National Speakers Association – Arizona!

A common ailment each of us falls prey to is this: we get busy! That forces us to make a decision between conflicting priorities (i.e., “Do I have time to go to NSA or not?”). Your Board is committed to increasing the level of value you receive to help make your decision easier. You’ll find the answers you seek in our chapter. Your commitment to any one (or all!) of our learning events reinforces your own commitment to personal and professional growth. The LEARNING never stops!

While attending the NSA conference in New York, several NSA-Arizona Board Members and Committee Chairs took part in the Chapter Leadership segment. This meeting is held to allow chapters to share best practices, new ideas, and challenges. At the end of the session, I left feeling proud of what our chapter is, does, and continues to be! This pride results from an accumulation of innovative ideas implemented over the years by people committed to providing value to our members. Let’s all be proud of what our chapter represents!

When a meeting planner asks you, "What will your speech do for my meeting attendees," how do you respond? Are you able to clearly explain why audiences WANT and NEED to learn about your area(s) of expertise? Is your answer so convincing that you win more paid speaking business than you lose?

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… Continue reading →

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

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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

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