FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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A Speakers Bureau represents professional speakers and entertainers and we recommend them when you ask for an expertise that they offer or a topic that will benefit your audience.

Feel free to browse our site as there are so many great speakers to learn about but if we can help by sharing our best recommendations with you, please ask us because helping you find the perfect speaker is what a Speakers bureau does too.

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The benefit of working with a Speakers Bureau is our expertise and knowledge of Keynote Speakers: we can make recommendations to ensure your audience leaves feeling inspired and engaged. Our Speakers are always busy traveling and giving presentations, so we make the booking experience as smooth as possible for you and the Speaker by taking care of all the heavy lifting. We can also give you objective advice on Speakers, based on our industry knowledge and extensive experience.

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There is no cost to you to use our service

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No. In this industry there is a high-degree of fee integrity so Speakers typically charge the same fee regardless of who books them. You do not pay more to book a keynote speaker using the service of a Speakers bureau. Speakers tell us what to charge for their speaking fee and it’s the same fee for everybody.

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We take care of all the heavy lifting when you need to book a speaker for you event. All we need to get started is some information about your event and your audience:
– Event date
– Budget
– Who is your Audience
– The theme of your event/ topic you’re interested in having presented
– Event Location
Once we have this information, we will recommend 2-5 Keynote Speakers we who we believe will make the biggest impact on your audience.
When you decide on a Speaker we check and confirm their availability. We then draw up a contract with all the details and logistics for both you and the Speaker and about a month before the event we will coordinate a call for you to speak to the speaker directly. We also confirm all travel and logistics, making sure all the details are covered.

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A Keynote presentation is a total of 90 minutes however the average keynote is 45 minutes to 60 minutes plus Q & A.

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Professional Speaker and Entertainment fees range from $3500 to $250,000 plus flights, hotel, meals and ground transportation expenses. This range is why knowing your budget for a speaker really helps!

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Yes many keynote speakers offer one hour break-outs, ½ day and full day workshops. These are quoted on a case by base basis.

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In most cases, we arrange travel for the Speaker, but we can be flexible if you prefer to do this yourself. We do ask you to book the hotel for the speaker, as we find many of our clients have an existing relationship with a hotel and get preferred rates. However, if that is not the case, we are happy to also book the hotel, always keeping your budget in mind.

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As members of the International Association of Speakers Bureaus, we work in partnership with agencies around the World so we have access to many speakers and entertainers not listed on our websites. Please call or email us for help!

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Let us know which speaker you want to book and if they are available on your event date, we can contract the invitation for you. A 50% non-refundable deposit is due with the signed contract within two weeks of confirming the date.

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Once a contact is issued to confirm a date with a keynote speaker, cancellation fees come into effect. A 50% non refundable deposit is due within two weeks of a contract being issued and the balance of the fee is due 2 weeks before the event date and is non refundable if you cancel 30 days before event date.

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Keynote Speakers, Professional Athletes and Entertainers will offer autographs, allow photos and scheduled book signings are possible upon request.

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The International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB) is a non-profit membership organization of speakers bureaus and speaker management companies located around the world. The IASB provides global leadership in facilitating the exchange of ideas and expertise, advocating for value, and promoting standards of excellence, for the speaker bureau industry.
We are a proud member of the IASB.