We ask presenters what their purpose is and what kind of feedback they want or need. We provide feedback in a structured environment that includes guidelines both for evaluators and for speakers. This helps to provide supportive, constructive, and useful advice.
Is there an area of your speaking that would benefit from some feedback? Come join us at Speaker Studio and experience the valuable feedback and encouragement to help you improve in any area of your content development or presentation skills.
Speaker Studio usually meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month (July & August off, only the first Thursday in December 2024) from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at MAC6 in Tempe.
You may attend these sessions as a Guest. However, if you wish to present, you must be a Chapter member in good standing.
In a regular meeting, we fit in as many speaking slots as possible. The maximum time allocated is 20 minutes but many are less based on what the speaker is trying to accomplishwe usually have time for four 20-minute slots – 10 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for feedback. Speakers can use the time to receive feedback and tips for a specific purpose, like trying out new material or a new form of speaking.
“Jim and I attended the last session and it was amazing!! Don is GREAT at leading this...and the privilege of having some platform time with constructive feedback is priceless!! Don't miss this. We will both be at as many as possible!”— Naomi Rhode
SPEAKER PRACTICE SESSIONS
To request a practice session slot, please contact Brenda Smull at bsmull@me.com or 480-968-7443, by no later than the Friday preceding an upcoming Speaker Studio meeting.
There may be more participants wanting to present at a specific practice session than time can accommodate. Requests will be approved on the following priority basis:
A. New Studio participant (following at least two observation sessions)
B. New Studio participant follow-up practice session
C. Participants not presenting in the most recent four Studio sessions
D. NSA-Az members requesting feedback on specific presentation elements
E. All other requests.
Special circumstances will be taken into account when scheduling practice sessions.
SPEAKER STUDIO COMPILED READINGS
Don Thoren has contributed many documents – articles, emails, etc. – over the past several years as teaching aides. These documents are contained in this file (click to access).
The documents have been organized into four sections: A) Annotated Table of Contents; B) Speaker Studio Feedback Forms; C) Speech/Presentation Preparation; and D) Business Development. Please access and apply any of the content that is relevant to your learning and work. Also, please feel free to submit your own documents and articles that may be helpful to other Speaker Studio participants.
BECOME OR REMAIN AN IN-DEMAND AND HIGHLY PAID
SPEAKER, TRAINER, COMMUNICATOR
PRACTICE PRESENTING TO A LIVE & SAFE AUDIENCE – Receive valuable personal coaching from Guest Enrichers as well as other mentors and speakers.
JUST OBSERVE THE PRESENTERS - Your speaking and writing skills improvement will accelerate 10-fold.
Questions or suggestions? Feel free to contact Brenda Smull via email or phone at 480-968-7443
LOCATION: MAC6, 1430 W. Broadway Road, Tempe, AZ 85282
All Speaker Studio sessions will be held on the second floor training room EXCEPT Thursday, October 24, 2024, which will be held in the Privacy+Board Room.
By attending this event, you are giving permission for NSA-Arizona to add your contact information to our email list and to use any photographs (or screenshots) that are taken at the event containing your likeness for as long as NSA-Arizona deems appropriate and desirable.
This meeting will be held upstairs in the training room.
Please note: Coffee and water will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own beverage and snacks.
3 Ways to Participate:
with Steven Rowell
Steven Rowell shares best practices from his 25 years of selling change management consulting and speaking services to corporations. Explore corporate sponsorships and how to sell 200,000 copies of your own book using a Personal Action Guide model, and how to get paid for multiple speaking engagements. Learn what’s working today in crafting consulting proposals and how to best use them in the sales enrollment process. Discover a proven licensing model which provides low- to mid-six figures for each client project.
EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. REGISTER EARLY TO SAVE!
Steven is the founder of Accelerated Ventures and co-founder of Accelerator Forum, helping successful business consultants and coaches earn more by licensing their best programs to corporations, growing with strategic partnerships, and hosting business growth forums.
He has provided consulting and training to 24 Fortune 500 companies such as UPS, Walmart, Compass, Shell, Pfizer, and Huntsman. He also licensed his patient satisfaction system to 1100 hospitals nationwide. He credits much of his success to the 7 years he spent opening new resorts for Walt Disney World.
His mastermind members have generated more than $124 million in new revenue using only 3 or 4 of his strategies. He is the author of multiple books, including Success from the Inside Out; Jumpstart Your Creativity; and How to Connect with Anyone, Anywhere at Anytime (2023), with 208,000 books distributed globally. He has shared stages with Les Brown, Jack Canfield, Kim Walsh Phillips, Brendon Burchard, Ryan Levesque, Rich Schefren, Stu Mclaren, Harvey Mackay, Tom Peters, Brian Scudamore, Tim Ferris, Michael Eisner, Brian Tracy and Coach Lou Holtz.
He performed improv with Wayne Brady in Las Vegas, and he occasionally sounds just like Mickey Mouse, Goofy and Eeyore. He and his wife, an acclaimed filmmaker, producer, and podcaster, have one teenage son, one foster daughter from South Africa, Butterscotch, their Goldendoodle and a mischievous Corgi named Courage.
By registering for this event, you are giving permission for NSA-Arizona to add your contact information to our email list and to use any photographs (screenshots) that are taken at the event containing your likeness for as long as NSA-Arizona deems appropriate and desirable.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds.
Please notify us if you have any special needs for the meeting.
Project Lab
What is it? A casual, virtual co-working support space
Why do it?
How long is it? 2 hours, once weekly
When is it? Monday from 12:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. (excluding holidays)
Project Lab Flow:
Start at 12:00 p.m.
Facilitator schedules a 50-minute work session
The regular host is Michele Redmond, with co-host Shevon Quijano.
TEDx! Make a Big Impact with a Short Talk (and Grow Your Speaking Business)
Wanna Land a TEDx? Wanna craft a TEDx talk that grows your speaking business? Then you don’t want to miss our next NSA Arizona Muy Caliente Fireside Chat with Hayley Foster, the Short Talk Expert. Co-founder of TEDxNASA, the first large scale TEDx in history, Hayley has coached over 800 speakers throughout 15 years, and has served as the designated speaker coach and on selection committees for dozens of TEDxs internationally. If you want to land a TEDx talk, Hayley knows the secrets! But wait – there’s more! Hayley will help you think about crafting a Short Talk as a means to scale your speaking business and share performance strategies and tactics that will enable your success as a speaker and a speaking business owner.
Join us for an engaging discussion about
An NSA member since 2002, Hayley provides Delivering Brilliance keynotes and trainings, as well as short talk coaching services to individual speakers and events as a whole. Hayley was the designated Speaker Coach for six TEDxNASA events. She has mentored dozens of TEDx organizers and content curators worldwide. In the last ten years, she has seen seven talks she has coached rise to TED.com. NSA member Bruce Turkel, CSP CPAE, was selected as a TEDx Editor Pick of the Week. Expert on Distinction Scott McKain says Hayley's popular Minibuk, Donʼt Tank Your TED Talk: 12 Mistakes Professional Speakers Make "should be used as a guide, for all speakers, for all talks."
Part 1: The Generosity Paradox
As speakers, it's natural to want to provide our audience with everything they need to succeed—but how do we know when it's too much? In this workshop, you'll discover how to strike the perfect balance between delivering valuable content and keeping it simple. This essential skill is key for any speaker aiming to overcome the forgetting curve and leave a lasting impact!
Part 2: Boost Your Everything with Intentional Audience Engagement
In this workshop, you'll learn simple yet powerful techniques to grab and keep your audience's attention—making you a more memorable and sought-after speaker. Discover how to break free from old habits and connect with audiences of all ages. Don’t miss this chance to elevate your speaking skills and turn your listeners into active participants.
EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS ON OCTOBER 7TH. REGISTER EARLY TO SAVE!
Exactly What to Say for Speakers and Coaches
Being a solo-preneur is hard enough. The work all falls to you. There is always more work to do than time to do it in. Too often we make it harder by not thinking about our most important conversations until we’re in the middle of them. In this presentation, Marc will show you exactly what to say and exactly how to do the relationship building in ways that increase your morale and effectiveness. You'll leave this session with:
EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS ON NOVEMBER 4TH. REGISTER EARLY TO SAVE!
Marc A. Pitman, CSP is the founder of Concord Leadership Group and has served as its CEO for 20 years. In that time, he has presented trainings and keynotes to over 25,000 participants in North America, Europe, Mexico, and New Zealand; coached more than 120 CEOs, C-suite executives, directors, and owners; and in the last two years has certified an additional 39 Quadrant 3 Leadership Coaches, who have gone on to coach and train more than 14,290 leaders in corporations, government, associations, and nonprofits. Marc holds his masters in organizational leadership from Regent University. He is a Certified Franklin Covey Coach, a Certified Speaking Professional of the National Speakers Association, and president of the South Carolina chapter of the International Coaching Federation. He has appeared in or been recognized by media outlets and publications including NBC, Fox News, Al Jazeera, Success magazine, Real Simple, and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Marc is the author of Ask Without Fear!®, which has been translated into Dutch, Polish, Spanish, and Mandarin. His latest book is The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be. Marc speaks nationally and internationally on leadership, influence, storytelling, and fundraising and is the voice behind FRC, one of the longest-running blogs in the nonprofit sector (est. 2003). He is the executive director of The Nonprofit Academy; an advisory board member of the innovative fundraising platform Pennybridge in Orebro, Sweden; and a former advisory panel member of the Rogare Think Tank at Plymouth University, Plymouth, United Kingdom. He is married to his best friend and is the father of three amazing kids, who, if he’s belting ’80s tunes, will deny they know him.
Attn: Aspiring & developing speaking/consulting professionals!
Looking to get booked, get paid and attract consulting clients? Become recognized as an industry influencer & topic area expert!
Discover and explore the systems, fundamentals, and tools which help your speaking/consulting business thrive, especially in challenging economic climates! Join Dynamic Speaker Institute and Dental Speakers Bureau Founder, Vanessa Emerson, and an intimate group of your colleagues for this virtual business intensive workshop. Learn what you need to know and what you need to do to advance as a speaker/consultant.
In this dive-deep, roll up your sleeves weekend workshop, we will:
... and much more!
Virtual Workshop via Zoom
November 25 & 26, 2024 | (Mon/Tues the week of Thanksgiving)
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Arizona)
100% of your registration fee will benefit the NSA Arizona Chapter
NSA Arizona Fundraiser Rate: $300 (normally $900)
INCLUDES a 60-minute virtual coaching session!
Course size is LIMITED - Register early.
Register and Forward your registration confirmation email to info@VanessaEmerson.com.
She will email you course details. That’s it! You’re IN!
NOTE: Must be present and available for the full workshop.
No late arrivals and no early departures. No exceptions.
CONTACT US
10869 N. Scottsdale Road
Suite 103, PMB 238
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
480-968-7443
info@nsa-arizona.org
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NSA-Arizona is a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization.
