The Speak Up Conference with Carol Kent is a military community favorite. For Christian communicators – whether in speaking, teaching, or writing- this annual event has become a household name and a standard space for developing sharp leaders.
Navigating the ins and outs of building a sustainable career in writing or speaking is a challenging endeavor and, for most military community members, finding the starting line is a difficult task. At Speak Up, seasoned communicators, industry professionals, and participants come together at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI for an event focused on education, equipping, and encouragement.
The 2023 event is scheduled for July 13-15th in-person and virtually. The event features 50+ sessions from industry experts, agents, editors, mentor authors, and more. The in-person event kicks off on Thursday with Pre-Conference sessions in the morning, followed by the official opening in the afternoon. With relevant breakout sessions and appointment opportunities, participants are encouraged to learn, grow, and network toward accomplishing their writing and speaking goals.
For military community members, the event features a one-day experience before the official conference begins. Military-One-Day is a military community focused gathering designed to enhance the conference programming for military connected participants. Hosted on-site, Military-One-Day offers a full line up of military leaders, entrepreneurs, speakers, and teachers who wish to invest in Speak Up’s military participants and is scheduled for Wednesday, July 12th. This FREE military community add-on presents an opportunity to network and connect with other communicators in the space, develop relationships, and get plugged into military specific opportunities to write or speak.
For military community members who want to dip their toes into public speaking or jumpstart a writing career, this conference is such a helpful avenue to connect with professionals and mentors. Mentor authors and speakers, along with literary agents and editors, facilitate round tables, workshops, and keynotes focused on developing essential skills like crafting a book proposal or building a compelling one sheet. Subject matter experts from children’s books to nonfiction trade books attend and offer insight through 15 minute one-on-one appointments.
Because the Speak Up Conference truly believes in investing in the military community, the event coordinators are offering a military discount. The Live, in-person ticket is valued at $749 but is on sale for $549. After the $100 military discount, the ticket price is $449! In-person experiences include the live keynotes, 6 live breakouts, 5 panel discussions, and up to four 15-minute appointments with industry experts.
For the virtual, all-access pass, eligible military community members can attend from anywhere in the world for only $200. The online ticket includes 6 LIVE Keynote sessions, 42 recorded sessions, full conference notebook, and access to virtual coffee chats and prayer rooms.
Want to attend as a group or use this conference event as a training opportunity for your women’s ministry leaders or teams? This year, the Speak Up Conference has added a Satellite License for groups to attend. The license includes the 6 Live keynotes and panels, along with an individual $79 ticket for the host, and a full digital participant notebook.
After registering as a satellite location, individuals can register with the group. With the military discount, the individual virtual ticket with a Satellite group is only $50! The Speak Up Conference Satellite License would be an amazing opportunity to walk through the offered training together with friends or a growing ministry team.
For more information on registration and event schedule, visit www.speakupconference.com. If you would like to attend in-person, online, or with a Satellite License, the discount code is MilSpoDiscount
Simply copy and paste the above code after adding your selected ticket to the cart and it will be applied before checkout. For event questions or information, please contact Bonnie Emmorey at [email protected].
