setting rates for talks/presentations

[Sanman]

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Hello all,

I wanted some opinions from those who have done this. I am have given a few free talks and am now being offered compensation for a 45 min presentation to a group of professionals. Should I set fees similar to what cash therapy hour would be or have others used a greater fee structure? What have others done?

 

[AcronymAllergy]

Haven't done it yet myself, but my gut reaction is that the rate would be higher than an hour of psychotherapy given what I'm guessing is a decent amount of prep time. Then again, I guess it also depends on what you're charging for therapy.

I'll be interested to see what others say as well. Is this a CEU talk/is there a registration fee for the audience? I'd imagine that might factor in as well.

 

[SLB-CO]

I probably don't have the best perspective on this since I am still a graduate student, but thought I'd chime in since I've done a few invited, compensated talks. I think it depends on a lot of factors - the audience members (e.g., profession, income), the amount of prep time, the fee structure for who is attending (if any), the location of the talk/commute time, location in the country. I have never been asked how much I charge, but have been compensated $150 - $300 for an hour-long talk, depending on the venue (the least was for a group of social workers, the most was for a group of MDs). I imagine others would expect to compensate you more as a licensed psychologist than they would expect to compensate me, a lowly graduate student. 😉

 

[Pragma]

Depends on the audience and context, who's paying, etc. Lots of factors. You can make good money doing it if you do well and make the right connections. You can also get compensated for travel, etc.

 

[MCParent]

It depends on lots of factors. It's pretty rough to set a personal rate because folks will have different budgets, and if it involves travel that will suck up different amounts of the budgets people have allocated to talks. You would also want to consider if you are really going to stick to a "rate"--e.g., are you really going to charge the same to your alma mater where half the visit is you seeing friends, or a place your buddy works, as compared to if you get an ask from a medical school?

Travel and food should always be completely covered, though.

 

[Sanman]

Thanks for the feedback. I am not a be to give CEUs. I this case it is a private group of health professionals that wanted a talk on cognitive assessment and being able to better understand it. It is in my local area, but I have gotten offers to travel as well. Between getting married and buying a house last year was a bit busy for that.