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Book or Join Our Growing Speakers Bureau

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Published February 10, 2026

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AARP North Dakota has skilled volunteers who provide in-person and online presentations to groups statewide including community organizations, private businesses, houses of worship, senior centers, and more. If your group is looking for an engaging and motivating presentation on topics top of mind for older North Dakotans, request a speaker, by completing this form.

Available Presentations

Downsizing and Decluttering
Getting to Know Your Smartphone
Six Pillars of Brain Health
Prepare to Care
Trends in Frauds and Scams
Government Imposter Scams
Online Romance Scams
A Home Fit for Aging

Presentation Descriptions

Join the AARP ND Speakers Bureau

Interested in speaking? We make it fun and easy. We provide the topics, help you learn the material and prepare you to present. We also hold regular trainings – with two coming in April 2026.

Communicating with Purpose: AARP Speakers Bureau Training – Bismarck
Tuesday, April 14, 9:30 am-2:30 pm - Register here.
Communicating with Purpose: AARP Speakers Bureau Training – Fargo
Thursday, April 16, 9:30 am-2:30 pm - Register here.

To learn more, contact Doreen at dstreyle@aarp.org or 701-355-3643.

Speakers Bureau Q&A with Volunteer Coordinator Barb Handy-Marchello

What makes someone a good candidate for the Speakers Bureau? Our speakers are people who enjoy speaking to a group and bring their lifetime experience to the topic they are presenting.

What do the speakers like the most about participating? Many of our speakers have said that they enjoy engaging with people in the audience who ask questions and offer some of their own experience to enhance the program. Speakers also say that they have a good feeling from presenting AARP topics which provide people with tools to navigate through various situations we all face.

How do speakers gain the knowledge needed to present on the topics and how are the topics chosen? Our programs are written by experts at AARP and designed to make aging safer and easier. All programs are presented with slides and handouts. After volunteers are trained, they can access these programs online where they will find the slides and a script to help them learn what to say with the slides. AARP North Dakota staff and other volunteers will support to new volunteers until they are ready to go out on their own.

Any other thoughts for potential speakers? This is a feel-good program. Whether the group we speak to is large or small, someone in the room will gather information they need to make their lives better. And as one of our volunteers has pointed out, whenever we prepare for a program, we learn, too.