Seven Issues When Booking A Motivational Speaker For New Zealand Events

When you are putting on a major event for your organisation, a key issue for a successful event is a good speaker. For many people it’s the best part of the event. Here are some causes to use a speaker bureau.



1 It reduces your work load

If you are arranging a conference you have lots of issues to sort out. When you give one action to a full-time booker that reduces the pressure on you.



2 The cost is the same

One belief that some event managers have is that it will be cheaper for them if they book a motivational speaker directly. This is a misconception.



Usually, a speaker’s fee is the same if they are booked by the organiser or via a speaker bureau. The speaker is responsible for paying the bureau for handling their bookings.



3 Easy access to the speaker

For many people not involved in the "speaker" business it can be very hard if not impossible to make contact with a desired motivational speaker. This is especially the case with celebrity speakers.



Can you imagine trying to make contact with a major sports star?



However speaker bureaus have contact details to either the inspirational speaker personally or to their PA. This can save you endless hours of stress for you.



4 Knowledge of more speakers than the non-professional booker

A speaker bureau knows far more speakers, sporting stars or motivational speakers than the average person in the street or even event managers.



This means that if your preferred speaker isn’t available, then the agent can soon suggest and, most importantly, get in touch with a suitable alternative.



5 Knows how to match to an audience

As an event organiser, you may have seen one particular inspirational speaker at a function you have attended and enjoyed them. But that speaker may not be suitable to your audience.



A speaker bureau has years of knowledge of individual speakers, their speeches material} and their style of presentation. They can decide if a specific speaker is going to be right for your audience. You don’t want to run the risk of a speaker that is going to be unsuitable for your audience.



6 A single contact point

Using a speaker bureau cuts down your admin because there is just one billing point.



Rather than having to deal with multiple people involved, you have only one bill to pay. That's much more convenient for you.



7 An insurance

Imagine if at short notice your star speaker went down with a bout of flu and couldn’t go to your event. What are your options, besides stress? It often happens that a speaker is unable to make it close to the date.



If you have booked directly, then you are faced with rushing around to find an alternative. But if you’ve used a speaker bureau, then they will set up another speaker all ready for you. There might be a slight setback that the preferred personality can't be with you but that is far less than the embarrassment of no-one at all.





For peace of mind and more convenience when engaging a motivational speaker for your NZ conferences, make sure you choose a recognised speaker bureau.