ValuedVoice Negotiators

Motivational speaking is a $1.9B industry.

Are you getting paid the right value for your voice?

Do you get paid for your expertise?

A professional with at least 5 years of experience or a go-getter with a life full of lessons is bound to get presented with speaking opportunities, especially if you’re also a published author!

You are seen as an expert, and people want to hear from you. But don’t be so quick to say “yes” without making it a mutually beneficial opportunity and getting the right value for your voice.

Does any of this sound like you?

When you are asked to speak, are you in a conundrum about asking for a fee?

Are you unsure of how much you should charge? Do you not view yourself as a professional speaker and question if you should charge at all for speaking? Does it not feel right to ask for money “just to talk”?  

But do you see others commanding big checks for their speaking engagements, wishing that could be you?

Are you tired of not getting paid what you know you’re worth as a speaker? Do you get uncomfortable when it’s time to talk money? Or do you avoid or ignore the topic altogether? 

Do you trip over your words when discussing your speaker fee?

Do you suddenly start to sound less confident or unsure of yourself? Do you kick yourself, feeling like the talk about money could have gone much better? 

Do you worry that the good impression they have of you will shift once the conversation turns to money?

Are you worried that you may ask for too much and offend them or scare them off? But do you also walk away from some calls feeling like you didn’t ask for enough, thereby, wondering if you tainted your reputation. Are you concerned people will think they got you at a bargain, diminishing the brand value?

Or are you thoroughly disappointed with your current compensation?

Do you leave the stage knowing you are worth more? Are you presented with alternate forms of compensation that are nowhere near what you, your brand, and your message are worth? Or do you speak for free, wishing you’d asked for a fee? And does this happen because the topic of money never comes up? Oor is it because you are afraid to broach the topic and command the right pay for the value you bring to an audience? 

We change all of that.

You will know what to ask for. You will get paid what you’re worth as a professional speaker. You will command what’s due you. You never have to worry about asking for too much or not enough. You will know how to confidently discuss your speaker

You will get paid what you’re worth as a professional speaker—someone with expertise and who’s providing a valuable message.

You will know what to ask for.

You will be able to confidently command what’s due you.

You will never again have to worry about asking for too much or not enough.

You will know how to confidently discuss your speaker fee.

You will know what to ask for every single time.

And we do all the work for you.

We take care of the talk about money.

We get you every penny you deserve.

You get all our expertise.

You get our speaker fee calculation formula.

You become fully equipped to ask for the dollar amount you deserve and without feeling sales-y.

You get everything you need.

You’ve proven you have skill and talent on the stage

You’ve gotten the attention of someone who wants to book you to speak.

And you’re ready to move and inspire your audiences.

It’s time to get you the monies that are commensurate with what you bring to the mic.

And we take care of everything for you.

We partner with you.

We act as a member of your team.

We are your on-staff sales associate.

We discuss your price for you.

We take you out of the uncomfortable situation.

We know you want to keep that good feeling and that great impression they have of you.

We keep that in place.

We have the conversation while you listen and learn.

We get you paid, then we turn things back over to you.

Our Process

STEP 1

You complete your intake form and have your onboarding call with us.

STEP 2

We collaborate with you to identify your speaker fee.

STEP 3

You contact us when you receive a request to speak.

STEP 4

We conduct a call with your prospect to get you the right speaker fee.

  • Why We Do This Work

    Motivational speaking is a $1.9B business. With all that money out there to be earned, though, ValuedVoice Negotiators has heard far too many stories of amazing speakers falling short when it comes to having the speaker fee conversation.

    Either speakers do not discuss their fee before confirming an engagement or they sell themselves short and accept a fee that is not commensurate with their talent and the value they bring to the stage. Or worst yet, they speak for free.

    We are on a mission to change that.

  • What We Do

    We collaborate with you beforehand to identify your speaker fee, then we talk dollars (no cents) with your prospect to get you what you’re worth. We take over that part of the conversation—that part that can feel really awkward—while you’re right there, listening in.

    Plus, by having a sales associate on staff, ValuedVoice makes you look like a large operation that needs to be taken seriously, treated with respect, and paid the right amount!

  • Why Us

    ValuedVoice Negotiators has been in the professional speaking business since 2001. We understand the need to put a separation between the creative part of speaking and the business part of speaking. Having someone else to talk fees puts you in a position to continue to focus on what you love—creating impact and bring about transformations on the mic.

    You will no longer have to shift gears to talk about what can feel uncomfortable—putting a price on your brilliance or assigning a value to your voice. We do that for you.

FAQs

  • The money conversation is much easier and far more successful when someone conducts the conversations on the speaker’s behalf. A ValuedVoice sales associate removes all emotions and speaks from a business point of view, yielding a more profitable engagement and more respect for the speaker.

  • Contact ValuedVoice Negotiators at any time—before or after someone reaches out to you. The sooner, the better, though. Once you complete and submit the intake form, a member of our team will be in touch to get you closer to getting paid what you’re worth.

  • During your onboarding call with ValuedVoice, we tell you exactly what to say on your calls with a prospect to ensure you move the conversation in the direction of us discussing your fee requirements.

  • ValuedVoice conducts an onbarding call to learn about you, what you speak on, and your speaker fee goals. We collaborate with you to establish your competitive speaker fees and to discuss next steps for engaging us in upcoming discussions you have with prospects who want to book you to speak.

  • Let ValuedVoice know when the call is, and we’re there! After you complete your onboarding call with us where we tell you exactly what to say to get the Speaker Fee Conversation on your contact’s radar, all you need to do is submit a Speaker Fee Conversation Request Form, then we’re ready to get you paid.

  • After you discuss/recap your programming (topic and logistics such as date and location), you turn over the call to us, “your sales associate,” and we have the Speaker Fee Conversation to discuss price with your prospect. We don’t strong-arm, and we don’t beg. ValuedVoice acts as a member of your team and in your best interest to conduct a professional conversation with the goal of arriving at a fee that is reasonable and fair for both you, the speaker, and your prospect.

  • No. You are responsible for setting up the call with the prospect/event contact who wants to book you to speak. After you submit to us your Speaker Fee Conversation Request Form, ValuedVoice Negotiators gets on the call as your sales associate to conduct the Speaker Fee Conversation.

  • Yes. Absolutely! ValuedVoice collaborates with you to create your speaker fee schedule, plus we align on the proposed speaker fee for each engagement before getting on the call with your prospect.

  • ValuedVoice does not get paid until you get paid. Our fee for this service is 10% of your speaker fee, but you do not pay that until we confirm your mutually agreed upon speaker fee.

  • Not at all. ValuedVoice does not have you sign a contract with us. You may use our service 1 time or 100 times. You are at liberty to conduct your sales calls on your own at any point without calling on ValuedVoice. Our goal is simple—getting you paid what you’re worth whether we do the work for you or you do it yourself.

  • The most we’ve gotten a speaker confirmed for is $36,500 for 2.5 hours of speaking.

  • ValuedVoice Negotiators works with new speakers who speak on a wide array of topics. We partner with speakers who have 5 or fewer years on the stage, have secured 5 or fewer paid speaking engagements to date, or are simply not satisfied with the compensation they currently receive. We do not partner with any speaker whose message promotes violence; hate speech; bigotry; intolerance; discrimination; or harassment including on the basis of race, nationality, religion, culture, or gender.

  • ValuedVoices works on your behalf for as many times as you need us! The goal is to show you how to bring value to your voice and to demonstrate for you how it’s done as many times as necessary. We want you to get to the point you’re confidently holding the conversations yourself or you’re hiring a professional to join your team to conduct the conversations for you.

  • ValuedVoice gets you paid. We do not identify or search for speaking opportunities for you. You contact us once an organization expresses an interest in you speaking, and we act as your sales associate to get you the right value for your voice.

  • Absolutely! ValuedVoice will collaborate with you to identify the correct fee you should charge for speaking engagements and will work with you to create your speaker fee schedule as well as a profitable plan for instances when a contact cannot pay you. The one-time fee for this service is $249.99. Visit this link to get started!

  • Yes! We offer award-winning presentation skills books and effective communication books starting at $19.99 as well as presentation skills coaching through our parent company, BMH Companies. For more information or if you have questions, contact us at info@press49.com.

Before you talk about your speaker fee, talk to us.

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