Motivational Speaker Carole Spiers' Pro-Bono Activity

• Professional support to those in need, in areas of military conflict and social hardship, in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
• Bringing human understanding to situations of despair, crisis and stress management

Helpline for those at risk of suicide
The widely-acclaimed UK charity The Samaritans provides confidential support 24 hours a day for people in distress or despair that could lead to suicide. Carole took her turn on this vital telephone listening service for over 20 years.

Training Prisoners in Mutual Emotional Support
Carole regularly visited London prisons such as Wormwood Scrubs as part of the 'Listener' scheme - giving counselling to suicidal prisoners and training other inmates to provide peer support.

Grants for Less-advantaged London Children
Carole has regularly helped to operate the charity switchboard of Capital Radio which organized year-round events to raise money for children suffering poverty, neglect or disability. Funds are distributed to official charities and projects by way of of large or small grants.

Nationwide Help for the Single Homeless
Crisis is a national charity, for which Carole worked for some years, dedicated to ending homelessness by opening centres that provide comfort and companionship to the single homeless, and encourages them towards work-based, vocational goals.

Training Aid-workers in Post-trauma
Befrienders Worldwide operates volunteer centres for people in need of emotional support. During the Serbian Civil War, Carole repeatedly visited the battle-zone to train humanitarian aid-workers in crisis intervention and post-traumatic stress, as well as counselling many refugees.

Tomorrow's Businesswomen in South Africa
Carole is proud to work alongside the Dreamcatcher Foundation of Cape Town whose aims for the past 25 years have been to eradicate poverty and unemployment. Carole motivates and inspires local entrepreneurs living in township communities and provides marketing expertise for those wishing to develop their business in South Africa's Western Cape

Encouraging the Public Speaking agenda
As immediate past President of the London Chapter of the Professional Speakers Association, Carole is well-equipped for her work with Speakers4Africa, which sponsors the fees for influential speakers to address African charity events. In the UK, she has been called upon to judge the annual Speakers Bank Jack Petchey award, which educates young people in platform skills.

The Stress Industry's Own Charity
ISMA^UK the International Stress Management Association exists to promote sound knowledge and best practice in stress control. As Chair of ISMA^UK, Carole set up National Stress Awareness Day in 1999, and masterminded a high profile national media campaign to promote this high profile issue. She is now one of their VP's and is the process of establishing ISMA (Middle East).

"Carole led the London Chapter of the Professional Speakers Association for two years from 2006 to 2008. During that time, attendance increased, high-quality speakers appeared, and everything ran smoothly. Carole provided strong leadership, impressive organisational skills and speaking expertise. We owe her a great debt."
Alan Stevens, President, Professional Speakers Association 2007-2008