Maidenhead, Berkshire -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/25/2015 -- Speakers Associates, one of the world's leading providers of speakers for conferences, meetings, and other events, announced a number of significant new additions to the company's list of available speakers. With the new agreements in place, the Speakers Associates stable now includes nearly 850 of the world's most fascinating and rewarding speakers, spread across over 40 distinct categories. For more than 15 years, Speakers Associates has been providing world-class speakers for gatherings all across the globe, including many of the most noted and talked-about speakers of all.

"With worldwide demand for speakers of all kinds still increasing rapidly, we are happy to report that we are keeping pace and then some," Speakers Associates representative Cosimo Turroturro said, "More than a dozen of the world's most fascinating and accomplished speakers have just come aboard with us. Now more than ever, Speakers Associates is the top source for events anywhere around the globe."

From conferences that cater to thousands of individual freelancers to large meetings held by enterprise-scale organizations, business speakers are in more demand today than ever before. A joint report released by Velvet Chainsaw Consulting and tagoras, for example, found that, among events of 500 attendees or more, over 80% included a professional, designated keynote speaker. A recent survey of the members of the National Speakers Association in the United States revealed an average yearly income of close to $200,000, with the most successful of these professionals bringing in many times more.

For more than 15 years, Speakers Associates has been one of the world's leading providers of top-quality speakers for events of all sorts. Working closely with each client to understand their business goals and particular needs, the company has developed a reputation for supplying speakers who are uniquely suited to each and every occasion.

A longstanding, prominent member of the International Association of Speakers Bureaus, Speakers Associates boasts one of the deepest and most impressive selections of speakers available anywhere. The company's speakers range from those who specialize in light after-dinner entertainment and awards presentations to top authorities on many of today's most pressing issues.

Speakers Associates motivational speakers are among the company's most sought-after professionals and include many names known and admired the world over. Ben Ainslie, OBE, for example, the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, frequently speaks at meetings hosted by the company's customers, as does legendary explorer Ranulph Fiennes.

In adding a fresh new round of compelling, highly qualified individuals to the company's lineup, Speakers Associates becomes an even more reliable and capable source of event speakers for clients around the globe. Detailed information about the newly added speakers can be found at the Speakers Associates website, where those organizing events of their own can also arrange for a free consultation.

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Providing the most fascinating and engaging speakers to conferences and meetings worldwide for more than 15 years, Speakers Associates addresses the real goals and needs of each and every client, working to make every event a real success.