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Speaker Travel
Travel expenses and who will be
responsible for travel
arrangements are also negotiated
during the contracting process.
Normally speakers will book
their own flights and ground in
the home city and clients will be
expected to book ground in the
host city and accommodations
(commonly just one night, but
sometimes two).
Speakers maintain very busy
travel schedules, so you might
not receive a flight itinerary until
a week or so before your event
date. Once that information is
available, you can make the
necessary ground transportation
reservations.
The'contracting'phase'is'also'the'perfect'time'to'
ask'for'additional'time'commitments'
&
Additional Possible Requests
Attending meals
Selling books on-site and/or doing a book signing
Facilitating a break-out session in addition to a
keynote
Appearing at a VIP meet & greet and/or autograph
session
Helping promote your event via social media
Recording an invitation video for your event
website
Doing media interviews
Writing an article and/or doing an interview for your
organization’s newsletter
Creating a webinar