Re: Finding Places To Speak

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 My 2¢ for Sheri is, Stop doing talks for $50. A good friend of mine does a lot of talks to garden clubs. If they balk at her price, she doesn't negotiate; she suggests that the club get together with another club and pool their resources. 
$50 isn't enough. Putting together a talk takes a lot of time and thought. Make it worth your while.
And a thought for those who still use 35mm slides for talks: I sat in on a fruit-growing seminar a couple of weeks ago. Every speaker used Power Point... and most of the speakers were Amish. True story.

-----Original Message-----
From: loisdan@juno.com
To: gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
Cc: gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 1:01 pm
Subject: Re: [GWL] Finding Places To Speak

Thanks to Sheri for bringing up this topic and to everyone who responded
with suggestions. After years of having presented  on small business
topics, I'm still struggling with whether I ever want to do it again --
on gardening topics and environmental topics. For me, it is simply a
matter of trying to prioritize the best use of my time. It helps to hear
everyone else's opinions and ideas.-- the most valuable aspect of the
listserv.

My 2-cents for Sheri is don't forget about arboreta -- some have very
extensive educational program schedules, and "Friends" groups that need
inspirational talks for the winter. They may also be the location where a
number of different garden clubs or specialized plant groups hold their
meetings.

Regards,
Lois J. de Vries
Visit http://loisdevries.blogspot.com

On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:38:56 -0500 "Sheri Ann Richerson"
<SheriAnnRicherson@exoticgardening.com> writes:
> I hope everyone is having a safe and wonderful holiday season! 
> 
>  
> 
> I am starting to work on promotion for next year and was wondering 
> if anyone
> would share some tips on how to find speaking engagements. I am 
> looking for
> some that are close enough to me that I can get there and back in a 
> days
> time. I also need gigs that pay which is where I run into the 
> biggest
> problem. They want me to speak but cannot afford to compensate me.
> 
>  
> 
> Is there a site that lists upcoming garden related workshops and 
> other
> events? How does one go about finding all of the garden clubs in the 
> state?
> 
>  
> 
> So far I only have one speaking engagement for next year set up. My 
> goal is
> to make $2,000 from speaking engagements in 2008 so I really need to 
> get on
> this now! My average fee, depending on the program, is between $50 
> and $100
> plus expenses.
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