Booking guide
How to book Chris Voss
The fee context, availability drivers, best-fit events, and the exact steps to book Chris through Headliner.
Cost
What booking Chris costs
How much does Chris charge? Bureaus publish roughly $50,000–$75,000 for a live U.S. keynote (SPEAKING.com); virtual sessions typically run lower. Headliner confirms the exact fee for your date and format on request.
Headliner never publishes a fabricated figure — the fee is confirmed for your specific date, format, and location. Virtual and fireside formats are typically quoted below a live keynote.
Best fit
Best events for Chris
Where Chris consistently lands with audiences:
- Sales kickoffs (SKOs)
- Procurement and negotiation summits
- Real-estate and mortgage conferences
- Leadership offsites on high-stakes decisions
- Financial-services client and advisor events
- Negotiation & Influence
Delivery
What Chris's keynote delivers
Signature talks
- Tactical Empathy — Negotiation Secrets from an FBI Negotiator
- Never Split the Difference — The Negotiation Toolkit
- Communication Skills & Strategies to Get What You Want
- FBI Negotiation Secrets for Breaking Bad Communication Habits
Formats & how to run it: Chris is available for Keynote, Fireside chat, Moderation, Virtual, Workshop. We match the format to your audience and run-of-show.
Availability
Availability and lead time
The real commitments that shape Chris’s calendar — plan around them:
- Runs The Black Swan Group and its live negotiation trainings, which block his calendar in dedicated stretches
- Tours internationally, so U.S. and overseas dates are scheduled and quoted differently
Timing windows that fill fastest
- Sales-kickoff season (January–February)
- Autumn conference season (September–November)
We recommend starting the conversation about 16 weeks before your event date.
Preparation
How to brief Chris well
Give us these and Chris’s talk lands harder:
- Share the single negotiation or influence outcome your audience struggles with most
- Tell us the audience's function — sales, procurement, or leadership — so his tactical-empathy examples land
- Flag whether you want the keynote or the deeper interactive negotiation workshop
Credibility
Why Chris is worth it
- 24-year FBI career
- NYC Joint Terrorism Task Force
- Author, *Never Split the Difference
The process
How to book Chris through Headliner
Send your brief
Tell Headliner your event date, audience, and the outcome you want. Come prepared to share the single negotiation or influence outcome your audience struggles with most, tell us the audience's function — sales, procurement, or leadership — so his tactical-empathy examples land, and flag whether you want the keynote or the deeper interactive negotiation workshop.
Confirm availability
We check Chris Voss's availability for your date and confirm the format. We recommend starting about 16 weeks out. Chris's calendar is shaped by real commitments — Runs The Black Swan Group and its live negotiation trainings, which block his calendar in dedicated stretches, and Tours internationally, so U.S. and overseas dates are scheduled and quoted differently.
Lock the fee
We confirm the fee for your date, format, and location. Bureaus publish roughly $50,000–$75,000 for a live U.S. keynote (SPEAKING.com); virtual sessions typically run lower. Headliner confirms the exact fee for your date and format on request.
Sign and prepare
We handle the contract and rider, then align on run-of-show so Chris is set up to deliver for your audience.
Answers
Booking questions, answered
How much does it cost to book Chris Voss?
Bureaus publish roughly $50,000–$75,000 for a live U.S. keynote (SPEAKING.com); virtual sessions typically run lower. Headliner confirms the exact fee for your date and format on request.
Can I hire Chris Voss for a corporate or virtual event?
Yes. Chris takes corporate keynotes, conferences, and virtual sessions through Headliner on a non-exclusive basis. Tell us the format and date and we'll confirm availability and fee.
How far in advance should I book Chris Voss?
Aim to book Chris about 16 weeks ahead of your event. Popular windows fill fastest — Sales-kickoff season (January–February), and Autumn conference season (September–November).
What affects Chris Voss's availability?
Runs The Black Swan Group and its live negotiation trainings, which block his calendar in dedicated stretches, and Tours internationally, so U.S. and overseas dates are scheduled and quoted differently. We confirm open dates against these commitments when you enquire.
What events is Chris Voss the best fit for?
Chris is a strong fit for Sales kickoffs (SKOs), Procurement and negotiation summits, Real-estate and mortgage conferences, Leadership offsites on high-stakes decisions, and Financial-services client and advisor events.
What is the process to book Chris Voss through Headliner?
Send your brief, we confirm Chris's availability and fee, then we handle the contract, rider, and run-of-show — typically with a first response within four business hours.
Book Chris Voss through Headliner
Tell us about your event and we’ll confirm Chris’s availability and fee — typically within four business hours.
Headliner can arrange a booking with Chris Voss or their representative. This profile is compiled from public sources; availability and fees are confirmed on request. A listing here does not imply endorsement, affiliation, partnership, or exclusivity.