Find out what groups the speaker has addressed that are similar to yours. Others who plan meetings. Those who have done a good job for your know others who would do well for your group. Bureaus can be helpful with suggestions on specific topic speakers. The newest source for speakers are speaker community Web sites like Speakers Platform .
Meeting planners can browse and research speaker information directly.
How fees are determined As in any business, supply and demand establish a speaker's worth in the marketplace. A speaker can be in only one place at a time. You are not paying only for the hours the speaker is on the platform for your group. Built into the fee are the hours spent researching the talk, improving, updating and custom designing the speech for your group. Some speakers limit the locations of where they will speak, or will only work certain days of the week.