We receive approximately 100 requests each year from speakers wishing to work in the college market, and we currently aim to maintain a roster of between 40-45 speakers. We review applicants annually in February for promotion beginning the next academic year.

Speakers are chosen using a variety of criteria:

• proven ability & experience with college audiences
• no existing or conflicting obligations to other agencies
• letters of recommendation
• originality of approach to their issue
• interest in the issue among college students
• our need for speakers on the issue
• willingness of speaker to invest in their own success
• quantity of business we can expect from the speaker
• general attitude and friendliness of the speaker
• speaking style and comfort with large audiences
• enthusiasm of speaker
• recommendations from other speakers, colleagues
• realistic expectations
• does the proposed program have educational value?
• would a campus pay at least $3,000 for this program?

All speakers seeking representation from CAMPUSPEAK are invited to send materials for consideration by staff and other CAMPUSPEAK Speakers Team members.

The deadline for submission is February 15th. Decisions will be made by March 31st.
***Note: Submissions are closed for 2008. We look forward to hearing from you in 2009!

Although not an exclusive list, if your specialty is any of the following topics, we encourage you to submit materials to CAMPUSPEAK for consideration.

• Black History Month
• Hispanic Issues
• Women's empowerment/women's safety
• Tobacco speaker
• Identity theft/online safety
• Healthy and/or diverse relationships
• Power of one/community building

What to send us:

We require that potential speakers submit the following materials. Incomplete packages reduce the chances of a favorable evaluation.  Please send the items in one package, not in several separate mailings, and please do not send anything that you want returned.  We will not return submitted materials!  So, do not send any originals.

• a video or DVD clip (15 minutes is enough, any quality is OK) of a presentation you have done in the last two years
• a professional photo that you would use for promotional purposes
• news clippings (if you have them, no more than three)
• a professional biography not exceeding 200 words
• titles, descriptions and A/V requirements for all proposed programs
• letters of reference from past clients (ones from colleges are most useful)
• your website address, if applicable
• a copy of a book or articles you have written, relevant to your proposed speaking topic
• a statement detailing your goals related to speaking, your current level of speaking experience, and why you would like to work with an agency
  

Send materials by February 15th to:
T.J. Sullivan
CAMPUSPEAK
14001 E. Iliff Ave. Suite 402
Aurora, CO 80014

A Few Things to Consider:

• Potential speakers might be asked to do a free program at a nearby campus or at a higher ed conference attended by a staff member to be evaluated.
• All new speakers are required to pay a one time fee of $2,800 to CAMPUSPEAK upon acceptance.  This fee covers administrative costs of start-up marketing, contracts, and legal work.  Although some special exceptions have been made, a speaker unwilling to make this initial investment should not apply.
• New speakers are required to attend a new speaker training session, typically held in Denver in June.
• It is very important that potential speakers subscribe to CAMPUSPEAK’s Core Values.  Please review them before you submit to us.
• We realize that you probably will have many questions about our financial policies, commission levels, and other internal procedures.  Please give us time to do an initial review, and then if we are interested in continuing conversations, we will happily review all of this with you.

Additional questions you have about your submission to us should be directed to T.J. Sullivan via email at .  Please do not call the CAMPUSPEAK office, if possible.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team!