Speakers' Fees
While most speakers will expect to be paid for their work,
many speakers will speak for free for a number of
reasons:
1. They may be new authors and are expanding their audience
from booksignings to speakings and still need some practice
as speakers.
2. They may be in public office and are prohibited from
accepting payment for speaking.
3. They may be salaried employees who speak, as part of
their job description.
4. They may prefer to give promotional talks to generate
new business for their professional practice.
5. They may be professional speakers, but also offer a few
presentations each year at no fee to a limited number of
non-profit or charitable groups.
6. They may be willing to speak for free in exchange for a
good quality video of their own presentation which you
produce.
7. They may be willing to speak for free if you buy a copy
of their book for every member of the audience.
8. They may be willing to speak for free for a charity
raising funds for a cause important to the speaker.
Don't take it personally if a speaker declines your
invitation to speak for free. It could be for any number of
reasons. Possibly...
- There may be a scheduling conflict;
- The speaker may have reached her quota of free events;
- The speaker may not see the merit in traveling a long distance without having his expenses covered;
- The speaker may have already presented at a similar organization.
We may, if enough speakers and meeting planners request it, provide fee levels at which speakers are willing to speak, to assist meeting planners with their budgeting.