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Jim Richardson's
Coaching and Co-Writing
Your Stand-Up Comedy Act
or
Business Keynote Speech

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Consulting with the coach--procedures:

Consultation is available in person; through sending me your audio or video tapes, CDs, DVDs, scripts, etc.; we can also communicate via telephone, email, web video conferencing, letter and/or FAX:

Appointments:

I require 48 hours cancellation notice, or bill you for time reserved. Commit to a fixed appointment time-frame that both begins and ends at the agreed upon time.

Sending video or audio or scripts of your act/talk:

On the phone or over Internet video conferencing from your home computer, I can give you notes after I review your materials.
Or, bring your materials with you for in-person office appointments.

Appointment fees:

Consulting fee: $200/hour (all fees are to be paid in United States Dollars).
More than one person attending = an additional $100/hour per additional person; i.e., two people would be $300/hour, etc.
For various discount packages,
please scroll to the bottom
of this web page.

To secure appointment dates, please: two weeks in advance, paying at least half the anticipated balance. Balance due by first appointment.
Fees include hours billed for your pre-approved, advanced reviewing of your tapes or scripts, if any, plus hours worked at each appointment.

Tape review fees:
To review audio or video tapes before your appointment:
I hope we will be working together soon.
You will be in good hands!

Coaching Schedules: Overview

First tape critiqued takes me longer as I am getting to know you and your ideas. Therefore, even if your first tape(s) total under one hour running time, I must still charge you the same as if the total were a full hour long: Additional tapes critiqued:

A Program for Every Budget,
A Budget for Everyone's Program

  1. Best Approach: send five minutes to one hour of you on video tape, even if you repeat material between performances or interview shows. I will be critiquing your performance consistency as well as the writing. Include any scripts.
    After receipt of your payment, my normal "First Tape critiqued" coaching schedule:
    1. I spend three hours reviewing: your video tapes, scripts, etc., prior to your first appointment. Then, you call me at an agreed upon time for your first phone or Internet video conferencing appointment, or take an in-person appointment.
    2. First appointment, three hours: going over techniques needing immediate improvement and reinforcing where you are already effective.
    3. Second appointment, three hours: working on specific sections of your presentation to move you from seat-of-your-pants decisions to rapid improvement via informed choices
    Total initial coaching package: 9 hours x $200/hour = $1,800
  2. Shotgun: I can shoot-from-the-hip, watching your tape and making comments as you listen on the phone.
  3. Script Marking: mail, FAX or e-mail me scripts typed double-spaced.
  4. Discounts for blocks of coaching/writing hours: paid for in advance (assumes my hours working on both writing and coaching will be completed within 12 months):
If you have any questions about my fees and what time(s) I will be available for a one-on-one appointment(s) with you
when I am in Philadelphia,
please email at jim@JimRichardson.com to set up a mutually convenient time to chat briefly over the phone and/or by Internet video conferencing.
To order my Coaching & Co-Writing services,
please fill out and submit this form:
New clients, please enter your age:
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I would also like some Coaching and Co-Writing services.
I am sending Jim links for 5 minutes to one hour of video from my presentations.
I would like Jim to bill me today:
$1,800.00 for Jim's 9 hour introductory package, to be pre-paid
Discount packages for pre-paid blocks of hours (assumes Jim's hours working on both writing and coaching will be completed within 12 months)--
10% off for 50 hours: $9K
20% off for 100 hours: $16K
33% off for 150 hours: $20K (includes Jim's "Home Study Program," $1,000 value!)
 I would prefer another package of coaching hours, and will e-mail specifics to Jim today

I need some editing, and will send Jim my double-spaced pages at $50/page for Jim to edit and send back to me. Expect pages via:
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