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September 26, 2004
The Pommel Horse is Extra
I've clearly gone wrong somewhere. Despite umpteen gazillion media appearances, more OpEds than I care to be reminded of, a relatively non-soporific speaking style, and a generally sunny demeanour, I don't get overly large speaking fees, nor am I overwhelmed with demand.
Because the amazing thing about the lecture circuit is not that Bill Clinton gets $350,000, nor is it even that former POW Jessica Lynch gets $12,500. No, the baffling thing about the speaking circuit, as this Boston Globe piece points out, is how many people that you've never heard of speak so often and are paid so much ($16,500 per gig, in the following case):
Peter Vidmar, a pommel-horse gymnast who in 1984 led the US men's team to a gold medal in the Olympics ... talks about risk, originality, and virtuosity to more than 100 groups a year. Clients have to pay extra so Vidmar's pommel horse can come, too.
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