Radonda Vaught is charging $10,000 per speaking engagement.

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Or, $7,500 if you just want her virtually. Good to know that negligent homicide is such a lucrative endeavor. 
 

https://www.executivespeakers.com/speaker/radonda-vaught

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Wuzzie said:

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Disagreeing, even passionately, is not "piling on".  Slinging accusations and insults certainly is but I'm not seeing much of that from those of us who refuse to jump on the "she's a victim of the system" bus. I can't say that for the other side. 

I disagree. Protecting the public's trust in nursing as a whole is absolutely our business. 

Well. Guess you told me Wuzzie. How dare I have my own opinion. I really do hope that you are always able to maintain your perfect image because I don't think the others will be kind if you don't. Good Day! 
 

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NurseAngie said:

Well. Guess you told me Wuzzie. How dare I have my own opinion. I really do hope that you are always able to maintain your perfect image because I don't think the others will be kind if you don't. Good Day! 

Jeez o peet! Not sure why you're so fired up about what I said. Where did I say you can't express your opinion? We disagree...so what?  I'm an absolute stranger to you. Forums like this are a great way to discuss different opinions. Sometimes we learn things. Sometimes we change our minds. Sometimes we don't. Rather than responding with accusations, snark and anger how about we try having a discussion without the personal attacks? If you'd rather not that's fine too but may I suggest you go ahead and block me since I seem to have upset you so badly. You have a great day too! 🙂

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I'm stuck on the prices. Who could afford to pay someone $10,000 (or $7500 for virtual) to hear them speak? Unless the speaker was a world-renowned expert in something? 

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NurseAngie said:

Well. Guess you told me Wuzzie. How dare I have my own opinion. I really do hope that you are always able to maintain your perfect image because I don't think the others will be kind if you don't. Good Day! 
 

Thus is a "forum" where people may speak as long as it is civil.  Wuzzie responded to your opinion and explained why she disagreed.  You are lashing back instead of defending your opinion.  

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NurseAngie said:

Well. Guess you told me Wuzzie. How dare I have my own opinion. I really do hope that you are always able to maintain your perfect image because I don't think the others will be kind if you don't. Good Day! 
 

Perfection is not required, just professional attention to detail and correct processin order to protect vulnerable patients. Did you intend your remark to have a condescending tone?

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sideshowstarlet said:

I'm stuck on the prices. Who could afford to pay someone $10,000 (or $7500 for virtual) to hear them speak? Unless the speaker was a world-renowned expert in something? 

orgs cough that up easily when putting on a conference - it's at the lower end in that biz, the real big name experts pull in $50k+ for a speech

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NurseGerard said:

orgs cough that up easily when putting on a conference - it's at the lower end in that biz, the real big name experts pull in $50k+ for a speech

Not at a SNA meeting is anyone pulling in $50,000.  I doubt that anyone else but Rhonda is pulling in $10,000.  This is an honorium payment, not a Las Vegas event.

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NurseAngie said:

Well. Guess you told me Wuzzie. How dare I have my own opinion. I really do hope that you are always able to maintain your perfect image because I don't think the others will be kind if you don't. Good Day! 
 

Why do you get an opinion?

Yet anyone who disagrees with you needs to sit down and shut up?

 

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"Good Day!" (door slams)

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subee said:

Not at a SNA meeting is anyone pulling in $50,000.  I doubt that anyone else but Rhonda is pulling in $10,000.  This is an honorium payment, not a Las Vegas event.

I agree, $50K and up is for folks like Atul Gawande and it's also a matter of how hot they are at the time - a conference is still a show, no matter if it's by some state nursing association at a Holiday Inn meeting room or a major defense contractor at McCormick Place and you've got to get people to pay money and show up

RaDonda is reliable clickbait that way when the audience includes lots of nurses

But everything is bigger in Texas and she's on their speaker lineup with several others so Texas ANA is coughing up decent money for speakers, which they simply extort from sponsors, vendors and registrants - this is the chance for a nursing org to make some money because dues alone is just pocket change

 

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NurseGerard said:

I agree, $50K and up is for folks like Atul Gawande and it's also a matter of how hot they are at the time - a conference is still a show, no matter if it's by some state nursing association at a Holiday Inn meeting room or a major defense contractor at McCormick Place and you've got to get people to pay money and show up

RaDonda is reliable clickbait that way when the audience includes lots of nurses

But everything is bigger in Texas and she's on their speaker lineup with several others so Texas ANA is coughing up decent money for speakers, which they simply extort from sponsors, vendors and registrants - this is the chance for a nursing org to make some money because dues alone is just pocket change

 

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Do you think the SNA meeting will collect more than Rhonda's $10,000 fee in increased attendance?  I don't, but please let me know if I'm wrong.

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subee said:

Do you think the SNA meeting will collect more than Rhonda's $10,000 fee in increased attendance?  I don't, but please let me know if I'm wrong.

It would be hard to say for certain without being rigorous about assessing that question somehow, but the Texas ANA Facebook page has been trying to drum up business for months in the usual ways (early bird discounts, add-on 'fun' stuff, sneak peeks at the program, etc) - and the only featured speaker post that got any likes and positive comments was hers 

Certainly no outcry or questioning I'm aware of

I think they have two other speakers worth hearing  - author Sarah DiGregorio (Taking Care) and Dr Kenya Beard - but for them it's crickets on FB

Long story short - I'm going to bet that a decent handful of nurses decided to get off the fence and attend because she's on the program  - $10,000 worth would mean 200-300 such nurses, so maybe not - but all the money goes into and out of the same pot so as long as it's not a bust they'll consider it a success

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