tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post1398301521749779854..comments2023-10-30T12:26:15.822+01:00Comments on Research as a Second Language: A Visiting CardThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-83827933277595319052011-05-02T17:35:13.596+02:002011-05-02T17:35:13.596+02:00Yes. He sets the price so that he doesn't have...Yes. He sets the price so that he doesn't have to do as many speaking engagements, but when he does do one he knows the department wants him enough and he gets compensated. To ask that much means that he is already quite economically comfortable.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-74940617281958329832011-05-02T16:05:17.604+02:002011-05-02T16:05:17.604+02:00One reason people take a speaking fee is to sort s...One reason people take a speaking fee is to sort serious invitations from unserious ones, I'd think. (Although I don't know why anyone would need to be assured of the seriousness of an invitation from <i>you</i> of course!) Even if you cover his transportation and accomodation, he'll still feel like he's wasting his time if no one shows up for the lecture. So by charging you he may simply be trying to give you a stake in the success of the talk.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10721624.post-45430551107046014752011-05-02T15:37:01.305+02:002011-05-02T15:37:01.305+02:00A guy we wanted to invite just to give a lecture w...A guy we wanted to invite just to give a lecture wanted $1,500. We passed. I don't know why just discussing your work should be without honorarium.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.com