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Pull something off the shelf. I write most weeks about the parts of an event nobody sees.
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What actually begins the moment a speaker says yes
Inviting speakers before you've settled a few things means renegotiating with them later, which is a conversation nobody enjoys. This post covers what to decide before the first ask goes out, so the yes you get is the yes you wanted.
Two or three venue proposals arrive, each formatted differently, each leading with a number that isn't the number you'll pay. This post covers how to convert them into one comparison sheet, which clauses cost money later, what surprises people on the final bill, and what's genuinely negotiable.