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Questions to Ask a Speaker Bureau
Just as you would thoroughly check out a professional speaker before hiring them, you should also investigate a speakers’ bureau before entrusting them with assisting you in this important task. Some of the questions you ask are:
1. How long have you been in business?
2. How many clients is your bureau currently working with?
3. How many clients has your bureau been serving continuously for five years or longer?
4. Will you provide references of both clients and speakers with whom you work?
5. Is your bureau an exclusive agency or an all-encompassing bureau?
6. How many account executives and follow-up support people does your bureau have on staff? And how long have they been with you?
7. What is your bureau’s policy and procedure for doing business?Do call a speaker bureau client and speaker references. You will find that most professional meeting planners and professional speakers very willing to share their experiences with a speakers bureau with you. Following are some of the questions you may want to have answered when speaking to a bureau’s client’s and professional keynote speakers.
How long have you been working with this bureau?
Do they work exclusively with that speakers bureau?
How carefully does your contact person at the bureau listen to you and understand your needs?
How pleased have you been with the initial selection of public speakers the speaker bureau has offered you?
What has been your experience with the keynote speakers you have hired through that speaker bureau?
How would you rate the speaker bureau’s follow-up and service?
What do you like most about the bureau?
Is there anything you would like this speaker bureau to do better?
If you have used other speakers’ bureaus in the past, how does this speaker bureau compare?
Would you feel confident recommending this bureau to a friend?
The answers you receive will help you to select the right speakers bureaus with which to partner in obtaining the professional services of keynote motivational public speakers.
