Speaker Reel Daywith Max Partain
A speaker reel
makes it real.
No previous stage footage required.
Made by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Max Partain
No stage footage? Start here.
Bring your expertise and a message you’re ready to develop. Max helps you shape the script, prepare your performance, and capture new footage on a real stage with a live audience.
That footage becomes the foundation of your custom speaker reel. Melody’s reel was made entirely from footage captured at Speaker Reel Day.
Watch Melody’s reel
Built around you. Made to help you get booked.
- Custom audience strategy. Shape your reel around your target market and the people you want to book you.
- A custom speaker reel script. Our scriptwriters shape your expertise, with Max leading creative direction.
- Prepare for the performance. Performance coaching, a speaker community for accountability, and day-of hair and makeup.
- Capture the whole story. Stage time with seven cameras, b-roll throughout the day, video testimonials from other speakers responding to your speech, and on-stage and off-stage photographs.
- The finished reel. Max combines the moments that serve your story to help planners see what you bring and consider you for their event.
- Put it to work. An included bonus of 30 days of Leads by Chelle supports finding speaking opportunities and your outreach.
Chelle Rockwell
Leads by Chelle
Every planner asks for your reel before they book. Emmy Award winner Max Partain leads the creative direction and edits yours so they see your value.
January 7, 2027 · Naperville, Illinois
Offer
Reel Essential — $5,499. Preparation, directed stage time, a finished 2–5 minute reel, one revision, portraits, b-roll, testimonial footage and every raw camera file.
Reel Advanced includes Essential, selective archive integration and five extra stage minutes. Book a call for a custom proposal.
A reel supports your outreach. We don't guarantee bookings, income or specific opportunities.
Am I ready for this if I’m still building my speaking business?
You don’t need a finished keynote or script. Bring the message you want to share and a willingness to prepare. Max helps you clarify how you want to be booked, shape your speaker reel script, and rehearse before stage day.
What if I’m good onstage but uncomfortable being filmed?
You won’t be walking in cold. Before the event, you’ll get group performance coaching with Max and his personal feedback on your practice video. On the day, Max directs your performance live, so you have guidance before and during your stage time.
How will we make my reel feel like me?
It starts with your point of view, the audience you serve, and how you want to be booked. Max works with you on the positioning and script, directs you onstage, and edits the finished reel himself. Your message guides the story.
How does this help me get booked?
Your reel helps a planner understand your message, see how you deliver it, and decide whether you fit their audience. Getting booked also takes outreach—that’s why you get a bonus 30 days of Leads by Chelle to help you put your new reel to work. Bookings aren’t guaranteed.
Should I choose Essential or Advanced?
Choose Reel Essential to build a finished reel around your new stage performance, with preparation, coaching, and 10 minutes onstage directed by Max. Choose Reel Advanced if you also have stage, media, or podcast footage you want Max to review and weave into the edit. Advanced includes everything in Essential plus five additional minutes onstage.
What happens after I reserve my spot?
Before stage day, you’ll work with Max on your positioning and script, join group performance coaching, and send a practice video for his feedback. At the event, Max directs your stage performance. Afterward, he edits your finished 2–5 minute reel, with one revision round included.