Our May 10th meeting will be a 30th Anniversary Celebration of our chapter. We’re honored to have our entire meeting presented by and featuring honored past presidents of NSA-Arizona. Don Thoren will serve as master of ceremonies. Steven Cates will tell us about the origin of NSA and the formation of NSA-Arizona. Past Presidents Mike Hayashi, Naomi Rhode, Glenna Salsbury, and Ed Scannell will share lessons learned along with humorous stories and anecdotes. »»»

What is the importance of comedy to a well-crafted speech? Let’s answer this question by considering a few additional questions:

• How do you get an audience to become truly ENGAGED with your speech?
• What is the best way to help an audience REMEMBER key points from your speech?
• How does delivering an enjoyable audience experience impact your chances of being ASKED BACK for repeat speaking engagements?

In this edition: President’s Message from Alan Rigg NSA-Arizona March 8 Monthly Meeting Meeting Sponsor for March Upcoming NSA Programs New NSA-Arizona Members Living Room Forum NSA-Arizona Speaker Lab NSA National Updates Business-Building Bulletin NEW! Learning from NSA Greats Word Trippers from the Platform… »»»

Since this is the February NSA-Arizona newsletter and Valentine’s Day is celebrated in February, it makes sense to focus this newsletter on LOVE, right? That’s exactly what I’m going to do, but I won’t be commenting about love between people. Instead, I’m commenting on my love of leveraging a single message to produce MULTIPLE revenue streams! »»»

Do you have the opportunity to spend time doing strategic planning for your business? If you do, I encourage you to include an additional element in your thinking. Whenever you think of a new initiative you want to implement or something you want to change, ask this question: “What can the members and sponsors of NSA-Arizona do to help?” »»»

In this special holiday edition: Holiday Party Brunch - December 8 Message from NSA-Arizona President Spirit of NSA Day, November 14 Upcoming NSA Programs Speech Development Lab Business-Building Bulletin About This Newsletter NSA-Arizona Holiday Party Brunch December 8 With the holidays upon… »»»

In this issue: President’s Message from Alan Rigg NSA-Arizona November 10 Monthly Meeting Meeting Sponsor for November Living Room Forum for 2007-2008 Upcoming NSA Programs Speech Development Lab Business-Building Bulletin Word Trippers from the Platform About This Newsletter President’s Message from Alan Rigg… »»»

In today’s “information age” with its unlimited amount to consume, how do we determine where to invest our limited time and resources? If we’re not careful, we can get trapped into becoming “information junkies”—always on the lookout for the next great idea. »»»

In this issue: President’s Message from Alan Rigg NSA-Arizona September 8 Monthly Meeting Meeting Sponsor for September Living Room Forum for 2007-2008 NSA Convention CDs available to chapter members Have You Heard About Banner’s Incredible Adventure? Upcoming NSA Programs Speech Development Lab Business-Building Bulletin Word Trippers… »»»

In this edition President’s Message from Joan Koerber-Walker NSA-Arizona June 9 Monthly Meeting Meeting Sponsor for June Living Room Forum for 2007 NSA-Las Vegas Programs Upcoming NSA and NSA-Arizona Programs Speaker Development Lab NSA-Arizona Members Shine Call for Speakers from ASTD Valley of the Sun Chapter Business-Building… »»»