Remuneration Philosophy
Unlike colleagues who market their services to the corporate world, I have chosen not to affiliate with a commercial speaker's bureau. In doing so, I am able to eliminate the middle-man and pass potential savings on to the contracting organization.
The audiences I most frequently serve are non-profit organizations seeking to inspire their membership with a message of joy, hope and optimism during these troubling times.
Speaker's Fee Guidelines
✶ Stipend
Available funding for a keynote speaker can be determined only by the sponsoring agency. I am willing to consider a stipend offer in keeping with the group's operating budget. Often this amount is commensurate with fees paid to keynoters in previous conferences, and reflects anticipated size and scope of the gathering.
(Translation: I have delivered keynotes to small groups of approximately 50 people for $500, and $5,000+ for audiences numbering 300 or more.)
Stipend covers a keynote address and a break-out session of the sponsor's choice at no additional cost.
✶ Travel
In addition to a presentation stipend, I would expect the sponsoring agency to pay for all expenses incurred by me for round-trip travel from my home in Sylva, NC, to the presentation site.
✶ Availability
Enjoying an active semi-retirement following a university teaching career that spanned 30 years, I accept no more than 12 contracted engagements per year. My calendar fills up fairly quickly. Commitments are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
✶ Recording Privileges
The sponsor may record a keynote address. Should audio or visual recordings of the keynote address be made available to attendees at no cost, no remuneration is due the speaker. Should recordings be offered for sale, profit will be shared 50/50 between the speaker and the sponsor.
✶ Resource Table
The sponsor would make available a table for author sales and signing of the speaker's books. All book proceeds would become the property of the speaker.