Start Getting Booked for More Speaking Engagements Today
Help shape minds one speech at a time by joining America's premier African American speakers bureau. You have the expertise, we have the network of eager organizations who would love to hear your message of inspiration, motivation, and education.
We Teach
A membership to GBS comes with a complimentary subscription to Great Pro Speakers, which teaches you the ins and outs of professional speaking.
Access to over 20 hours of audio and video content.
Access to periodic webinars with GBS' owner
Join exclusive community of other public speakers
Complemtary 30-minute consulting call with Lawrence Watkins
We Promote
We use a combination of internet marketing and dedicated sales professionals to promote you as a speaker and gain visibility for your brand.
A full webpage to highlight you as a speaker
Avenues for you to blog for a national audience.
Opportunities to be featured in our email marketing campaigns.
Opportunities for priority placement on the GBS homepage.
We Manage
We know how hard it is for speakers to perfect their craft and focus on managing leads. GBS handles this burden so that you can focus on what you do best: Speak.
Manage negotiations for great speaking fees.
Manage contract process and travel details.
Administrative support for all events booked by GBS.
Opportunity to outsource the management of your entire sales process to GBS.
Bottom Line: GBS provides all of the services that you need to expand your professional speaking career.
See what our speakers are saying
Great Black Speakers is an excellent organization! They have booked me for over
I recommend GBS to anyone I meet who is serious about furthering their speaking
GBS has completely revitalized my way of thinking for my personal training
Within 3 months of signing up with GBS I was already speaking at my first event
Demetrius Walker - dN|Be Apparel
Nichole T. Compton - J.D. | MBA
Bryen Pinkard - Bryen's Bootcamp
Gwin Minter - Get Motivated with Gwen
10 speaking engagements this year alone. In my past year of working with GBS I have traveled all over the United States and even had the opportunity to go to Tanzania in May. My experience has been wonderful and I am lucky to be apart of such a high profile speakers bureau
career. GBS has given me an excellent way to speak my message to various audiences across the nation. In the past year, I have had the opportunity to speak almost monthly and sometimes twice per month. Getting my return on investment was easy, but the best part of all was spreading my message and witnessing it make a difference in the lives of others.
company. Switching my way of thinking from only the clients that I book to how I transform a passer by to a customer who buys into a dedication to health and my training methods. I am glad that GBS helped me look at my business model and drive change not only within my clients, but myself too.
and the opportunities didn't stop there! I am always pleased with my interaction that I have with the GBS staff. The events that I receive from GBS are a great way for me to add other events that I secure on my own. My partnership with GBS has really helped me take my speaking career to the next level.
Great Black Speakers helps organizations find African American public speakers for thier events. Our aim is to inspire, educate, and motivate audience all across the world. We look for the best speakers to help us fulfill our mission of change.
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Plans & Pricing
Commission
GBS Website Visibility
Off Site Marketing
GPS Access
Monthly Teleseminars
Business Development
Monthly Fee: Monthly payment for website listing and services provided with above outlined packages.
Commission: This is a GBS required fee from the speakers honorarium per speaking engagement booked through GBS.
GBS Website Visibility: This is the amount of homepage "Topic Page Feature" exposure on the GBS website and personalized page listing information on GreatBlackSpeakers.com. Another factor in terms of how much we promote you is the quality of your submitted materials (i.e. bio, photo, video, etc.)
Off Site Marketing: GBS uses many internet marketing and sales force tools to promote our speakers. These include a combination of content marketing, search engine marketing, email marketing, and affiliate marketing.
Great Pro Speakers Access: We strongly believe that speakers who know how to market themselves get booked much more often than speakers who fully rely on GBS for all of their speaking opportunities. Therefore, we created Great Pro Speakers, a site dedicated to fully training speakers about the business side of the speaking industry. GBS members receive the equivalent of the "Pro Plus" plan on Great Pro Speakers.
Monthly Teleseminars: Accesses teleconferences that discuss branding, marketing techniques and other topics to help you develop your professional speaking business.
Business & Systems Development: Do you have some cash saved up, but are short on time? Our Business & Systems Development in our Enterprise plan is the solution for you. We will set up and automate all of your business systems so that you can free your time to focus on what you love to do best: Speak! To learn more, schedule an appointment with Lawrence Watkins, the owner of Great Black Speakers.
What we need from you
One Page Bio
High Res Photo
Recent Speech
(optional at time of signup)
Website Address
(optional at time of signup)
Additional Information That We Need:
- Speech Topics and Categories (i.e. Motivation, Health & Wellness, Personal Finance)
- Current Speaker Fee Information
- How many paid speeches do you give per year
- Any additional evidence that you actively market yourself (i.e. Facebook and Twitter pages, press releases, etc.)
Note: We no longer accept speaker packages in the mail or by fax. It is important in this day and age to have a massive digital footprint in order for your speaking career to thrive.
But, what if I don't have all of the speaker information that you require?
If you don't have all of the information that GBS needs to process your application for membership, we can still work with you. We understand that people are at different stages in their speaking career. However, it is vital to have great marketing material for us to do our job properly. This is the main reason that we launched Great Pro Speakers. If your marketing materials are not sufficient, subscribing to the GPS course is the easiest and quickest way for us to feel comfortable marketing you through our network. Remember that the harder that you can work for yourself, the harder that GBS can work for you.
We look forward to you joining the Great Black Speakers family!
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