The National Speakers Association (NSA) is a US based association that supports motivational and other public speakers.[1] It is the oldest and largest of 13 international associations comprising the Global Speakers Federation.[2][3]
NSA was founded in 1973 by Cavett Robert who was born 14 November 1907 in Starkville, Mississippi and died in September 1997.[4] Even though Robert suffered from stage fright in his younger years, he joined Toastmasters International and went on to receive his first paid speech at the age of 61.[4] Cavett's idea for NSA began with 35 attendees of the Phoenix Summer Sales Seminar in 1969.[4] He incorporated the National Speakers Association on 12 July 1973. In July 1979, Robert was honored with NSA's first Member of the Year Award, later renamed “The Cavett Award.”[4][5] In honor of Robert's birthday, NSA celebrates the "Spirit of NSA" day every 14 November.[4]
The association launched the Academy for Professional Speaking in January 2004 to teach those exploring a career in professional speaking.[4] The academy consists of eLearning and the one-day Cavett Institute, named after NSA founder Cavett Robert, CSP, CPAE.[6]
Organizational structure and operationsedit
NSA has its national office in Tempe, Arizona, and 34 regional chapters throughout the United States.[7] NSA's professional competencies were adopted in June 1985 and continue to drive all facets of NSA today. These competencies are known today as the four E's: Eloquence, Expertise, Enterprise and Ethics.[4] In January 1991, the NSA moved into the new headquarters building at 1500 South Priest Drive in Tempe, Arizona.[4]
Membershipedit
National Speakers Association membership is available only to paid professional speakers and they need to provide required proofs and documents for it.[8]
NSA holds labs throughout the year featuring a deep-dive on speaking business, marketing and eloquence topics to help professional speakers grow their business and improve their speaking skills.[10] NSA's first lab was held 30 April 1994 at the International Center for Professional Speaking.
Local and regional chaptersedit
The 35 individual chapters are led by an elected president and a board of directors. Chapters usually hold monthly meetings featuring a speaker and networking time. Nationally, NSA has a Chapter Leadership Council composed of past presidents who serve as resources and volunteer consultants to current chapter leaders.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
CPAE Speaker Hall of Fameedit
In February 1977, the Association established the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame. This lifetime award was created to honor the organization's top professional speakers for their speaking excellence and professionalism. Inductees are evaluated by their peers on the different criteria.[17] As of 2015, 232 men and women have been inducted; there are currently 172 living members.
Certified Speaking Professionaledit
Conferred by the Association, the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation is the speaking profession's international measure of professional platform competence.[18][19] In 2015, NSA recognized 51 professional speakers, the largest class of individuals to receive the designation at the Annual NSA Convention.[20]
Speaker Magazineedit
NSA also publishes a magazine 10 times annually in print and digital formats for the marketing strategies, tips, information and innovative ideas from professional speakers. NSA's magazine was rebranded and renamed to Speaker magazine in January 2007. A year later in June 2008, Speaker magazine went digital. In 2013, NSA launched SpeakerMagazine.com and introduced a mobile application [4]
Booksedit
NSA has published following books
Paid to Speak: Best Practices for Building a Successful Speaking Business. Greenleaf Book Group. 2011. ISBN9781608321407.[4]
Association (U.S.), National Speakers (2012). Speak More!: Marketing Strategies to Get More Speaking Business. Greenleaf Book Group. ISBN9781938416026.[4]
National Speakers Association: Celebrating 40 Years of Conventional Wisdom, describing the history of the National Speakers Association, highlighting the individuals, events, initiatives and programs involved in the association's growth and influence was published in July 2013.[21]
^. CLC. National Speakers Association. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^Cox, John B.; Radwan, Susan S. (27 January 2015). ASAE Handbook of Professional Practices in Association Management. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN9781118775394.
^Incorporated, Facts On File (1 January 2008). Careers in Focus: Coaches & Fitness Professionals. Infobase Publishing. ISBN9781438117348.
^National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations. Taft Group. 1 January 2000.
^Harris, Philip M. (1 January 2001). The Guide to National Professional Certification Programs. Human Resource Development. ISBN9780874256321.
^"Hospitality Net - Cancellation fees, Smaller Meetings, and Shorter Lead-Time - By David M. Brudney". Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^. National Speakers Association (NSA). Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
^. NSA. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
^Arnone, William J.; Kavouras, Freida; Nissenbaum, Martin (16 November 2001). Ernst & Young's Retirement Planning Guide. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN9780471083382.
^. NSA. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
^. Member News. National Speakers Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
^. Zig Ziglar. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011.
November 02, 2023
national, speakers, association, based, association, that, supports, motivational, other, public, speakers, oldest, largest, international, associations, comprising, global, speakers, federation, abbreviationnsaformation1973legal, statusactiveheadquarterstempe. The National Speakers Association NSA is a US based association that supports motivational and other public speakers 1 It is the oldest and largest of 13 international associations comprising the Global Speakers Federation 2 3 National Speakers AssociationAbbreviationNSAFormation1973Legal statusActiveHeadquartersTempe AZLocationTempe AZRegion servedUSAMembership3 500 CEOMary Lue PeckWebsitensaspeaker wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Organizational structure and operations 2 1 Membership 2 2 Conventions 2 3 Labs 2 4 Local and regional chapters 3 CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame 4 Certified Speaking Professional 5 Speaker Magazine 6 Books 7 Notable members 8 ReferencesHistory editNSA was founded in 1973 by Cavett Robert who was born 14 November 1907 in Starkville Mississippi and died in September 1997 4 Even though Robert suffered from stage fright in his younger years he joined Toastmasters International and went on to receive his first paid speech at the age of 61 4 Cavett s idea for NSA began with 35 attendees of the Phoenix Summer Sales Seminar in 1969 4 He incorporated the National Speakers Association on 12 July 1973 In July 1979 Robert was honored with NSA s first Member of the Year Award later renamed The Cavett Award 4 5 In honor of Robert s birthday NSA celebrates the Spirit of NSA day every 14 November 4 The association launched the Academy for Professional Speaking in January 2004 to teach those exploring a career in professional speaking 4 The academy consists of eLearning and the one day Cavett Institute named after NSA founder Cavett Robert CSP CPAE 6 Organizational structure and operations editNSA has its national office in Tempe Arizona and 34 regional chapters throughout the United States 7 NSA s professional competencies were adopted in June 1985 and continue to drive all facets of NSA today These competencies are known today as the four E s Eloquence Expertise Enterprise and Ethics 4 In January 1991 the NSA moved into the new headquarters building at 1500 South Priest Drive in Tempe Arizona 4 Membership edit National Speakers Association membership is available only to paid professional speakers and they need to provide required proofs and documents for it 8 Conventions edit NSA holds an annual national convention every summer featuring successful speakers in the industry such as Steve Forbes Sally Hogshead Erik Wahl Nancy Duarte Walter Bond and Penn Jillette 9 NSA s first Convention was held 1 June 1975 with 62 attendees gathered at the Scottsdale Camelback Inn 4 Labs edit NSA holds labs throughout the year featuring a deep dive on speaking business marketing and eloquence topics to help professional speakers grow their business and improve their speaking skills 10 NSA s first lab was held 30 April 1994 at the International Center for Professional Speaking Local and regional chapters edit The 35 individual chapters are led by an elected president and a board of directors Chapters usually hold monthly meetings featuring a speaker and networking time Nationally NSA has a Chapter Leadership Council composed of past presidents who serve as resources and volunteer consultants to current chapter leaders 11 12 13 14 15 16 CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame editIn February 1977 the Association established the Council of Peers Award for Excellence CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame This lifetime award was created to honor the organization s top professional speakers for their speaking excellence and professionalism Inductees are evaluated by their peers on the different criteria 17 As of 2015 232 men and women have been inducted there are currently 172 living members Certified Speaking Professional editConferred by the Association the Certified Speaking Professional CSP designation is the speaking profession s international measure of professional platform competence 18 19 In 2015 NSA recognized 51 professional speakers the largest class of individuals to receive the designation at the Annual NSA Convention 20 Speaker Magazine editNSA also publishes a magazine 10 times annually in print and digital formats for the marketing strategies tips information and innovative ideas from professional speakers NSA s magazine was rebranded and renamed to Speaker magazine in January 2007 A year later in June 2008 Speaker magazine went digital In 2013 NSA launched SpeakerMagazine com and introduced a mobile application 4 Books editNSA has published following books Paid to Speak Best Practices for Building a Successful Speaking Business Greenleaf Book Group 2011 ISBN 9781608321407 4 Association U S National Speakers 2012 Speak More Marketing Strategies to Get More Speaking Business Greenleaf Book Group ISBN 9781938416026 4 National Speakers Association Celebrating 40 Years of Conventional Wisdom describing the history of the National Speakers Association highlighting the individuals events initiatives and programs involved in the association s growth and influence was published in July 2013 21 Notable members editLes Brown Mark Victor Hansen Sally Hogshead 22 Harvey Mackay Nido Qubein Laura Stack Zig Ziglar 23 Monica Wofford Rich Hart Podium Akrilik https www sentrakalibrasiindustri com References edit Mark Lewis 16 February 2010 Podium Dreams Forbes com Retrieved 3 December 2010 Mission www globalspeakers net Retrieved 28 December 2015 Buchanan Leigh 1 December 2010 The Art and Business of Motivational Speaking Inc com Retrieved 31 October 2020 a b c d e f g h i j k l NSA Interactive Timeline NSA Retrieved 19 September 2014 Mathis Jim Living With Spirit Cavett Robert Memorial Website Jim Mathis Archived from the original on 5 September 2011 Retrieved 6 September 2011 Academy for Professional Speaking Aspiring Speakers NSA Retrieved 19 September 2014 permanent dead link Find NSA Chapters NSA Retrieved 19 September 2014 Qualification Information NSA Retrieved 19 September 2014 INFLUENCE 2019 NSA Retrieved 16 July 2014 NSA Labs NSA Retrieved 19 September 2014 Chapter Leadership Council CLC National Speakers Association Archived from the original on 26 August 2011 Retrieved 6 September 2011 Cox John B Radwan Susan S 27 January 2015 ASAE Handbook of Professional Practices in Association Management John Wiley amp Sons ISBN 9781118775394 Incorporated Facts On File 1 January 2008 Careers in Focus Coaches amp Fitness Professionals Infobase Publishing ISBN 9781438117348 National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations Taft Group 1 January 2000 Harris Philip M 1 January 2001 The Guide to National Professional Certification Programs Human Resource Development ISBN 9780874256321 Hospitality Net Cancellation fees Smaller Meetings and Shorter Lead Time By David M Brudney Retrieved 25 July 2016 Recognition National Speakers Association NSA Archived from the original on 2 October 2015 Retrieved 28 April 2016 Certifications NSA Archived from the original on 23 January 2012 Retrieved 19 September 2014 Arnone William J Kavouras Freida Nissenbaum Martin 16 November 2001 Ernst amp Young s Retirement Planning Guide John Wiley amp Sons ISBN 9780471083382 Celebrating Greatness The National Speakers Association s Highest Honors NSA Archived from the original on 2 July 2014 Retrieved 19 September 2014 NSA Books NSA Retrieved 19 September 2014 NSA Announces 2012 CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame Inductees Member News National Speakers Association Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 Retrieved 20 December 2013 Zig Ziglar Bio Zig Ziglar Archived from the original on 24 August 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Speakers Association amp oldid 1180796474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
