Comments on: Fee based Workshops should the presenter get paid? http://librarianbyday.net/2009/03/17/fee-based-workshops-should-the-presenter-get-paid/ Bobbi Newman | I'm not that kind of librarian Tue, 21 May 2013 22:06:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/2009/03/17/fee-based-workshops-should-the-presenter-get-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-6345 Bobbi Newman Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:55:13 +0000 http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/?p=1080#comment-6345 Carol, Yes. But I have been asked to present for free, then later discovered that attendees were being charged. I’m thinking not so much as conferences as workshops, staff days and the like.

]]> By: Carol http://librarianbyday.net/2009/03/17/fee-based-workshops-should-the-presenter-get-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-6344 Carol Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:52:45 +0000 http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/?p=1080#comment-6344 Bobbi,
I’m late on this discussion but one on my mind. Would the best way to handle this be for the person to ask the presenter what they would charge to present and don’t assume anything? Just get it out in the open? What if you are asking a panel to present and they say different amounts? I definitely do not want to take advantage of generous speakers. But I do kinda like what Terry says above

]]> By: Terry http://librarianbyday.net/2009/03/17/fee-based-workshops-should-the-presenter-get-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Terry Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:37:58 +0000 http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/?p=1080#comment-354 But if you’re presenting at a conference where the money goes to a nonprofit, and you don’t receive any compensation, then you’ve got yourself a charitable donation: your time, your travel, and your normal “speaker’s fee.”

]]> By: sylvie http://librarianbyday.net/2009/03/17/fee-based-workshops-should-the-presenter-get-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-353 sylvie Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:11:24 +0000 http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/?p=1080#comment-353 agreed, although I can see situation where a fee goes to a non-profit (where they could ask that the presenter donate his/her time) it could be the presenter’s choice. we always would expect the organization to be clear and upfront about it.

]]> By: Jason Kucsma http://librarianbyday.net/2009/03/17/fee-based-workshops-should-the-presenter-get-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-352 Jason Kucsma Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:40:24 +0000 http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/?p=1080#comment-352 Yeah, this is a no-brainer, in my opinion. If an organization is charging, the speaker should get paid.

But this brings up bigger questions: how do we determine costs for workshops and what are people willing to pay for? A lot of library service organizations (like MPOW, METRO) are talking/thinking about this problem as prof. dev. money starts to dry up and registration for workshops starts to wane.

]]> By: Jason Puckett http://librarianbyday.net/2009/03/17/fee-based-workshops-should-the-presenter-get-paid/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Jason Puckett Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:15:53 +0000 http://librarianbyday.wordpress.com/?p=1080#comment-351 I couldn’t agree more. If your time is worth charging the audience for, it’s worth you getting paid for.

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