What If The Client Wants An Extra Speech Without Additional Fees?
It’s all about time. Preparation and delivery are two components. Extra speeches require more. Easy concept. That said, most speakers have a speech fee, half-day fee, and full day fee. The speech fee typically includes all the costs of research, preparation, travel time, etc. A second speech – depending on how varied the topic(s) to the same client audience may require less preparation, no extra travel time to be sure, and possibly minimal added research. Half-day fees reflect that. They are often dramatically less than two speech fees. Full day fees are similar, set with the initial hour carrying the main weight. Ask anyone — if you work several hours for your employer how many of those hours do you expect to be paid for? They’ll say “All of them!” and rightly so. So, an extra speech requires an extra fee. However, the additional fee may not be that much and there may be other forms of compensation to pay for the additional speech. Product purchases, videotaping services, and printing
