Sample Press Release for General Public Speech

Fill in your organization’s information in areas with Italics

Note: This is a general release. Many community newspapers, however, like it when organizations with news write an actual story. You should contact the editors to find out their preference and story length. If they do want a story, you can start with this but pick up more information from the web site description to elaborate. Make sure to include information about the sponsoring organization and why it is sponsoring c as this is a good, local link to their paper.

For Immediate Release
Organization name (or letterhead) Contact Name
Date Contact Phone

Date of Release, Town of Organization – MaryEllen Jirak, child and adult ADD and parenting specialist, and best-selling author of 3 books, will be in (town) on (day, date) to speak about (topic). Ms. Jirak will discuss (pull several sentences of information from website about particulars of the topic).

(Name of topic) begins at (time) and is free to the public. It will be held at (name of location and address). (Optional: For more information, contact XXX.)

MaryEllen Jirak is a highly recognized speaker and has presented to thousands on topics such as ADD, Teaching Strategies, and empowering parenting techniques. She has a warm, caring style combining her teaching expertise with an intuitive understanding of human nature. She has presented for many prestigious groups such as The International Dyslexia Association, CHADD
St. Mary’s College, San Francisco State University, Stanford University, and several school districts.

Optional: Ms. Jirak’s talk / name of talk is being presented by (name of organization). (Details about organization’s reason for being and why it is sponsoring the talk here).