duplication
- make the most of the doors you’ve opened for us
- let you know about your successes.
- understand what resources and training we might need to produce
- better the way we support you
- ensure that potential supporters have a really positive experience of WaterAid
Sending in donations If you collect donations at your talks, please send them to:
WaterAid, 2nd Floor, 47-49 Durham Street, London, SE11 5JD. Cheques can be sent directly in the post, and any cash can be paid in to WaterAid's bank account, the details of which can be found on the Paying In form for speakers (  Word 62KB), which you can download. Please return this form to WaterAid every time you send in a donation from a talk. It is really important that any donations you collect at WaterAid talks are sent here immediately, rather than banked elsewhere, so that the group can be thanked by WaterAid within three working days, and so that the Community Fundraising Team can work to offer support for any future fundraising the group may wish to do, and can work to build and develop these relationships so that groups can become long term supporters.
Keep in touch Let us know if there are any changes to your circumstances by emailing us at speaker@wateraid.org or calling us on 0207 793 4988 |
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