Imagine that you are the president of the campus business debating and presentation group. You routinely book business professionals who have something interesting or thought-provoking to say. The arrangements are fairly relaxed, and there is a small budget to cover the speaker’s travel costs. It is not common to receive communications from business professionals offering their services; instead, your small organizing group looks for suitable speakers in the press or online and contacts them directly.

Last week, you received an email from a well-known and published business professional offering to come and speak to your group. It is clear from the email that the individual derives some of their income from public speaking and has offered a discounted price (but still five times your usual payment to speakers). The individual is quite polarizing and provocative in their business approach and is not widely liked, but they would make an excellent booking.

Your task: The rest of the organizing group disagree and want you to send them an email declining their offer.