National Speakers Association – Arizona

Living Room Forums

Living Room Forum Schedule—2010–2011 Sept. 22, 2010 Oct. 27, 2010 Jan. 26, 2011 Feb. 23, 2011 Mar. 23, 2011 April 27, 2011 May 25, 2011 Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Living Room Forum meets from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Register in advance, and come prepared to share your ideas and questions. A light [...]

Successful Networking During Challenging Times: How to Mix, Mingle, and Schmooze Your Way to More Business Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Facilitator: Dave Sherman Host: Debra Exner Networking is one of the most effective ways to grow a profitable business. Unfortunately, most people don’t use the techniques necessary to make the most of business or [...]

with Gwen Henson Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Facilitator: Gwen Henson Host: Bonnie Mattick Bell Rd. and 7th St. Join us on Wednesday, April 28, when Gwen Henson, executive director of the Arizona Book Publishing Association, will lead a discussion on “Publishing for Speakers.” Speakers are in a unique position to publish their books successfully, [...]

Technology and Making the Most of the Internet Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Facilitator: Rich Hamilton Host: Janita Cooper Rich Hamilton, author, speaker, and webmaster for NSA-Arizona, reveals certain key business strategies for speakers using readily available tools that you can use to run your own website. These include: Your speaker website Selling digital and [...]

Four Strategies for Getting (and Staying) Booked (and Not by Sheriff Joe!) Facilitator: Neil Dempster Host: Vickie Mullins (Cactus & 56th Street) Before you can WOW an audience you need to get BOOKED to speak to an audience! But what does it take? Is it your web site, social media, a book, or your blog [...]

What Are Your Prospecting Strategies for 2010? Facilitator: Alan Rigg Host: Janita Cooper, Master Video Disc and Design(Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. and Scottsdale Rd.) Your prospects aren’t sitting around waiting for you to call (or visit). They are busy people with a lot on their minds. When you contact them you’re a distraction. They want [...]

Calling all coaches. This Living Room Forum features a lively discussion on how coaching can benefit your business model, along with recommended ways for best practices in coaching from our facilitator, Deborah Dupree. She will ask three key questions to lead a discussion and then open it up for input.

Ed Scannell, CSP, CMP Host: Sherry Anshara (near Shea and 68th Street) Veteran seminar leader and author of Games Trainers Play series, Ed Scannell leads a discussion on trends in topic areas and how they impact your seminar success. You’ll talk about preparing your program and involving your participants in the topic area. This Forum [...]

September 23 Think social media networking is just a time suck? Think again. In this Living Room Forum discussion, author Jackie Dishner, an avid social media networker, shares tips on how to make the most of your time meeting people online. Included will be: How to integrate the networks so you can spend less time [...]

NSA-Arizona’s Living Room Forum brings together 15 to 20 NSA-Arizona members (professional and candidates) and friends to share ideas about these areas of expertise: Humor, Consultant/Coaches, Seminar/Workshop, Authors/Publishers. It is an excellent time to get to know each other over a light dinner and great ideas. Each Living Room Forum is held on the fourth [...]