Speakers bureau
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A speakers bureau is a company which operates to facilitate speakers for clients requiring after-dinner speakers, motivational speaker
s, awards hosts, cabaret acts, conference facilitators and keynote speakers.
A speakers bureau will hold a database of personalities from diverse fields such as politics
, sports, business
, television
and comedy
. The speaker bureau team initiates the introduction between speaker and client, and supports both parties from the primary stages of making contact throughout the booking and logistics process.
Clients requiring speakers are usually business
es, corporation
s, charities, educational or public institutions.
A speakers bureau helps client and speaker negotiate a speaking fee. A speaking fee
is a payment awarded to an individual for speaking at a public event. This fee is usually set by the speaker, or the speaker’s agent.
Logistics can be dealt with by the speaker bureau. This involves fees, transport, accommodation and timing, as well as communication between speaker and client.
or keynote speaker is a professional speaker who speaks publicly with the intention of inspiring and motivating a relevant audience. In a business context, they are employed to clearly communicate company strategy and assist employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to come together as a team.
Motivational speaker
A motivational speaker or inspirational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. In a business context, they are employed to communicate company strategy with clarity and help employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to pull...
s, awards hosts, cabaret acts, conference facilitators and keynote speakers.
A speakers bureau will hold a database of personalities from diverse fields such as politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
, sports, business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
. The speaker bureau team initiates the introduction between speaker and client, and supports both parties from the primary stages of making contact throughout the booking and logistics process.
Clients requiring speakers are usually business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
es, corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
s, charities, educational or public institutions.
A speakers bureau helps client and speaker negotiate a speaking fee. A speaking fee
Speaking fee
A speaking fee is a payment awarded to an individual for speaking at a public event. Motivational speakers, businesspersons, awards hosts, conference facilitators, and celebrities are able to garner significant earnings in speaking fees or honoraria....
is a payment awarded to an individual for speaking at a public event. This fee is usually set by the speaker, or the speaker’s agent.
Logistics can be dealt with by the speaker bureau. This involves fees, transport, accommodation and timing, as well as communication between speaker and client.
Types of speakers
A motivational speakerMotivational speaker
A motivational speaker or inspirational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. In a business context, they are employed to communicate company strategy with clarity and help employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to pull...
or keynote speaker is a professional speaker who speaks publicly with the intention of inspiring and motivating a relevant audience. In a business context, they are employed to clearly communicate company strategy and assist employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to come together as a team.
Sources
- Lilly Walters (1999). "Speaking Industry Trends 2000: A Report on Professional Speakers, Speakers Bureaus and Meeting Planners". Royal Publishing. ISBN:0934344507.