Speaker Referral Agreement for Brand Communications and Optics Strategist

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Referral questions, answered before the legal wording

Who can refer a speaking booking?

Anyone in a position to refer, book or organize a speaking event. That covers event organizers, program committees, agents, colleagues and anyone who knows a room that would want this talk. There is nothing to join and no application.

What is the referral paid?

50% NET on a first booking that comes from your referral. 20% on repeat bookings with the same client afterwards, including bookings made without you, as a show of good will for bookings that would not have presented themselves without the referral.

When is the referral paid, and how?

Within 7 days of the speaker being paid and those funds clearing. A successful referral is one that becomes a paid, non refunding event. Payment goes out by Zelle, Venmo, PayPal or Square, whichever you use.

What happens if a referral does not book?

Nothing is owed and nothing is lost. An unsuccessful referral costs the affiliate nothing.

Is any of this exclusive?

No. Nothing in this agreement is exclusive on either side.

How do I register a referral?

Email speaking@lorenweisman.com with the name of the organization, the contact and the event. You get written confirmation within two business days that the referral is registered, or that the organization was already in conversation with the speaker before the referral, in which case it is not registered and you are told at once. Registrations are handled in the order they are received. A registered referral is credited to you for any booking with that organization confirmed within 12 months of the registration date, and that credit holds even if the agreement ends first.

What do I get to work with?

Everything below is already published and may be forwarded to a prospective booker exactly as it is. Nothing is behind a form, nothing expires, and no approval is needed to send any of it.

• Speaker one sheet, color (PDF), one page, and the black and white version for one color printing.
• The speaking page, with the five featured talks, their talk sheets, and the full list of subjects.
• Speaker technical requirements (PDF), two pages for the organizer and the AV team.
• Interview information sheet, seven sheets for press, podcasts and program committees.
• Public speaking services contract, written out in full with its PDF, so a legal or procurement team can read it before any conversation about a date.

Can I hold the booking myself and pay the speaker?

Yes. Payment can be made to the affiliate if they choose to represent the booking, and payment to the speaker then comes from the affiliate.

What law governs the agreement?

The state or country in which both parties do business. Where the parties do business in different states or countries, Florida law governs.

Speaker Referral Agreement

This Speaker Referral Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into blank (the “Effective Date”), by and between Loren Weisman with an address of blank (the “Speaker”) and blank, with an address of blank (the “Affiliate/Booker”),

collectively “the Parties.”

1. Speaker Referral Agreement Purpose.

The Speaker is in the business of Brand Communications and Optics Talks including Business to Arts topics that range from messaging to marketing, optics to optimization, blueprinting to planning, financing options and the foundational approaches of authentic and authoritative development, strategies and tactics for an array of businesses.

Speaker is desirous of gaining additional bookings that include but are not limited to speaking showcase, private speaking, public events, conferences, corporate, panels and conventions. Affiliate is in a position to refer, book, or organize potential speaking events including but not limited to speaking engagements, panels, one offs, conferences, guest and keynote speaker bookings for the Speaker or on behalf of the speaker.

2. Speaker Referral Agreement Referral Arrangement.

Upon the Effective Date of this Agreement, Affiliate may, from time to time, refer potential clients/customers to Speaker. Speaker will pay the Affiliate a fee for these referrals.

3. Speaker Referral Agreement Compensation.

In short. The Affiliate is paid 50% NET on a first booking that comes from their referral, and 20% on repeat bookings with the same client afterwards, including bookings made without the Affiliate. Payment is made within 7 days of the Speaker being paid and those funds clearing. There is nothing to pay if a referral does not book, and nothing is exclusive. The full terms follow.

Speaker shall pay Affiliate 50% NET for each successful referral, where a successful referral is defined as a referral that becomes a paid, non refunding event for the speaker. Speaker shall pay Affiliate nothing for each unsuccessful referral, where an unsuccessful referral is defined as a valid referral speaking opportunity that does not become an event for the Speaker through no fault of Affiliate or Speaker; and a valid referral candidate is a potential event that meets the executed specifications stated in Section 1 above.

Speaker shall pay Affiliate within 7 days of a completed and compensated referral, where a completed referral will be the booking of the engagement for the speaking event, payment received by speaker, and those received revenues cleared.

Speaker will send 50% NET of advanced, reserving or deposit speaking fees when or if pertinent, on the same 7 day terms. Received revenues are defined as available funds becoming available for transfer in an account.

Payment can also be made to affiliate if they choose to represent the booking and then payment to speaker comes from affiliate.

3a. Registering a referral.

To register a referral the Affiliate emails speaking@lorenweisman.com with the name of the organization, the contact and the event. The Speaker confirms in writing within two business days that the referral is registered, or that the organization was already in conversation with the Speaker before the referral, in which case it is not registered and the Affiliate is told so at once.

A registered referral is credited to the Affiliate for any booking with that organization that is confirmed within 12 months of the registration date. Registrations are handled in the order they are received.

3b. What the Affiliate is given to work with.

The speaker one sheet in color and in black and white, the featured talk titles with the full list of subjects, the speaker technical requirements sheet, the interview information sheet and the public speaking services contract. All of them are published at LorenWeisman.com and may be forwarded to a prospective booker as they are.

4. Speaker Referral Agreement Term.

This Agreement shall commence upon the Effective Date, as stated above, and will continue until one year from that date. It renews for further one year terms unless either Party gives written notice 30 days before a term ends, and it may be changed at any point in writing signed by both Parties.

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