Corbin’s
      Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) File

 

How long are your presentations?
Is your work guaranteed?
What can we expect from your handout materials?
What are your AV and staging requirements?
What are your speaking fees?
How do you handle expenses?
Do you pay referral fees?
Can you send a biography and introduction?
Can you provide a publicity photo?
Can you send a video?
Can you provide references?
Are you available on a specific date?
What groups have you spoken to recently?
Do you have a one-sheet promotional piece?
What do you need from us?

How long are your presentations?

I will design my presentation to meet your time frame from 30 minutes to two days. I have the experience to be flexible enough to adapt to your changing needs. I will do whatever I can to work within your time requirements.

Is your work guaranteed?

All my presentations have a 100% satisfaction guarantee - if my program does not meet or exceed expectations, the speaker fee will be refunded—no questions asked!

Also, I have never missed or been late to any of the 250+ presentations given in the past 4 years.

What can we expect from your handout materials?

I provide complete copies of my presentations slides as handouts and, when appropriate, substantial collateral material. This will be customized with your event or group logo and usually it will be 8-12 pages long depending on the program. I often receive complements on the completeness and helpfulness of my handouts.

My course notes typically will be emailed to you for copying as PowerPoint document three weeks prior to your event. If preferred, I can simply bring the copies with me at basic reproduction costs.

What are your AV and staging requirements?

I will bring my own laptop computer (1024 x 768 resolution), advance mechanism and laser pointer.

Set up requirements:

• I prefer to work from the floor rather than use a stage/riser unless the audience exceeds 300.
• The area above the screen needs to be darkened in order to provide good contrast.
• I work with a variety of seating configurations depending on your set up needs, but my preferred seating is chevron schoolroom. With a background of 20 years planning large meetings, I can assist with optimal seating configurations for your audience.

AV equipment:

• A data projector (DLP or LCD) with 1200+ lumens output and 1024 x 768 (XGA) resolution.
• A screen
• A standard skirted rolling AV cart, 42-inch high (1.1M) - I use this instead of a lectern.
• A wireless lapel microphone (with audiences greater than 50 persons)
• AC power to the lectern (the cart) and to the data projector
• A sound patch from my computer to the PA system (mini-plug output)
• A computer-projector connecting cable (up to 25 ft. or 8 meters long depending on room size)
• A local standard phone line is required for Virtual Meetings, Marketing In Cyberspace, and Building a Web Site That Works presentations
• A speaker phone (with two-way patch to the house sound) is required for the Virtual Meetings presentation.

What are your speaking fees?

My speaking fee ranges from $4,000 (North America) to US$6,000 (non-North American engagements).  For that, I will give you a 100% satisfaction guarantee. You will be delighted with the presentation or your money back.

A 50% deposit is required to secure booking dates

How do you handle expenses?

Coach airfare and basic travel/meal expenses (nothing extravagant) are charged. Full itemization and receipts are provided. Where applicable, airfare will be shared among clients. Every effort will be made to keep expenses to a bare minimum.

Do you pay referral fees?

Absolutely! Speaker bureaus typically charge a commission of 25% of a speaker’s fee. I am willing to pay this commission to anyone who refers a client to me resulting in a full-fee speaking booking! So, if you know of someone that could benefit from technology talks that are informative, fun and user-friendly, please help me and I will send you the commission!

Can't accept referral money? I will donate your referral finder's fee to your favorite charity in your name.

I will bring an introduction customized to your group and to the specific topic as standard procedure. This will be printed in a large font for easy reading. I can also email this in advance if desired.

Sample Introduction:

The Web is changing the way meeting professionals do business. Understanding and preparing for these changes well help us all to do our jobs more efficiently.

Today’s speaker is well prepared to address this issue.

• He is an experienced meeting planner having run international, citywide technology meetings for nearly 20 years.

• He is the technology columnist for 5 meeting industry publications including Corporate Meetings and Incentives.

• He contributed to the design of one of the first association Web sites in 1994.

• He is the Author of “The Ultimate Meeting Professionals Software Guide” the most comprehensive book ever written on this subject.

• He has been named by MeetingNews Magazine for the past two years as one of “The 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry.”

Today, he will discuss the emerging web and wireless trends will be changing all of our lives.

 Please welcome, Corbin Ball.

Pub photos for your programs are available upon request either mailed as hard copy or emailed as a high-resolution file. Nearly all graphic formats can be provided.

In addition, three commonly requested photos can be downloaded below. These files must be unzipped and then copied to your hard drive. The files should be opened using a graphics program (such as Adobe PhotoShop, MSDraw, etc.) in order to obtain maximum resolution.  

Download color JPG photo (451kb): corbin-color-jpg.zip

Download monochrome JPG photo (350kb): corbin-monochrome-jpg.zip

Download high-resolution color BMP photo (806kb): corbin-hirez-bmp.zip

Can you send a video?

Actually, it's even easier than that. Two recent presentations are available online:

Presentation: Surf for Turf - Virtual Site Inspections on the Web

Can you provide references?

Testimonials from more than 100 clients can be found on the Testimonials Page, many with web site links.  I am happy to provide specific references upon request.

I keep a regularly updated Speaking Calendar where you can see what dates are currently confirmed. Please give me a call to see how I can work into your schedule.

This year's and, often times, next year's speaking engagements with the event title and group name can be found on my Speaking Calendar.  

Past years' presentations can be found at Previous Engagements

Do you have a one-piece promotional flyer?

Absolutely! It is in Word Document suitable for printing and modification (with permission) for speaker bureau promotion.

Corbin's One Page Promotional Flyer (word document)

What do you need from us?

Call 425.861.7479 or email to mpress@call4speaker.com and let’s set at date.

To finalize the agreement, two things are required:

1. A signed letter of agreement (nearly all of the details can be found in this FAQ file).
2. A 50% deposit.

Also, if it is my first time with your group, please fill out the event questionnaire linked below about your group and the event, so that I may better customize my program.