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A Newsletter for Members of NSA VA |
April 2012 |
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Breaking in and Making Out in The Meetings Industry Today!
 Business as usual is over. The meetings industry has changed which has impacted the role of the professional speaker .
Join Sarah Michel, CSP, who now sits on both sides of the table as a Meetings Architect and a professional speaker, for an interactive and informative session on how to break in with meeting planners and make out with lots of repeat business! Learn the new meeting trends for 2012-2013 and how you can partner with your clients to help them deliver meetings that matter.
Sarah is a networking expert who helps people increase their netWORTH™. She works with individuals, associations and organizations to strengthen their connections and communicate their value to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Her powerful Perfecting Connecting© strategies promote personal and professional success.
By integrating her methods, people learn to develop successful relationships with customers, coworkers and colleagues. These improved connections result in a stronger internal and external network essential for career and organizational success. Don't miss this up-to-the-minute information that can position you for a profitable 2012-2013! Click here to register NOW!
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The Power of Networking
By Mark Deutsch, BNI/Central Virginia Executive Director
I see it in training business owners, entrepreneurs, and sales people every day - they know that referral and word-of-mouth marketing are the best ways to do business, so they attend dozens of business and social networking events every month. They accumulate many opportunities that lie in stacks of 3 ˝ x 2 inch 'fields of dreams,' (aka business cards) but they fail to convert them to reality. This is due largely, if not entirely, to the flawed thought that you can and should stay in touch with every single person you meet versus building a deep relationship with a select few. In the business world, where we are so often told that "sales is a numbers game," master networkers know that the opposite is actually the truth: depth trumps width. The challenge is implementing a system that allows you to most effectively treat the members of your networks as they deserve to be treated.
It's a lot like the process of finding a spouse. One strategy is to simply go to a bar and just ask every woman there if she'd like to marry you. Statistics tell us that at some point, after you endure enough slaps to your face, someone will say yes (Sounds a lot like cold calling, doesn't it?). Another strategy is to build deep, productive relationships with a few people who genuinely know, like, trust, and respect you - and they will work to find a great mate for you (that's how I found mine, a blind date I was set up on that worked out!).
This is the power of networking - developing deep, personal, and professional relationships with other like-minded people who want to help you to succeed. As you find other people who share the same belief, your network will be more powerful than you can imagine.
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Have You Heard about NSA's Academy of Professional Speaking?
Submitted by Mary Foley
 Did you know that while you are working towards National Membership you can jump start your path to being a paid, professional speaker with NSA's Academy for Professional Speaking? Learn from successful speakers who know what it takes - both on the platform and in the business arena. Discover the marketing, product development, authorship and presentation secrets it takes other speakers years to learn on their own. And network with your peers as well as those at the top of the profession.
The Academy consists of face-to-face and distance learning, culminating in the one-day Cavett Institute, named after NSA founder Cavett Robert. This meeting kicks off NSA's 2012 national convention and features programming for people who want to turn their passion for speaking into a full-time profession.
Through the Academy, you will:
- Learn how to get paid engagements
- Discover strategies for sustaining a profitable speaking business
- Identify the key components of a speaker's marketing plan
- Receive sample business documents used by successful speaking professionals
- Learn how potential clients choose professional speakers
- Determine how well you are meeting the needs of potential clients
Plus, Academy members also receive a bunch of extra goodies:
There are no requirements to enroll and no set length to your membership. You can be a member of the Academy until you qualify for NSA. With an investment of a $175 initiation fee and $49 a month, it's a fabulous value! To find out more, click here! |
Spring Cleaning: Time to Get Organized!
By Laura Stack, NSA National President
 It's springtime! For most, that means throwing open the windows and doing some serious spring cleaning. It's also a great opportunity to catch up on much-needed spring organizing...attacking the organizational backlog that may have piled up over the last few months.
Here are some tips on doing away with the two most pervasive and frustrating forms of clutter: paper clutter and electronic clutter.
Tackling paper clutter
A BusinessWeek article called "The Office of the Future" gives a promising glimpse into the future of office productivity, including the paperless office. The article was originally published in 1975. Anyone out there working in a paperless office yet? Quite the contrary. Most of us are saddled with more paper than ever. So much for the paperless office!
Read more...
© 2012 Laura Stack. Laura Stack is America's premier expert in personal productivity. Since 1992, she has presented keynotes and seminars on improving output, lowering stress, and saving time in today's workplaces. She is the bestselling author of four books, including SuperCompetent. To have Laura speak at your next event or to sign up for her free monthly newsletter, visit www.TheProductivityPro.com.
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| Tools of the Trade
 Overwhelmed by technobabble? We've got you covered! Tech's Appeal with Jennifer Jolly helps make technology less frustrating and more fulfilling, so you can get more out of it and get on with your life!
- Pocketfinder- I can't imagine life on the road without this new personal GPS. It's a tiny, pocket-sized location device that can track people, pets, or even lost luggage any time - from just about anywhere in the world. You charge it up, turn it on, and then put the cookie-sized GPS in your child's backpack, your teenager's car, your own luggage, an elderly parent's pocket, or even on your dog's collar. Then you use a free app on your computer, smartphone, or tablet to see where they are. What's really cool about PocketFinder is that you can set allowable zones - say, for your kids to walk to and from the beach on vacation. If they leave that zone, you'll get an alert. Have a teen who's just gotten a driver's license? Put the PocketFinder in the car and set an alert to see if they're speeding or driving dangerously. I just used PocketFinder to track down my luggage a good two hours before the airlines did, when it was misrouted to Orange County instead of Orlando.
- A-Solar Power Dock - If you need to keep a charge on the go, this little A-Solar Power Dock is small enough to fit in your pocket and powerful enough to charge your smartphone with a little help from the sun. It sports a durable built-in battery, a small solar panel, and a strong, rubber-finished casing. Leave it sitting in the sun (by a window) for a day, and it can juice up your iPhone in about four hours or your iPad in roughly two hours. It also has a USB port, so it works with Android devices as well.
- Sony eReader Wifi- You hear a lot about the Kindle and Nook, but a lesser-known e-reader, the Sony eReader Wifi, has become another constant travel companion since I first reviewed it in January. It's the lightest 6" e-reader on the market today, weighing less than a paperback, and holds up to 1,200 books. It's also the first e-reader to offer wifi public library access and downloads right from the device. I also love the glare-free touchscreen. But the best part? You can read for more than a month on a single battery charge.
Source: Tech's Appeal |
Upcoming Events
- April 20 - Breaking in and Making Out in The Meetings Industry Today!, Sarah Michel, CSP
- May 18 - Negotiate and Read Body Language: How to Negotiate to Get What You Want - Guest speaker Greg Williams
Please note: As we strive to have the highest caliber of speakers, with that comes last-minute changes at times. Therefore, speakers and topics are subject to change. Watch your email for details on these meetings. Click here to view details about these events.
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NSA Virginia Board Members
Coleen Kenny - President
Pam Rambo - President Elect
Cathy Lewis - Immediate Past President
Charlyne Meinhard - Secretary
Jim Gordon - Treasurer
Shirley T. Burke - Member at Large
Joan Bowling - Newsletter
Dick Olenych - Hampton Roads Liaison
Liz Garrett - Publicity
Lisette Johnson - Membership
Ron Chapman - ProTrack Czar
Winston Bersch & Vickie Griffith - ProTrack Assistant Czars
Mary Foley - NSA Liaison |
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