How many Speakers Bureaus should an Event Planner use to find the right Professional Speaker?
The WSBA recommends that Event Planners work with only one WSBA Speakers Bureau for each event. This saves the Event Planners, Professional Speakers and Speakers Bureaus time, money & hassles. Most Professional Speakers prefer to be contacted by only one Speakers Bureau for each event. And Speakers Bureaus are only compensated if they assist the Event Planner in successfully hiring the Professional Speaker for their event. Since only one Speakers Bureau will be compensated for their services to the Event Planner, in most cases, other Speakers Bureaus would be working without being compensated for their services. One exception is when a Speakers Bureau “Co-Broker” with another Speakers Bureaus to find the right Professional Speaker for an event. In this case, the Speakers Bureau that the Event Planner contacts first will contact another Speakers Bureau that has an exclusive agreement with a Professional Speaker for the event and the Speakers Bureaus split their fee. In summary, a WSBA S
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