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Workshop and Speaking Scope, Fees and Rights

What changes the preparation and fee for a talk or workshop, how travel works, and which recording, reuse, and cancellation terms to agree before booking.

Direct answer

Direct answer: Scope, fees and rights

Fees are quoted per brief. The things that change preparation and fee are the audience’s size and seniority, how much the session is customised, its format and length, whether a hands-on lab environment is needed, travel, and the recording and reuse rights requested. Agree those points, plus cancellation and rescheduling terms, in writing before the booking is confirmed.

The question

“What changes the price and preparation of a session, and what recording or reuse rights need agreement?”

Who it is for

Event organisers, programme managers, procurement teams, and internal sponsors booking a talk or workshop.

What this gives you

A scope matrix for audience, preparation, delivery, travel, and content rights.

  • 01 A checklist of the scope decisions that determine preparation and fee
  • 02 A clear basis for agreeing travel, recording, and reuse terms
  • 03 A list of what to send so a quote can be prepared without a sales call
01

What changes preparation and fee

Fees are quoted per brief once these points are known.

  • □Audience size and seniority: a board or executive group needs different preparation from a large conference audience.
  • □Customisation: an existing catalogue talk needs less preparation than a session built around the audience’s own systems, sector, or decisions.
  • □Format and length: a 30-minute talk, a panel, a 90-minute workshop, a half day, and a full day each need different preparation and delivery time.
  • □Workshop lab environment: hands-on sessions need agreed tools, accounts, data, and participant prerequisites, and sometimes a pre-session technical check.
  • □Pre-reads, follow-up materials, or written outputs requested beyond the session itself.
02

Travel and location

  • □Based in St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • □Remote delivery is the default for podcasts, webinars, and many talks.
  • □In-person sessions are considered where they materially improve the outcome; travel and accommodation are agreed per brief.
  • □For multi-day or international events, travel time is part of the scope discussion.
03

Recording, publication, and reuse

  • □Ordinary event or podcast recording and publication are welcome, subject to reviewing the organiser’s presenter and content terms.
  • □State in the brief whether the session will be recorded, where it will be published, and for how long.
  • □Internal reuse, such as adding a recording to a learning library or redistributing it to members, should be agreed explicitly.
  • □A recording is used as a testimonial or event endorsement only with permission, in either direction.
04

Materials and slides

  • □Slides and handouts can usually be shared with attendees after the session.
  • □Reuse of materials in other courses, programmes, or commercial products needs separate agreement.
  • □Material drawn from published books or open playbooks keeps its original licence and attribution.
05

Cancellation and rescheduling

  • □Cancellation and rescheduling terms are agreed in writing for each booking.
  • □Preparation already completed for a customised session is part of that discussion.
  • □Remote delivery can often be offered as an alternative when travel becomes impractical.
06

What to send

  • □Event name, organiser, website, date, time zone, and location or remote setup.
  • □Audience size, roles, and technical depth.
  • □Preferred topic, or the problem the audience faces.
  • □Format and length.
  • □Fee, travel, and accommodation arrangements, or the budget range.
  • □Recording, publication, and reuse terms.
  • □For workshops: tools, environment, and participant prerequisites.

Evidence

What this draws on

Workshop catalogue

Hands-on workshop formats

Four defined formats (governed agents, agent reliability, multi-agent coordination, and an automated working week), each built around a participant artefact rather than slides.

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Recorded appearance

Network Capital recorded conversation

Democratizing Quick Commerce with KiranaPro: a founder conversation on first-principles problem solving, Indian digital public infrastructure, and building KiranaPro.

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Scope and limits

What this is not

  • —No fees are published; each quote depends on the brief.
  • —Availability is confirmed only when a booking is agreed in writing.
  • —Statements on recording and reuse describe the starting position; the organiser’s specific terms are reviewed before confirmation.

Common questions

Answers before you commission

What does an AI keynote or workshop cost?+

Fees are quoted per brief. Audience, customisation, format and length, lab environment, travel, and recording and reuse rights all affect preparation and therefore the fee.

Can sessions be delivered virtually?+

Yes. Remote delivery is the default for podcasts, webinars, and many talks, and workshops can run remotely when the lab environment allows.

Can we record the workshop and reuse it internally?+

Usually, by agreement. State the intended recording, publication, and reuse in the brief so they can be agreed before booking.

What should an organiser agree before booking?+

Audience, format and length, date and location, fee and travel, recording and reuse terms, materials sharing, and cancellation and rescheduling terms.

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Next step

Use the decision tool

A short written brief is enough to establish fit. I reply personally, and say plainly when the work belongs elsewhere or is not worth commissioning.

Talk, panel, or event workshop: what to include

  • →Event name, organiser, and website
  • →Audience: size, roles, and technical depth
  • →Preferred topic or the problem the audience faces
  • →Format and length (keynote, talk, panel, podcast, workshop)
  • →Date, time zone, and location or remote
  • →Fee, travel, and accommodation arrangements
  • →Recording, publication, and reuse terms
  • →AV and lab environment, if a workshop