{"id":55586,"date":"2020-03-27T11:56:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooklynintergroup.org\/brooklyn\/?page_id=55586"},"modified":"2026-02-28T09:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:52:43","slug":"brooklyn-exchange","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooklynintergroup.org\/brooklyn\/brooklyn-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Intergroup Speaker Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Join us for the next <strong>Brooklyn Intergroup Speaker Exchange<\/strong>: live, and in-person!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Saturday March 7, 2026 from<\/b> <strong>8:00am to 10:00am<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>WHEN: <\/strong>Usually the first Saturday of March, June, September &amp; December @8:00am to 10:00am<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>WHERE:<\/strong> St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church (William O\u2019Connor Cafeteria Parking Lot Level) &#8211; 9511 4th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11209<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>WHAT:\u00a0<\/strong>We will be exchanging speaking commitments for April, May, and June, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>SPEAKER EXCHANGE FAQs<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><br \/>\nQ: What is a speaker exchange?<br \/>\n<\/b><b>A: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A speaker exchange helps groups find speakers for their meetings. If your group is looking for a speaker, you can find one at the speaker exchange. Group representatives attend the exchange and bring a list of their group\u2019s open speaker commitments. At the event they exchange information with other group representatives who are also looking for speakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q: Can I exchange speaker commitments on Zoom or other online platforms?<br \/>\n<\/b><b>A: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, any speaker commitments can be exchanged at the Brooklyn Intergroup Speaker Exchange, in-person or online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q: What should I bring with me?<br \/>\n<\/b><b>A:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Meeting information cards (see below), a calendar (paper or on your phone), a pen, paper, and a friendly attitude.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q: What is a meeting information card?<br \/>\n<\/b><b>A:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A meeting information card is an index card or piece of paper with all the information about your meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example Meeting Card (bring one card for every open commitment):<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Group Information<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group Name: Awesome AA Meetting<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Address: 123 Greenwood Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11218<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group Contact: Anthony A.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact info: (718) 123-4567 anthony@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Speaker Commitment Information<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day and Date: Friday October 18, 2024<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time: 7:00pm EST<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Topic: Step 4 (20 minutes)<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of speakers needed: 1 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Online Meeting Information, when applicable, goes here: meeting ID, passcode etc.)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Q: What does the group representative do?<br \/>\n<\/b><b>A:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The group representative will collect meeting information cards with the open commitments on them. They will then go back to their group\u2019s business meeting and find volunteers to actually speak at each meeting. Group representatives should only collect the meeting information cards that the members of their group can actually handle, taking into consideration the number of commitments they are accepting, the location of the meetings, the day and time, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Q: How often does this happen?<br \/>\n<\/b><b>A:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We are planning to hold a speaker exchange every three months:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>March Speaker Exchange<\/strong> &#8211; Plan to exchange commitments for April, May, and June.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>June Speaker Exchange<\/strong> &#8211; Plan to exchange commitments for July, August, and September.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>September Speaker Exchange<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Plan to exchange commitments for October, November, and December.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>December Speaker Exchange<\/strong> &#8211; Plan to exchange commitments for January, February, and March.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Q: Any more questions?<br \/>\n<\/b><b>A:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Send us an email and let us know how we can help: <a href=\"mailto:info@bigaa.org\">info@bigaa.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for the next Brooklyn Intergroup Speaker Exchange: live, and in-person!\u00a0 Saturday March 7, 2026 from 8:00am to 10:00am WHEN: Usually the first Saturday of March, June, September &amp; 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