INFO FOR ORGANIZATIONS
As a directory we are here to
help you find the best speaker for your meeting or
conference at the price you can afford. Sometimes that
means no fee. That's OK. We don't mind because
we don't work on commission.
Some of our speakers choose to speak at no charge and
that's fine with us. The fees you pay will not be inflated
or marked up by us. We prefer that your budget be spent
effectively and wisely: on a good presenter and a good
program.
- Ask us who the best speakers are for your event.
- All speakers are screened: they are required to provide proof of their ability and competency, length of time they have spoken professionally, and references.
- Place your Speaker Wanted classified ad here at no charge or obligation.
- Find speakers here by location and who work in the country where your meeting will take place.
- Find speakers here by their specialized expertise.
- Contact directly any speaker you find here. Every speaker's contact information is clearly visible.
- Find and print out an extensive profile of each speaker with all the information you need to make a decision.
- Find authors who speak to discuss their book.
- Find speakers willing to speak at no fee.
- Find experts who speak for $1,000 or less.
- Find experts who speak for $5,000 or less.
- Find experts who speak for $10,000 or less.
- Find experts who speak for $20,000 or less.
INFO
FOR SPEAKERS
Read: Why you should become a
member.
Having visibility on an
online speaker directory is good for your career. And if
you don't yet have the celebrity status required to be
accepted by the leading speaker bureaus it can be
discouraging. Having an agent is costly and can be
ineffective if you have no track record as a speaker.
But if you do have professional platform skills and a
superb presentation, Andrea Reynolds' commission-free
speakers directory will give you a start so long as you are
honest about your experience.
Your
online profile here can help you generate
paid or unpaid speaking opportunities, and may also
convince an editor to offer you writing/publishing
contracts based on your willingness and ability to promote
yourself. Many speaker say they receive interview request
from radio, TV, and the press.
- Become a member of Andrea Reynolds' Directory of Commission Free Speakers and never have to pay us commissions on your fees. That means you keep 100% of your fees.
- Your speaker profile can be one of the most extensive you will ever see online. Some profiles (example) print out to 2 or more full pages.
- Become a member and join our private discussion forum for speakers.
- Speak for free if you want to. We don't mind.
- List yourself by expertise (no limit).
- List yourself by location.
- List yourself by any or all fee levels as they apply to you, historically.
- Our annual membership fee is the smallest we have seen on the Internet for promotional value: $99 per month valid for 12 months.
SERVICES AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS
These services are
optional, not included in $99 membership.
- Fee/Contract Negotiations If you are a member earning $5,000 or more per talk you may wish have us handle any negotiation for you. There is no commission. While most speakers prefer to handle their own negotiations, we're here for support if you find the details of an engagement are giving you unnecessary stress. (Fee: $200 per negotiation)
- Performance/Demo Tape Evaluation to see what you are doing well and where you may need improvement. (Fee: $100)
- Private phone consults on any question or challenge. (Fee: $100.)
- Speaker Contract Evaluation which will assist you in negotiating better contracts: (Fee: $100.)
INFO FOR BUREAUS
- Advertise your bureau or agency on our site at a very small charge of $49 per year or free if you have booked any of our speakers.
- Tell us when you book one of our speakers so we can thank you with a gift.
- Book any of our speakers at any fee level and there is no commission to split with us.