# 90min 1:1 consultation with Mel Barfield with Mel Barfield

> You're in the right place to book a chunky 90min session together. We can chew over whatever's stopping you getting where you wanto to be, including... getting into public speaking creating a content strategy how to broaden your network your career plans ways to attract luck in your career (spoiler, it's not magic) your CV LinkedIn how to get over yourself and post Or, if you've got a piece of content that's bugging you, we can live copyedit your words to make them shine. I'm Managing Partner and Brand Voice Lead at Copy Or Die, event speaker and qualified careers advisor. To learn more about me, follow me on LinkedIn or instagram or have a read of my website.

- Host: Mel Barfield
- Duration: 90 min
- Location: Zoom Video
- Host time zone: Europe/London
- Confirmation: The host confirms each booking; it stays pending until they accept it.
- Payment: required, and collected on the booking page.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/allcopymel/90min
- Event type id: 693269

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=693269&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 693269,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Additional notes)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.
- A successful response is a pending booking request.