Welcome to Membership Builders.
Your profile is paid for. Next, you’ll build it, and then our review committee reviews it before it is published. This walkthrough takes you through the profile form one section at a time, with tips for each part.
- 01 · BuildFill out your profile.Six short sections. Save as you go and come back any time before you submit.
- 02 · ReviewCommittee review.The committee reviews for appropriate content and language, and verifies some claims and references. If anything needs changing, we explain why. You correct it and resubmit.
- 03 · LivePublished.Your profile, directory card, and map pin go live once the committee approves.
Purchasing a profile doesn’t publish it right away. Review can go back and forth a couple of times: we explain what needs to change, and you make the changes. We never edit your profile. If we can’t agree, you get an immediate cancellation and a full refund — no arguments, no questions asked. Read the profile guidelines
Gather what you’ll need.
Having these ready means you can fill out the form in one sitting. Anything marked optional can be added later. Tick them off as you go.
- Your headlineOne line on what you do, for whom
- Your home cityFor your map pin
- A headshotRecent, face clearly visible
- Your biosA two-sentence short bio and a full bio
- Your talksTitles and one-sentence synopses · optional
- A stage photoYou speaking in front of a room · optional
- Video linksYouTube or Vimeo links to talks · optional
- Booking link or emailWhere program chairs reach you · optional
Your name, headline, and home city.
This is the first thing a program chair reads, on your card and at the top of your profile.
Basics
Shown on your card, your profile, and your map pin.
One line. What you do, for whom.
Places your pin on the speaker map. City only, never a street address.
Tips for this section
- Write the headline the way a district governor would introduce you.
- Use the city you can travel from. Districts use the map to find speakers they can drive to.
- Skip titles that only make sense inside one organization.
Your headshot and stage photo.
Your headshot appears everywhere you do. The stage photo becomes the backdrop of your profile page.
Photos
Portrait orientation works best. It is cropped to your card, your profile, and your map pin.
Landscape. Your profile colors are suggested from it, and you can adjust them afterward.
Tips for this section
- Face clearly visible, good light, recent.
- A photo of you in front of a room says more than a studio portrait.
- No stage photo? Your profile uses the default backdrop until you add one.
Your bio, short and long.
The short bio shows on your directory card. The full bio is the heart of your profile page.
Bio
About two lines on a card. The first sentence matters most.
Written in the third person reads best on a profile.
Shown as a featured quote on your profile.
Tips for this section
- Specifics travel further than adjectives. Name the club, the district, the result.
- One convention and what came of it beats a list of ten.
- Write it so a program chair can decide without a phone call.
What you speak about.
Topics put you in the directory filters and on the map filters. Each talk gets its own entry on your profile.
Speaking topics
Pick the topics your talks actually cover.
The idea of the talk, not the category.
Present tense, one sentence.
Add as many talks as you give.
Tips for this section
- Titles that carry the idea get remembered.
- A few minutes of video from a club meeting is enough.
- Use “+ Add another talk” in the form for each talk you give.
Where you’ve spoken, and what you’ve done.
Conventions show as pills on your profile. Credentials list the work behind the talks.
Conventions & credentials
Each one becomes a pill on your profile.
One line each, with a year where it helps.
Tips for this section
- Some claims and references are verified during review, so list them the way the organizer would describe them.
- Most recent first.
- Results beat titles: “chartered 6 clubs” says more than “district chair”.
- Leave it out if it doesn’t help a program chair decide.
How program chairs reach you.
Bookings go straight to you. Make sure what you enter here is something you check.
Booking
A scheduling link, or leave blank to use email.
Shown as a contact button on your profile.
Shown as icons on your profile.
Tips for this section
- Use an address you monitor.
- A calendar link saves a round of email.
- Only add the social accounts you keep current.
When every section looks right, submit your profile.
You can keep editing until you do.
What happens next
The committee reviews your profile
For appropriate content and language, which can change at the committee’s discretion. The committee also verifies some of your claims and references for accuracy — due diligence, not a reflection on you.
If something needs changing
We email you why it hasn’t been published. You correct it and resubmit. This can go back and forth a couple of times — we never edit your profile for you.
If you don’t agreeImmediate cancellation. Full refund.
If you don’t agree with the changes we’ve requested and we can’t come to an agreement, your order is cancelled immediately and refunded in full.
No arguments. No questions asked.
Your profile goes live
Profile page, directory card, and map pin.
