November 14—What I Learned by Winning 29 Emmys that Speakers Need to Know
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NSA-Arizona Program November 14, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m.; networking 8:00 a.m.
Business Building Session: 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: NSA Conference Center, 1500 S. Priest Dr., Tempe, AZ
Early Registration (by 5 p.m. Wed. Nov. 11): $30/members, $45/guests
Late Registration: $40/members, $55/guests
No refunds after 5 p.m. Nov. 11, 2009.
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Main Stage—Bill Stainton
“What I Learned from Winning 29 Emmys that Speakers Need to Know!”
There are three elements to any presentation: the Structure, the Content, and the Delivery. Bill Stainton has won Emmy Awards as a producer (the structure), a writer (the content), and a performer (the delivery). Find out how a 29-time Emmy Award winner applies the lessons he learned from the world of television (and from pals like Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres, and Jerry Seinfeld) to his presentations, and how you can do the same. You’ll learn:
- How to think like a producer when crafting your presentations
- How to structure your presentations for maximum effect
- How to utilize predictable unpredictability to keep your audiences awake and interested
- A simple rule to help you plan your openings and closings
- How to use the secrets of comedy writers to make your speeches and stories come alive
- How to use acting tips to turn your presentation into a performance
Bill Stainton is a multiple Emmy Award-winning TV producer, writer, and performer; an author; a business humorist; and an internationally-recognized Beatles expert. He blends the business smarts he learned from twenty years in corporate management with the show biz sparks he gleaned from working with people like Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, and Jay Leno to create entertaining and enlightening presentations enjoyed by audiences around the world!
Voice of Experience—Terry Brock
Terry Brock will be connecting via Web from Florida to present “Success for Professional Speakers Today: Technology and Marketing You Need to Know”
Terry Brock is known throughout NSA as someone who presents technology and marketing in a clear, English-oriented style that is fun and entertaining. You’ll love it when he comes to us this time in a revolutionary method using Skype video—a new way of presenting available for you to work with clients in places around the world.
In this video seminar, Terry shows you how you can move your professional speaking business to the next level. You’ll learn:
- How Skype can revolutionize your business, generating income and publicity for you without having to deal with TSA.
- Hot technology that can save you time and make you money. (You’ll be amazed.)
- How to use Social Media like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Linkedin (the Big Four!) as a professional speaker and what to avoid at all costs.
Come prepared for this breakthrough session that represents how programs can be delivered in the future.
To access special information Terry has provided for NSA-Arizona members, click
Terry Brock helps businesses around the world (35 countries at last count) market more effectively. He helps clients (including Fortune 500 companies and many associations) generate more business combining the best practices of Relationship Marketing with practical, cutting-edge technology. Terry was recently inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame, earning the prestigious CPAE. He also holds the CSP designation and has his master’s in business administration in marketing. Terry is a syndicated columnist in 40 Business Journals across the U.S. and coaches people in the areas of marketing and technology implementation.
Extreme Speaker Makeover—Speaker Lab
Don Thoren and Maggie Hunts
One of the most valuable services offered by NSA-Arizona is the Speakers Development Lab. All members from past national presidents and CPAEs to new candidate members are welcome to attend.
This “Lab” will operate much like a Hollywood “Actors Studio” where people go to try out new material, revise current material, and practice delivery techniques. This Makeover features a “mini-Lab” in which two presenters will deliver 3- to 4-minute vignettes from their presentations. Attendees can offer positive reinforcement and enriching suggestions to the speakers while learning how give helpful, safe feedback. The net effect is to show ways to increase your skills as a speaker.
This session also promotes involvement in our bimonthly Speakers Labs in two ways:
Observe: You get to observe presentations, listen to the positive feedback and the constructive suggestions, and enjoy a vicarious learning experience for what you do.
Speak: You can give a portion of one of your speeches and see how the other lab members react to determine what works well and get suggestions for improvement. Because the session is video taped, you can study both your presentation and the reactions of others.
Says Don, “Evaluating other speakers and sharing your observations makes you keenly aware of how each element of your speech contributes to (or distracts) from the total impact. You’ll notice subtleties in word choice, gestures, and organization that either capture listeners’ emotions or leave them cold. You gain a sharper awareness about how what you say and do could be holding you back. Then you’ll seek out discerning peers and ask them to evaluate you. Why? Because you realize that good feedback is the core of any plan for successful growth.”
Note: Don Thoren dthoren@cox.net and Maggie Hunts maggiehunts@itsasweetlifenow.com are happy to answers questions about participating in NSA-Arizona’s unique Speakers Lab.
Business Building Session—Rocky Heyer
The Business Building Session starts promptly at 12:15 and ends at 1:30 p.m. The Business Building session is designed to provide members with information and tools necessary to successfully build their speaking business. The format we are using is based on Jim Cathcart’s Eight Professional (Speaker) competencies. All morning attendees are welcome.
“Building Your Business with Video”
The days of a static Website are over. Today you need to SHOW and Tell! If you don’t have something that grabs the visitor as soon as they land on your page, you’ll lose them. Take a lesson from any rock star’s website; their pages aren’t filled with text explaining how great they perform and how excellent their music is; their pages are performing for the visitor! You can hear (and buy) the music, and see the performances!
Imagine the difference if YOUR visitor was welcomed with a short video clip and invited to click and view excerpts from a live performance that shows the excitement, power and humor the speaker offers. Learn how simple and easy it is to turn your website into a selling tool for your Speaking, Books, Products and Events! See what some of the Biggest Names in the Speaking Industry are doing to make their business thrive…even in a challenging economy.
Rocky Heyer is Chief Engineer at Master Video Disc and Design and has worked in the audio and video business since the mid eighties. He is an award winning Audio Engineer, and has been the mastering engineer for NSA’s Voices of Experience Audio series since 1994 and has worked with many of the most successful in the Speaking Business.
Come hear this outstanding program!
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NSA-Arizona Calendar
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NSA-Arizona Future Programs Lineup
To see the exciting line-up for the coming months click 2009-2010!
Future 2009-2010 Programs
- November 14
- December 12, Holiday Party
- January 9
- February 20
- March 13
Thank you to the NSA-Arizona Program Committee: Janita Cooper, Celeste Bumpus, Michelle May, and Paula Shoop.
