Podiums Pricing and Costs

Choose a podium that fits your needs and your budget

A podium is useful for public speakers because it can hold a microphone and written material. However, many venues opt not to provide a podium and expect the speaker to provide his own.

Whether you are a public speaker or a venue operator that wants to invest in a podium, there are some specific cost considerations. Check out the following ideas to help you accurately gauge the amount of money you will spend on a podium and accessories:

1. Know the cost of a basic podium as the starting point of creating your budget.

2. Consider purchasing a specialty podium if it meets your needs better than a regular one.

3. Add up the cost of accessories when you are making your podium budget.

 

Factor in the cost of a basic podium

A basic podium is a podium that doesn't have any frills. However, these podiums can come with or without a sound system, depending on your needs. Generally, this podium will stay in one area throughout the use cycle. Many of these are wooden and are extremely heavy. Others are acrylic, which is a little lighter.
Try: Everything Furniture offers numerous basic podiums. Acrylic podiums start at under $700. BestLecterns.com sells wooden podiums. The basic model of a solid wood podium starts at just under $1,300. You can add a wood logo to your podium for around $300 or a metal one for around $600.

Upgrade to a specialty podium

A specialty podium, such as an adjustable podium or a special needs podium is ideal for venues or public speaking groups that have a specific need for it. An adjustable podium is easy to move and can be taken from one venue to another with very little hassle. A special needs podium is good for a person who is in a wheel chair or must sit during the presentation.
Try: Displays2Go has specialty podiums for sale starting at under $100 for a folding podium. Other podiums range from around $700 for a no frills, adjustable podium and up to over $3,000 for special needs podiums. LecternsandPodiums.com has business podiums and church podiums equipped with sound systems starting at under $600 and going up higher than $5,000 depending on the style of podium and options chosen.

Consider the cost of accessories for the podium

When buying new podiums, pricing and costs of accessories is usually not considered. However, these costs can add up quickly, especially if you have a sound system or multimedia equipment that will be used with your podium. Fans and microphones are two of the accessories you have to consider.
Try: Podium and Lectern Store has a varied selection of podium accessories for sale. Covers start at under $100, multimedia cooling fans cost about $150 and microphones start at around $200. You can find microphones for podiums starting at around $50 for mounted models and around $120 for portable models at ivg Stores.

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