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- Idea-Connection
Based in Canada, Idea-Connection Speakers Bureau provides
speakers for all of North America. Nicely designed web site
includes helpful information form and toll free number.
- Spotlight Speakers & Entertainment
Based in Indianapolis, Spotlight Speakers & Entertainment is a clean
easy to use site that showcases a wide variety of talent. The agency
provides a hands on approach for clients.
- Steven Barclay Agency
One of the
best web sites,it
represents the agencys work with some of
the worlds most important and thought-provoking authors.Provides lectures,readings,
workshops and conferences for wide varriety of
meetings and events.
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AEI Speakers Bureau
The AEI web site needs help.This one needs to get fixed,it has a great list of
sports and celebrity speakers.Unfortunately, the web site contains poor
quality information,links under construction,awful music that kept on playing even after leaving the
site.This one needs to start over.
- KeySpeakers Bureau
This site starts
off very well and is a clean easy to use resource.Offers useful information for
both aspiring speakers and meeting planners.Includes a speaker request and
search page.
- Celebrity Speakers International
Leading agency based in the UK, Celebrity Speakers
offers speaker management and marketing. The CS
Limited group also manages speakers and performers in
the UK and Europe. This site takes a useful
approach and represents the agency consultative
services.
- Jostens Speakers Bureau
A highly specialized
agency, JSB provides public speakers for students, educators,
and parents.Nicely designed site offers a speaker request form and catalogue of speakers for
middle and secondary educational institutions.
- Burns Sports Celebrity Service
Provides an expert review of sports
celebrities for speaking engagements, commercial endorsements, and personal appearances.Sports leader with 27 years succesful experience with all major sports celebrities.
- Washington Speakers Bureau
Washington Speakers Bureau web site is very comprehensive and practical.This is a nice
showcase for the list of distinguished world leaders,authors and sports hero speakers it represents.
Easy to use online service and solutions from the industry leader.
- CANSPEAK
CANSPEAK has been in business for over 10 years with
several locations across Canada.Nicely designed site with topic and speaker sections that
are helpful and focused mostly on Canadian speakers.This is a site to watch.
- VisionaryVoices
One of the best sites has it all.
Includes video streaming on demand by VDO live.This a focused site and has
speakers products,articles and review information on selected speakers.A site
to watch.
- National Speakers
National Speakers has been providing motivational speakers since 1972.The site
has a helpful page on meeting planner resources and an excellent
speaker search page.Company profile notes its early history as
the National Speakers Bureau ,and its start booking motivational speakers.
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NewInformation Presentations
Provides information or video tapes on a wide variety
of speakers.Includes a request form and a page of topics that link to
featured speakers,with photos.
- The London Speakers Bureau
European oriented speakers' bureau for business, management and political speakers.
This London based agency has partners in the South Africa, and Australia
and has a strait forward approach.And, they offer to take you for tea at The Ritz
when you come to there city!
- Republic Speakers Bureau
Easy to use web site from Nashville,check out the featured speakers
and the Nashville bound page.This site is worth a visit.
- Professional Speakers' Bureau
PSB from Ontario is a great
web site.It offers an evaluation and procurement service for professional and celebrity speakers with an easy to use well designed format.Includes updated news articles on speakers thats helpful and focused.
- International Speakers Bureau
This site is very full and seems to have to much going on.
It contains videos on speakers and entertainers,includes macromedia,flash
and audio clipps from the ISB staff.Reviews from a meeting planner on top
rated speakers.
- Celebrity Speakers
Upbeat international speakers agency based in New Zeland
provides current information and helpful tips.Includes online
interactivity contests and audio resources for speakers.
- Susan Rallings Speakers and Trainers Bureau
Useful web site it offers a search service to get the
right guest speakers,trainers and entertainers.It is affiliated with other bureau's through
Australia and Internationally.
- Speaker Resource Center
Chicago-based speakers bureau offers an online
order form that is easy to use and a short review of tips to use in selecting professional
speakers.
- Executive Speakers Bureau
Based in Memphis it provides a national speaker and midsouth
speakers list with short well done descriptions.This web site offers
a speakers request form.
- National Speakers Bureau
Leading agency offers a straight forward approach to top
speakers.Well established 20 year old National Speakers
Bureau, includes monthly features under reports.
Also offers public relations and event production
services from Contemporary Communications Ltd.
- Royce Carlton
New York City based Royce Carlton
offers a variety of top authors and speakers.Well established agency exclusively represents some
of the nation's leading science,academic,media,business,and entertainment
personalities.The site includes a helpful description of each speaker and
a conference speakers request form.
- David Lavin Agency
Major Canadian speakers bureau has recently merged
with Boston based Quest Agency.Nice additions with expanded
biographies of speakers. Includes helpful
articles and related resources. Emphasizes
is on lecture agent consulting services.A site to watch.
- Premiere Speakers Bureau
From Nashville, this site has a selection of speakers
in different categories and includes a helpful group of speakers on faith and family.
Check out the backstage pass page for tips and follow up resources.
- Keppler Associates
National list of speakers with helpful tips from the
pros provide helpful services for association and college meeting planners.
The site descibes benefits of working with this well established
agency and offers an online speakers request form.
- Speakers Online
The first web site to provide home pages
for speakers bureaus.The site continues to expand and offers listing of speakers
by fee, range, topic, and location. Searchable
database includes short video clips of speakers.
- Great
Speakers!
High quality and effective service with quick response from
California speakers agency.Offers exclusive speakers and provides
national and international speakers.
- The Harry Walker Speakers Bureau
Well established agency, with over 50 years experience exclusively representing former heads of state, nobel laureates,prominent entertainers,
journalism's biggest names,and best-selling authors.Nicely designed site.
- Leigh Bureau
One of the most impressive list of speakers in the world,
Americas oldest bureau offers an effective site with
useful and helpful descriptions of speakers.The A-Z speakers index by itself
is worth a look arround.
- Eagles Talent Agency
With twenty years of in-depth experience, Eagles Talent Agency
offers quick access to any speaker or entertainment act in the world.
This is a helpful site with practical information and is another site that is worth the look around.
- Speakers Bureau
Unlimited
SBU provides educational seminars and
keynote speakers with professional attention and
detail to achieve client success.
- 4 Speakers
4Speakers web site based in
Palm Springs,California's is one of the best.It offers
a ten-step program for getting started,and lists 100 reason to
work with The Agency.Provides a toll free number and short list of speakers.
This site
takes a useful approach that reflects its 25 years of experience.
- The All-Star Agency
Speakers agency features professional
speakers and well known entertainment celebrties.Offers a side bar cartoon
to help select services and agency resources.
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Nationwide Speakers Bureau
Speakers agency from Southern California offers a wide selection of
speakers and entertainers for
managed events and meetings.Site is updated with a monthly new speakers feature,newsletters and speaker hall of fame.
- Agricultural
Speakers Network
ASN is a clean well designed site headed by the
youngest former president of IGAB.
It offers meeting planner tips,and a downlodable Adobe Acrobat Newsletter on
speaker and
event ideas.A good site to check out and one that is on the right track.
- Association
of Space Explorers Speakers Bureau
The ASES Bureau
provides access to speakers with a view from above,by someone who's been there.
This is a site for retired astronauts as celebrities speakers,some pages
seem pretty heavy on pictures, however the list of members
will amaze you.
- Charisma
Productions
Speakers bureau headed by former
professional
meeting planner. Site offers short and helpful
descriptions of well known professional speakers
as well as tips on how to work with a bureau.
- Speaker Services
Based in Los Angles it offers an on-line version of a resource directory called:Speaker Services.The focus is on
speakers,consultants &
entertainment services.Well done
request from for speakers.
- Guestfinder
This site helps locate special guest speakers,and
experts for the media. Developing resources
should be useful for events and conferences.
- IGAB
IGAB
is the major association of lecture bureaus and agencies which actively
engage in
the placement of speakers.This site offers useful links to regional USA members
and international agent members,however some news and resouce
links are still under construction.
- SpeakOut
A very useful resource, it promotes
speakers on critical and imaginative thinking
about domestic and international issues. Offers
information on schedules, short bios and topics
for speakers on lecture tours. A helpful and well
designed site.
- Speakers Spotlight
Another useful and well done site.Canadian speakers bureau
with focused information on business authors and
speakers available for worldwide meetings.
- Gold Stars Speakers Bureau
Arizona based agency helps you
find the right speaker for meetings,managed events and conventions.On line form helps
identify needs for speakers and topics.
- Speakers Platform
A leading resource for meeting planners
to find speakers, read articles, browse products
and check out a review of great speakers.
Includes an evaluation process for naming top
speakers, and a national seminar finder service.
- Dick Hall Productions,Inc.
Former MPI president provides an upbeat resource
for entertainment, speakers, special events,
and celebrity endorsements, for the meeting
convention, trade show and casino markets.Helpful list of top
professional speakers.
- Seminar finders
Expanding service that's being updated with
information to help you find professional
seminars in the United States. A welcome direct
resource. Accepted providers can add seminar
information at no charge.
- Greater Talent
New York City based agency offers a top
name celebrity addressing today's hottest
issues.Includes a list of national named speakers
with helpful categories, and offers a chance to win a
prize for the best question.
- Keynote Speakers
Inc
Background infomation from agency brochure lists
services.A link to one of ther favorite speakers shows
promise.
- The Noble Internet
Directories
This site is not a speakers bureau, but it uses a search engine that has
speakers that have advertised in topics and areas of expertise. The site is
active and useful, but is limited to speakers,
authors and consultants that have subscribed.
- The Expertise
Center
Another site that is not a bureau,but offers services
for speakers to showcase there work with real-audio,a searchable
database, for consultants and speakers online,
and self registering forums. Useful concept of
services for speakers and meeting planners.
- Walters
International Speakers Bureau
This site is an asset for services to
speakers, includes products, magazine articles
and platform tools for hiring and training
professional speakers. A helpful site that is on
the right track.
- American Program
Bureau
Established Boston based speakers bureau
provides lists of speakers in several categories.
Includes helpful category on diversity speakers.
- American Speakers Bureau
Orlando,Florida based ASB has an updated look and
style.Helpful links to bios on speakers,entertainers,includes resources
to products and services for meeting planners and speakers.
- Leading
Authorities: America's Best Speakers and
Entertainment
This is a major agency that has a colorful site
of top speakers and entertainers with audio preview tapes. Includes tips
from meeting consultants and Voices of America
newsletter. Washington based speakers agency with
expertise and a helpful catalogue.
- ALLSTAR ALLIANCE
This site has helpful resources for booking speakers
and also offers creative services to speakers to develope showcase marketing materials.Includes
useful information for meeting planners and professional speakers.
- Speakers Plus
With Virgina and Florida locations,Speakers Plus offers
professional speaker information,includes a list of top name
speakers.
- Pinnacle Mountain Speakers Bureau
Located in Calgary,Alberta Pinnacle Mountain is a helpful site with updates on news and events
of speakers.It offers a book buying service on speaker books and tapes and hosts a speaker showcase
with the local chapter of MPI.
- SPEAKINC Speakers Bureau
SPEAKINC operates an easy to use web site with a focused
list of non-exclusive speakers.Employee owned and operated from San Diego it provides an online
request form for speakers and 24 hour paging number.
- Barber&Associates
Nicley focused entertainment brokers site offers several categories of entertainers and
public speakers.Includes a speaker request form with a
wide list of top celebrity and motivational speakers.Based
in Knoxville,TN .
- Conference Speakers International
From South Africa and titled, Speakers of Substance,
this bureau includes a short helpful
description of speakers,trainers and celebrities in different categorys.This web site offers
a conference speakers request form.
- Convention Connection
Easy to use site with a establshed list of public speakers and a nice
search engine.Based in Southern California and headed by a top motivaltional speaker this is a
practical resource for finding speakers and entertainers.
- Capitol
City Speakers Bureau
Promotes an annual showcase of speakers and
trainers in the US mid west.The site has clear descriptions of featured
speakers, and includes a certified meeting planner services,This is an easy and helpful site to use.
- Speakers Direct
Nicely done web site with loads of helpful information.
It offers to make direct booking of speakers easy and
practical. The terms and conditions page and speaker bios
pages are worth a look around. The service being offered could help
change the way speakers and meeting planners work.
- Speaker Booking Service
This site starts with a snazzy picture of Malibu Beach free newsletter and
an impressive list
of speakers. Based in Southern California this one has a lot going on.
The site specializes in motivational & business speakers, authors, political &
sports figures as well as celebrities.
- AccessToExperts
Miami's new web site, Access to Experts has an easy approach to reviewing
speakers,trainers and experts in management, sales and marketing.
This web site reflects a helpful style of getting information that is focused on corporate training programs.
- Saxtons'Speakers Bureau
In combination with the Harry M Miller Speakers Bureau, offers
an upbeat list of exclusive Australian business speakers and authors.
Includes recent news on meetings and conferences.
- American Entertainment International
American Entertainment International, based in Boston
has an updated , fast loading web site that offers a speaker request form,
legal disclaimer, and access to professional staff to help select speakers
and entertainers.
- MCP Talent
Based in Saskatoon, Canada MCP Talent is an easy to
use, nicely designed site that loads quickly and
offers a list of speakers, entertainers and comedians.
Includes a helpful mix of both Canadian and US talent.
- Damon Brooks Associates
Damon Brooks Associates is an established speakers bureau that
exclusively presents individuals who have a disability and speak and
entertain professionally. This is a helpful site that offers a
speaker request form and updated newsletter. Worth a look around.
- Jillie Bushell Associates
Jillie Bushell Associates is a corporate entertainment agency based in
London. This one has a snappy style and easy to use web site that offers a fresh
upbeat look at speakers and entertainers. This is a site to watch!
- The Speakers Bureau
Easy to use web site focused on top name speakers
and less well known experts.The home page has a nicely done
color scheme and each category link provides direct
information on speakers.
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