SPEAKING RIDER

My Speaker Rider

I am honored to be speaking at your upcoming event. I don’t take for granted any opportunity to empower, inspire, and transform with my words.

If you believe my talk will bring value to your event, please take a few minutes to read the following information as it is integral to my speaking agreement.

COST & EXPENSES

  • Transportation: I require flight, ground transportation, and accommodation to be covered, as well as meals for the entire duration of the conference, plus an honorarium. Flights, ground transportation and accommodation: should be booked up front, not reimbursed. If I am booking my own flights, I expect to be reimbursed promptly, not after the event. Please note that I will not fly economy for long haul (> 5hrs) flights. I require transportation from the airport to the hotel that has already be prearranged and paid for.

  • Hotel: Please book a non-smoking room, with good wifi, and have all room expenses including taxes and incidentals covered. I will not provide a credit card at the hotel. I only use debit cards, which means that, unlike a credit card where the incidentals deposit is merely a hold on the card, the hotel will actually take money out of my account at check-in right away, and it will take at least 7 days after I check out for me to get that money back. Whether debit or cash, I need that money to be available for me to use during my trip.

  • Meals & expenses: Some events prefer to offer a daily per diem instead of collecting receipts for reimbursing expenses such as meals. This is my preference as well.

EVENT LOGISTICS

  • I will need reasonable travel accommodations from the hotel to the event venue. I would like to arrive 30-60 minutes before my session at the latest.

  • Upon arrival at the venue, I will need a detailed event agenda. I would like to meet my event point of contact.

  • I would like a green room/preparation space to gather myself before my presentation. I am happy to share this space with other event speakers.

  • I do not have any dietary restrictions, however I rarely eat beef and pork. I prefer seafood, chicken and lamb for meals.

  • If you have a professional photographer and/or videographer, I would like to receive all photo/video footage of my session(s).

STAGE & TECH SPECS

  • For any group of more than 25 people, I need a microphone. I prefer a handheld microphone but can utilize a lavalier if available.

  • For workshops and breakout sessions, it is my preference that you provide a laptop for the presentation. I will need a clicker or someone who can transition the presentation slides so that I can focus on speaking.

  • I prefer to send my slides ahead of time and have them already uploaded on the event laptop. Default slide aspect ratio is 16:9. Please let me know if the projector requires something different.

  • I’ll let you and your technical team know well in advance if my presentation includes any audio and will test the connection and volume at the technical check before my talk.

    For MCs: Please default to the bio that was sent by our team. If you would like to use another bio/intro, please send it to us for review.