No doubt about it, if you are looking for a professional speaker for you next event, you want the most bang for the buck. While you'll rarely get the charisma of a $10,000 speaker for $3,000, sometimes that's all that's left in the budget, and you simply have to work with what you have.
Travel costs for the speaker are always a consideration, and depending on how far away the speaker is coming from, it can represent a significant portion of the amount you'll invest. Naturally, if your event is in San Diego California, it wouldn't be cost effective to book a speaker traveling from New York. Speakers traveling from the Mid-West however, are geographically located smack-dab in the middle of both coasts, and just about straddle the mid point between the Southern coast line and Canada.
For many major cities in the United States, speakers coming from the Mid-West are within driving distance, and often times, depending on what time they'll be speaking; there won't even be an overnight stay.
Clearly, there are times you know who you want, and you'll pay just about anything to get them. Every now and the however, you just need a rock solid and captivating speaker, that's not going to break the bank, and looking to the many terrific speakers located in Mid-West states like Missouri, may just be what the doctor ordered. Missouri isn't called the "Show Me" state for nothing; you might be surprised to discover the talent that's been living "next door" and keep the travel reimbursements down while you're at it.
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