NSA Update to All Members
News from NSA Headquarters September 23, 2009

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NSA's Live Learning Center provides access to over 70 of the 2009 Convention session recordings in digital format on audio CD. Get your favorites or order the full set for $799.

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New PEG Group
 
NSA is gathering the names of members who may be interested in joining an ePEG, if formed. Please click here to add your name to the list.

NSA Chapter Value Survey

We are currently exploring our relationships with NSA chapters. Please take a moment to complete a brief survey that will help us gauge the value that NSA chapters bring to your overall member experience.

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Greetings!

Need more speaking engagements? Attend our Fall Conference. Strapped for cash? Apply for a registration grant. Want to learn more about Web 2.0? Participate in our October 8 Web 2.0 Webinar with Clint Greenleaf.

While you're at it, share your voice and nominate a member for the Board of Directors, take our Chapter Value Survey and visit our blogs and tell us what's on your mind.
2009 NSA Fall Conference

Join fellow speakers for a skill-enhancing, business-building and revenue-generating experience in an intimate setting - registration is capped at 400, so register now at www.NSAFallConference.org.

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Book Your Suite

The Four Diamond Arizona Grand Resort offers newly redesigned, residential-style, all-suite accomodations. Call (877) 800-4888 and ask for the "National Speakers Association" rate of $170 or click here to book online. Special rate includes complimentary high speed internet access in suite, free valet parking and admittance to the Oasis Water Park! This special rate will last while suites are available, or until Monday, October 19, 2009. Act now!

Fall Conference Registration Grants Available

NSA's grant program assists members who would not otherwise be able to afford the full cost of professional development and continuing education through NSA's educational meetings. Click here for guidelines, grant details, and to fill out an application.

Applications are due at NSA Headquarters by Oct. 5, 2009.

Present at the 2010 NSA Convention 

Imagine
helping other NSA members reach their goals. Imagine having the opportunity to share your expertise at the 2010 Convention in Orlando, Fla. Nobody's heard of you? It doesn't matter. What matters is that you have great information and can relay it to your peers.

Get more information and fill out a proposal to present. Deadline to submit is Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.
 
Web 2.0 Webinar Series

Thank you to Ford Saeks for presenting on our September 17 Webinar, How to Monetize Your Social Media Efforts. You can view the archive here (may take a few minutes to download).
 
Participate in our fourth FREE Webinar, packed withclintgreenleaf information on using social networking to boost your business. More at MyNSA.org/Webinars.aspx.

October 8, 4:00pm Eastern
The 10 Most Common Mistakes in Social Media Marketing and How to Avoid Them with Clint Greenleaf
Nominate NSA's Next Leaders

NSA is currently accepting nominations for five open positions on the Board of Directors. If you are interested in serving or you would like to nominate a member, please e-mail their name(s) and why you feel they would be a great leader to NSA's Executive Vice President/CEO Stacy Tetschner at stacy@nsaspeaker.org.  
 
All nominations must be received by Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
Cavett Robert
Spirit of NSA Day - November 14

Celebrate by giving back to the speaking community. Introduce a colleague to a potential client, make a business referral or mentor an emerging speaker. Share your experience on our Spirit of NSA Day blog, at www.SpiritofNSA.wordpress.com.
 

Watch a video of NSA Vice President Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, discussing the third annual Spirit of NSA Day, created to honor NSA Founder Cavett Robert, CSP, CPAE.
Meetings Matter

Meetings Matter is an international campaign between the National Speakers Association (NSA) and the Global Speakers Federation (GSF), to reinforce the message that Meetings Matter contrary to media and political backlash. More at www.WhyMeetingsMatter.org.
Email Scam Targeting Professional Speakers

Recently an NSA member was contacted about a speaking engagement in London by Pastor Mark Graham Smith, who claimed to be from the London Youth Conference. He insisted that she was required to obtain a work permit before he would send her a deposit and airline tickets.

After discussing the proposal with a speaker from London and other NSA members, she learned it was a scam. To help other NSA members avoid such scams, Pastor Smith's email messages to the NSA member are below in their original form. The NSA member's name has been changed to protect her privacy.
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