From the Publisher
We asked very personal and confidential questions about where the speaking industry is going. What planners like and don't like about speakers and bureaus, how bureaus and planners prefer to hire speakers ... much, much more (see the full list of questions at the end of this email). Those questions fall under these general headings:
What Speakers Read Best Selling Topics And Titles - Past And Future Fees For Handouts, Workbooks And Customization Marketing, Sales, And Growing Your Speaking Business Planners: Who, How And Why They Buy Bookings From Speakers Bureaus, Agents And More! Bureaus: Add-Ons Vs. Standard Commissions Bureaus And Speakers: Multiple Holds What Planners Like And Don't Like About Working With Bureaus Speakers & Bureaus: Commissions Paid To In-House Staff Speakers: Balancing Time, Family And Business The Internet And Bookings The Future Of The World Of Professional Speaking
This Report charts the findings. Also included are the actual comments. Most comments were gathered confidentially, with the understanding they would be used anonymously - to encourage absolute freedom of disclosure and honest opinions.
Also included in the Report are some of the surveys and charts from the 1997-1998 Report, so you can compare movements and trends.
About the Author
Lilly Walters, Speakers Bureau Executive and Best Selling Author: “Secrets of Superstar Speakers: Inside the Soul Of Inspiration”
(McGraw-Hill, Jan. 2000!!) “Speak and Grow Rich” (Prentice-Hall, 1998 and 1988) “What to Say When You’re Dying On the Platform!” (McGraw Hill) “Secrets of Successful Speakers” (McGraw Hill). “Chicken Soup for the Soul®” series featured author. "Chicken Soup for the Celtic Soul®" co-author. “You Can Make Money From Your Hobby:
Building A Business Doing What You Love”
with Martha Campbell Pullen, (Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999) “The Speaking Industry Reports!” E-mail: Lilly@Walters-Intl.com
