Speaker Bureau Apprenticeship
Learn how to become an
agent or bureau owner. We don't mind the competition. (Or
join us and one day, when Andrea is ready to retire you
could take over or buy Commission-Free Speakers.)
START
and RUN YOUR OWN SPEAKER AGENCY or BUREAU
You have two options
1.
Online course and 2.
Residential program conducted by Andrea
Reynolds.
1.
Online course and followup mentoring, starts in January,
May and November each year.
Course limited to 4 apprentices.
This is a month-long program followed by 8 months of
mentoring support.
Hands-on training as you set up your new business.
On-call support during the early months of your business.
US
$4995 per person. To reserve your place a
deposit of US $2,000 is required.
Course
covers:
Which is right for you: agency or bureau?
Theme agencies
Naming your business
Choosing a web domain name
Determining who is your client
Your business plan, operation plan
Exclusive and non exclusive representation
What you need from speakers
Speaker selection process
Avoiding conflicts of interests
Staying ethical
Setting up your web presence
Promoting your agency or bureau
Other ways to increase agency income
Books and resources
Working with inexperienced speakers
Working with celebrities
Working with other agencies and bureaus
Determining commissions
Writing contracts
Negotiating contracts
plus much more
2.
Residential and mentoring program at YOUR location. Next
opening is November 2008.
Due to the number of requests we receive each month, Andrea
Reynolds will offer weekend residential programs for future
speaker agents at your location while she is on her
Spreading Prosperity
Tour. Learn everything you
need to know to launch and run your own professional
speaker agency in a hands-on training experience. Follow
up mentoring for 8 months is included.
Only two committed individuals per year will be selected
for this unique training and mentoring.
US $6,995 per person. To reserve your place a
deposit of US $2,000 is required. Use the convenient,
secure PayPal button at the very bottom of the page.
(Scroll down.) Or call us with your credit card in hand.
See page bottom.
You
will learn:
Which is right for you:
agency or bureau?
Theme agencies
Naming your business
Choosing a web domain name
Determining who is your client
Your business plan, operation plan
Exclusive and non exclusive representation
What you need from speakers
Speaker selection process
Avoiding conflicts of interests
Staying ethical
Setting up your web presence
Promoting your agency or bureau
Other ways to increase agency income
Books and resources
Working with inexperienced speakers
Working with celebrities
Working with other agencies and bureaus
Determining commissions
Writing contracts
Negotiating contracts
plus much more
One weekend intensive one-on-one sessions plus mentoring
for 8 months (1 hour per week):
US $6,995.
Use the convenient, secure PayPal button below ($2,000
deposit).
TO APPLY:
A. Tell me about yourself:
1. What do you want to learn in an apprenticeship?
2. At what stage of development are you right now?
3. Do you want to represent speakers or represent the organizations that hire them to speak?
4. How do you envision yourself operating? (This is key.)
5. Have you done this work before?
6. Have you done any paid public speaking yourself?
7. What's your work/education background?
8. Would you like assistance with your business plan?
B. Submit one page list of 10 reasons why you're motivated to run your own speaker agency/bureau
C. Submit one page list of 10 reasons why you know you will be successful.
Contact Andrea Reynolds: info@CommissionFreeSpeakers.com (412) 440-3704