FEE SCHEDULE
Bob was concerned that he was flying way too much for the good of the planet. In an effort to reduce / eliminate his carbon footprint from flights, his fee structure gives “pricing signals” that encourage event organizers to consider less-expensive, virtual, lower-carbon alternatives for his talks, depending on organizers’ needs and preferences.
1. Live-and-in-person
This is the normal way Bob has given hundreds of interactive talks at events. His speaking fee is $7,000 (lowered to $3,500 for NGO, academic, or public sector events), plus travel and living expenses. In 2019, his concern about climate change led him to adopt a no-fly business model ‒ he only does in-person talks in locations within reasonable distance by train or car from Whitby, Ontario.
2. Live Internet-based presentation
Bob does his live presentation using an Internet-based webinar facility like Adobe Connect or Zoom that enables him to do a slide presentation and be heard and seen through his webcam. If the laptop used at the event to project him and his slides on a screen also has a web cam, it allows him to see the audience. A roving microphone at the event venue helps him hear audience questions. His speaking fee for this approach is $1,750 (reduced to $875 for NGO, academic, or public sector events, or whatever the norm is for guest speakers for these organizations).
Contact Bob to book a presentation, or if you need more information.
Note that Bob has a ”25% for People and Planet” policy. That is, he makes monetary donations of at least 25% of SA’s annual profit to worthy sustainability champions―registered charities, grassroots NGOs and individuals who are helping to improve the well-being of society and our planet.
