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"No wonder schools can't get inspirational speakers." Uh really? I was an agent at a bureau (same as oldgregg) and only booked speakers for K-12 events. The a
by tbrooks 17y ago
"No wonder schools can't get inspirational speakers."
Uh really? I was an agent at a bureau (same as oldgregg) and only booked speakers for K-12 events. The average speaker fee I booked was above $10k. Schools DEFINITELY have money to book big time speakers. The money comes through Title I, Title II, or NCLB funds.
The reason you're only making $650usd per talk is because you're probably negotiating your own price. It's hard for you to justify a $5000 fee to a school who gives you some push back. Trust me they have the money. You just have to be willing to walk away if they don't meet your budget requirements (whatever they may be).
- gaius 17y agoFrom the use of Royal I assume he's in the UK, and any State school that spent GBP 10k on a speaker would be pilloried in the press. That's not to say that schools are short of money (they have more than they know what to do with in their IT budgets alone), but there's that perception.
- tbrooks 17y agoI'm surprised US schools are pilloried in the press. These are public schools, all this information is available through Freedom of Information Act. The press would have a field day, if say, your local school district booked Dan Pink for $35,000.