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 [...]

Arizona Monsoon’s

By Heilee O’Quinn, NSA Manager of Member Services
When you’re here in Arizona this July you may get lucky and experience an Arizona monsoon.  The likelihood of this happening is very slim, but just in case, bring something that you don’t mind getting wet (it doesn’t drop below 85 degrees Fahrenheit here in July so bring [...]

#1 of 10 Speaker Strategies to Get Booked and Stay Booked

Since 1992, I’ve been a full-time professional speaker, trainer and consultant. In March of 2007, I was asked to take on a 1-year interim position as Conference Producer at Business 21 Publishing based in Springfield, PA. I ran their $2 million audio conference and live conference division, booking other speakers, experts, and authors for over [...]

Are you ready to be part of the 80%?

by Linda Keith, CSP, CPA, 2009 Convention Vice Chair
In this economy, our convention team planned for about 80% of our usual attendance and we are right on track.
So who is in that 80%? Well, here is who is not…

Head buried in the sand hoping it will all blow over
Speaker hobbyists who do not need the [...]

Ten ways to get International publicity by Alan Stevens

2.) Keep in touch. Even if you can’t imagine any way of providing something to a reporter, make sure that you keep n touch with them by adding them to your newsletter list (you do have a newsletter don’t you?), or by sending them something of interest, such as a link to a website. One [...]

Three Ps in a Podcast: Power, Positioning and Profitablitiy by Dick Bruso

Ideal length. Think in terms of when and where your audience is listening. If people are listening in their cars while commuting to work, then a podcast ranging from 20 to 30 minutes would make sense. If time is a factor, then a shorter program would be more appropriate. Length also may be influenced by [...]