Join our speakers list

The Vegetarian Society speakers service helps us to fulfil our role as an educational charity by taking unbiased information about healthy vegetarian eating into the very heart of the community. Speakers can also share their own experiences and insights, tips and favourite recipes in a way that adds a personal dimension to the plain facts and figures!

If you are a Society member with several years’ experience of being a vegetarian and are confident about dealing with the public, you might find it very rewarding to join our list of speakers.

For school talks, the Society can actively “match up” speakers to the organisation requesting a talk, taking into account the distance you would need to travel, the times you are available, the kind of audiences you like to address and the subjects you like to talk about. We offer a great deal of support in terms of information sheets, leaflets, a regular newsletter and so on and we will pay your travelling expenses for all talks arranged through us.

A lot of our requests for speakers come from schools, of course, but other organisations such as women's groups, church groups, youth clubs, debating societies and so on are also interested.

It's good to talk!
Read what some of our speakers have to say about their experiences:

"My favourite bit is when people ask questions. It shows they are interested, and even if they are a bit cheeky you've made them think ...kids are the next generation of veggies and more open minded than adults, so it's really important to help them realise what it's all about."

"Since becoming a speaker I have given 3 talks. I was amazed at how interested young people are in the subject. It's great to be able to show people how delicious vegetarian food is."

"I gave my first talk last week. Although I was a little nervous the pupils were really enthusiastic and I have been invited back to the school. This has given me the confidence to write to the schools in my area offering my services."

"I would recommend becoming a speaker, it gives a real sense of satisfaction knowing you are opening up people's opinions about vegetarianism. "

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