- Professional Development
- Marketing
- Networking
- Web Publications
- Recognition
- Resources
- NSA Pittsburgh History
Professional Development
- Attend business-building seminars led by
recognized experts at special member rates.
- Learn from the best speakers at the NSA
Annual Convention and regional workshops.
- Receive Professional Speaker Magazine and
the Voices of Experience
audio series.
- Attend local
business-building seminars
led by recognized experts at
special member rates.
Marketing
- Display your services on your own NSA-Pittsburgh
web page.
- Showcases of NSA-Pittsburgh
Speakers.
- Professional members
receive a photo listing in the NSA-Pittsburgh
Speakers Directory. Affiliates receive
a regular listing.
- Receive a listing in the NSA annual Who’s
Who in Professional Speaking Directory and
be featured on the NSA national web site.
Networking
- Receive referrals for speaking
opportunities.
- Build supportive alliances with other NSA-Pittsburgh
members.
- NSA Members are
invited to join a Yahoo
Group to chat with your
colleagues in NSA
Pittsburgh. contact
Barbara Thompson at
Barbara@barbarathompson.net
to learn more.
Web Publications
NSA Members are invited to submit an
article pertaining to one of the NSA
competencies for publication on our web
site. The article should be between 600 and
1000 words. You may put a short bio and
description of your business, with your web
address, at the end (100 words maximum). The
eight competencies are listed below.
- Professional Awareness
- Professional Relationships
- Topic Development
- Platform Mechanics (setup/staging)
- Presenting and Performing
- Authorship and Product Development
- Sales and Marketing
- Managing the Business
For more information about the
competencies, and
articles go to
www.nsaspeaker.org.
Recognition
- CSP – Certified Speaking Professional- the
highest earned designation given by the
National Speakers Association. It recognizes
a commitment to ongoing education, proven
speaking experience and ethical behavior.
- CPAE – Council of Peers Award for
Excellence- an award for platform
excellence, based on nominations by current
CPAEs.
- The Cavett Award – an annual national award
presented to the member whose
accomplishments over the years have
reflected outstanding credit, respect,
honor, and admiration in the association and
the speaking profession.
- Chapter Member of the Year – an annual award
presented to the member who has made the
greatest contribution to the success of the
chapter.
Resources
- Professional Speaker
Magazine
- Voices of Experience
CDs
- NSA Insurance
- NSA Product
Discounts
About NSA
The National Speakers
Association (NSA) is the leading
organization for those who speak
professionally. NSA’s 3,500 members include
experts in a variety of industries and
disciplines,
who reach audiences as trainers, educators,
humorists, motivators, consultants, authors
and more. Since 1973, NSA has provided
resources and education designed to
advance the skills, integrity, and value of
its members and the speaking profession.
About NSA Pittsburgh
NSA Pittsburgh began
as PA Speakers Association in 1989 in the back room of a North Side Pub
when John Putzier organized the first
meeting. NSA Pittsburgh became an official chartered
chapter of National Speakers Association in
1997. Today NSA Pittsburgh represents the best in the
experts who speak professionally in the
tri-state area. We are trainers, keynoters,
coaches and consultants representing over 57
topic areas and target audiences.
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"The fastest way to
speaking success is
through membership
in NSA and NSAP.
There is so much to
be learned at every
seminar, conference
and workshop, and so
many learning
resources available
to supplement these
events that your
learning curve in
half is cut in
half."
Sally Mizerak
"It never fails, I
return to my office
with a resource or
two after every NSA-P
meeting. Connecting
with the right
people is a key
element of success."
Patty Kreamer,
CPO®
Certified
Professional
Organizer®
"NSAP's roots are
deep and wide. As
it's Founder and
first and second
President, I watched
PSA grow from a
local network in the
early 90's, to what
is now a premier
chapter of the
National Speakers
Association. NSAP
continues to grow in
both the quantity
and quality of it's
members, which is
what NSAP is all
about. Come and join
us!"
John Putzier, M.S.,
SPHR
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