START and RUN
YOUR OWN SPEAKER AGENCY or BUREAU
You have
two options:
online course and residential
program conducted by Andrea Reynolds.
1. Online
course and followup mentoring, starts (date)
- Course limited
to 4 apprentices.
- This is a
month-long program followed by 8 months of mentoring support
- Hands-on training
as you set up your new business.
- On-call support
during the early months of your business
Course covers:
- Which is right
for you: agency or bureau?
- Theme agencies
- Naming your business
- Choosing a web domain name
- Determining who is your client
- Your business
plan, operation plan
- Exclusive and non exclusive
representation
- What you need from speakers
- Speaker selection process
- Avoiding conflicts of interests
- Staying ethical
- Setting up your web presence
- Promoting your agency or bureau
- Other ways to increase agency
income
- Books and resources
- Working with inexperienced
speakers
- Working with celebrities
- Working with other agencies
and bureaus
- Determining commissions
- Writing contracts
- Negotiating contracts
- plus much more
2. Residential
and mentoring program
Due to the number of requests
we receive each month, Andrea Reynolds will offer weekend residential
programs for future speaker agents. Learn everything you need
to know to launch and run your own professional speaker agency
in a hands-on training experience. Stay in our on-site guest
suite. Follow up mentoring for 8 months is included.
Only two committed individuals
per year will be selected for this unique training and mentoring.
Next opening is October or November 2006. To reserve your place
a deposit of US $500 is required. Use this convenient,
secure PayPal button.
You will learn:
- Which is right
for you: agency or bureau?
- Theme agencies
- Naming your business
- Choosing a web domain name
- Determining who is your client
- Your business
plan, operation plan
- Exclusive and non exclusive
representation
- What you need from speakers
- Speaker selection process
- Avoiding conflicts of interests
- Staying ethical
- Setting up your web presence
- Promoting your agency or bureau
- Other ways to increase agency
income
- Books and resources
- Working with inexperienced
speakers
- Working with celebrities
- Working with other agencies
and bureaus
- Determining commissions
- Writing contracts
- Negotiating contracts
- plus much more
One weekend
intensive one-on-one sessions US $1995 or $2495 (depending on
dates chosen) plus Mentoring for 8 months (1 hour per week).
The Location:
A cozy condo
in a St. Catharines Ontario, 15 miles from US border (Niagara
Falls/Buffalo NY).
Arrive Friday,
leave Sunday or Monday.
Quiet, comfortable
accommodation. You can bring your spouse.
Queen bed guest
room.
Air conditioned
in summer.
All meals included:
healthy.
Access to extensive
library.
Smoke free
environment. (2
cats on premises could irritate allergies.)
Close to banks,
fast food restaurants, supermarkets, video store, bookstore,
cinema, coffee shop, etc.
Phone in room.
Free parking.
For details,
contact Andrea Reynolds: info@AndreaReynolds.com
Tell me about yourself: info@AndreaReynolds.com
1. What do you want to learn
in an apprenticeship?
2. At what stage of development are you right now?
3. Do you want to represent speakers or represent the organizations
that hire them to speak?
4. How do you envision yourself operating? (This is key.)
5. Have you done this work before?
6. Have you done any paid public speaking yourself?
7. What's your work/education background?
8. Would you like assistance with your business plan?
Submit with one page list of 10 reasons why you're motivated
to run your own speaker agency/bureau and 10 reasons why you
know you will be successful.