Attention authors, speakers and others who are experts on topics such as leadership, being successful in and out of school, relationships and dating, overcoming challenges, alcohol awareness and drug prevention.
Stop grumbling about not booking enough speaking engagements. Right now, in thousands of colleges and universities, there’s a group of people in a position to hire you to speak on those topics. But you probably never knew they existed.
They’re called Students of Disabilities Coordinators, and they bring in speakers with and without disabilities to speak to only students with disabilities. The talks can relate to any of the topics I just mentioned, or other topics that you think would be a good fit for that audience.
Problem is, so few speakers are even aware that such a group exists or that they have healthy budgets to pay for talks, lectures and training sessions. Instead, most speakers are all going after the same corporate, trade association and nonprofit meeting planners who everybody else is calling. And they overlook this small audience of coordinators, some of whom have money from state and federal grants to pay you.
The Students of Disabilities Coordinators, like other types of program coordinators at colleges, often change schools and will hire you again if you’re easy to work with and if they like your talk.
James Malinchak, “The King of the College Speaking Market,” has identified 16 other types of key people who book speakers for student leadership gatherings, student government events, lectures sponsored by fraternities and sororities, career and job fairs, commencements and graduations, student conferences and summer programs. Add to the list academic, athletic and club events, and other meetings where an “outside” expert is needed. Get his complimentary special report at http://tinyurl.com/rcbs4
Then join us at noon Eastern Time tomorrow, Wednesday, April 26, for a complimentary teleseminar in which he spills the beans on how to find your way to the meeting and event planners who hire speakers at colleges and universities, and get some free publicity in the process. Register for the call at http://tinyurl.com/oqgqx
If you can’t make it, sign up anyway and you can listen to the recording afterward.
Wow, very interesting. I’m currently writing my autobiography “I’ll Do It Myself: A Collection of Memories from a Woman Living with Cerebral Palsy” and students with disabilities are very much my target market. I did not know these Coordinators had money for bringing speakers. Least something new every day!
I am so glad that I found this website, I am looking to speak on being a domestic violence survivor to high schools, colleges, etc.
Dawn, is your message is specifically for high school and college students who have seen domestic violence in their families? If not, it might be better to target an older audience that would be more receptive to it. Colleges and universities offer many programs for faculty and staff.
Hi Joan, I appreciate the information. I’ve been cold emailing principals at high schools I’ve spoken at colleges, sharing my story going from homeless teen to college graduate and the power of mindset in creating success but haven’t tried actively to book any until today and found your article when googling to determine who the best poc would be. I’d be interested in the other categories James M knows about, for key people to contact (the link included in this article leads to a non working webpage). Thanks again!
I’m an 82 yr. old R&B/Jazz song writer, singer, music producer, author, poet, sculptor currently in a wheelchair from a back operation 4 yrs’ ago. I’m interested in talking with people and kids of all ages about my struggles in the music business through the years. And surviving as a handy cape senior in todays society. I really want to be a part of building up peoples hopes, self esteem, confidence, and dreams. As well as living a better and normal life regardless off set backs & the odds. Plus I can sing to them and with them as an extra.