Your Audience Is Already Out There. Are You Ready to Step Up and Teach?

You’ve been sitting in a genealogy society meeting or watching a webinar when the thought crosses your mind: I could teach this.

You know the records. You understand the methodology. You’ve solved real research problems. You’ve explained DNA concepts, helped others navigate Ancestry and FamilySearch. What you may not have is a clear, modern roadmap for turning that expertise into a professional genealogy speaking career.

Speaking Your Roots: How to Build a Professional Genealogy Speaking Career (Onsite, Online, and On-Demand) gives you that roadmap—fully updated for today’s hybrid, virtual, and AI-powered genealogy education landscape.

Build a Multi-Format Genealogy Speaking Career

Today’s professional genealogy speaker teaches in multiple formats:

• In-person genealogy lectures and workshops
• Virtual webinars and hybrid society meetings
• State, national, and international conferences
• Library, archive, and museum presentations
• On-demand genealogy courses and recorded content

What You’ll Learn

Define Your Niche and Audience
Identify what you uniquely offer as a genealogy educator. Position yourself in high-demand areas such as DNA and genetic genealogy, regional and ethnic research, research methodology, social history, or AI applications in genealogy.

Design Powerful Family History Presentations
Structure 45–60 minute lectures, 90-minute workshops, and multi-session courses. Create slides that support learning, handouts attendees actually use, and example-driven sessions that genealogists value.

Master Online Speaking and Hybrid Delivery
Set up a professional home studio. Present confidently on Zoom and other webinar platforms. Adapt your content for hybrid events. Design with recording in mind so your sessions can live on beyond a single date.

Use AI to Accelerate Your Workflow
Integrate tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gamma.app, Canva AI, and Descript into your speaker workflow—from lecture descriptions and CFP proposals to slide creation and marketing copy—while maintaining genealogical accuracy and respect for the Genealogical Proof Standard.

Find Speaking Opportunities and Get Booked
Learn where genealogy speaking gigs are, how to respond to Calls for Proposals (CFPs), how societies select speakers, and how to build long-term relationships that lead to repeat invitations.

Set Fees, Contracts, and Policies with Confidence
Understand current fee structures in genealogy speaking, calculate your true costs, negotiate terms professionally, and protect yourself with clear agreements and systems.

Create On-Demand Genealogy Courses
Turn your expertise into recorded lectures and self-paced family history courses using platforms like Teachable, Thinkific, YouTube memberships, and Patreon—building revenue beyond one-off events.

Who This Book Is For

• Professional genealogists who want to add speaking as a revenue stream
• Experienced researchers ready to share specialized knowledge
• Society leaders and program chairs stepping into the speaker role
• DNA educators and tech-focused genealogists
• Genealogy bloggers, podcasters, and content creators expanding into live and recorded education

From First Talk to Recognized Genealogy Educator

The genealogy field runs on education. Every society meeting, every webinar, every conference session exists because someone chose to share what they know.

If you’re ready to build a professional genealogy speaking career—onsite, online, and on-demand—Speaking Your Roots will show you exactly how to do it. Your audience is already out there. It’s time to speak.