Top 10 Lies Told at National Speakers Association

Larry Chiang boils down an MBA into chewable chunks of genius. Harvard Business School’s, Harbus, featured him in a cover story, “What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School“. He blogs at Business Week.
By Larry Chiang
A white lie is by definition… a lie. Speakers lie to each other to be polite but also [...]

The powerful shift from member of a group to part of the community

By Carolyn Strauss
I just got back from the National Speakers Association annual convention in Phoenix. AZ.  This is my tenth convention and to have the opportunity to play with a group of people who are amazing and more outgoing than I am, is a blast….and very noisy!
 
Having attended this convention many times, I have an [...]

Speakers Wanted! Speaker’s Corner at Convention

Got Something to Say? Say it!
But you weren’t asked to be on the main stage, no worries. That’s why we have Speaker’s Corner This is new this year. You have two minutes to spout off. This is available to all attendees.
Talk about anything, for example:
• Rave about NSA
• Future of adoptions in China
• Technology [...]

#4 and #5 of 10 Speaker Strategies to Get Booked and Stay Booked

STRATEGY #4.    Niche, niche, niche – There are several ways you can do this – by topic (for example: Leadership), by audience (for example, HR people, Finance people, IT people?), by industry (for example, banking, HVAC, healthcare), by level (senior execs, high school students, or first-time supervisors), by method (3-day bootcamp, 12-week program), or by [...]

#2 and #3 of 10 Speaker Strategies to Get Booked and Stay Booked

STRATEGY #2.    Write a book – or write several books. I made the mistake of writing 8 books on 8 different topics – if you’re going to write 8 books, you should write 8 books on ONE topic!
Also: decision-makers like to see at least ONE professionally published book.  (Self-publishing is great, but having one or [...]

Is this your first NSA Convention?

First of all, NSA is more connected than ever with videos, blogs, Ning, etc. Scour the website for all of the information already posted. But, if you don’t see what you need, do ask your questions of what you would like to know before you arrive at the convention? We have resources for you like [...]

Volunteer? Are You Kidding?

By Dale Collie
 Over the years a lot of experienced NSA members made the comment that volunteering really pays off. I have to admit that I was kind of leery of their remarks that seemed a whole lot like “recruiting.”
Chapter leadership kind of pulled me into action, first as a director, then as an officer, and [...]