# Want to talk to a person about Verbatim?

You can. Verbatim, from The Art of Service, has no self-serve calendar. Send a short request through the form on this page saying what you want to discuss and the time zone that suits you, and Gerard, the founder, replies by email with times. The same route works for a question about Pro at USD 29 a month, Team at USD 299 a month for 5 seats, Verbatim Advisory at USD 497 for one brief, or anything the site does not answer.

Page: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/talk

## Worth a conversation

- Whether Pro, Team or an Advisory brief fits what you are trying to do.
- A watchlist you want set up for a team, or an API you want wired in.
- More than 5 seats, custom terms or invoicing.
- A question about how quotes are chosen, attributed and linked to the second.
- Something the site does not answer.

## The Two-Line Request

It gets you from a question to a conversation with two lines of text and one email, with no calendar to fight.

- **What**: What you want to discuss, in a sentence or two.
- **When**: The time zone that suits you, if you like.
- **Reply**: Gerard emails you times to choose from.
- **Talk**: The conversation, at the time you picked.

## What happens after I send the request?

Plainly: Gerard reads it and replies by email with times. There is no booking page, no calendar link and no automated reply pretending to be one.

1. **You send two lines.** What you want to discuss, and the time zone that suits you. Your email is collected with the form.
2. **Gerard replies by email.** The reply offers times. You answer with the one that works, and that is the booking.
3. **You talk.** Bring the question. If it is about a plan, the answer will name the plan and the price: Pro at USD 29 a month, Team at USD 299 a month for 5 seats, Advisory at USD 497 for one brief or USD 297 a month.

If the request is really an order for more than 5 seats, custom terms or invoicing, [/enterprise](/enterprise) takes it directly and is answered the same way, by email.

## What is better answered on the site?

Some questions have a page already, and the page is faster than a conversation.

- **How are quotes chosen and attributed?** [/how-we-quote](/how-we-quote), with live accuracy and coverage numbers on [/quality](/quality).
- **Which shows are tracked?** [/podcasts](/podcasts) lists every show in the library with its moment count, and takes suggestions.
- **What does an Advisory brief look like?** [/advisory/sample](/advisory/sample) is a full, unedited brief written for Verbatim itself.
- **Refunds and cancelling?** [/refunds](/refunds): plans are monthly or annual, cancel any time, access to the end of the paid period, no partial-period refunds, Australian Consumer Law rights apply.
- **API and MCP?** [/mcp](/mcp) has the endpoint, the key format and the four tools.

If the page does not settle it, send the request. Email support@theartofservice.com also reaches a person.

## FAQ

### Is there a calendar link to book a call about Verbatim?

No. Verbatim has no self-serve calendar. The form on this page takes a short request, what you want to discuss and the time zone that suits you, and Gerard replies by email with times. You pick one by replying. That reply is the booking. Email support@theartofservice.com reaches a person as well.

### Who replies to a Verbatim request?

Gerard Blokdyk, the founder of Verbatim and of The Art of Service, which makes it from Brisbane, Australia. He reads the request and replies by email with times, or with the answer if the question does not need a conversation. Verbatim Advisory briefs are also read by a person before they are sent.

### What should I put in the request?

What you want to discuss, in a sentence or two, and the time zone that suits you. If it is about a plan, say which one: Verbatim Pro is USD 29 a month, Team is USD 299 a month for 5 seats, and Verbatim Advisory is USD 497 for one brief or USD 297 a month. If it is about more than 5 seats or invoicing, say so and the reply covers terms.

### Can I talk to someone before ordering Verbatim Advisory?

Yes. Send the request with a line about the business the brief would be about. It also helps to read /advisory/sample first: a full, unedited Advisory written for Verbatim itself, showing the buyer pains, delivery recipes, new lanes, traffic recipes and Build Agenda you would receive. One brief is USD 497, delivered within two business days.

### Can I ask about a refund or cancelling?

Yes, though /refunds answers most of it: Verbatim Pro and Team are monthly or annual, cancel any time, access continues to the end of the paid period, there are no partial-period refunds, and Australian Consumer Law rights apply. For an Advisory brief, a broken link or a wrong attribution is refunded. Anything else, send the request.

- Request a time: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/talk#register
- See the plans: https://verbatim.theartofservice.com/#pricing

Updated 2026-10-29. Verbatim by The Art of Service, Brisbane, Australia.