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SUMMARY:Hybrid Hub (ZOOM or In-Person) Meeting with Lou Heckler
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nOn Saturday\, February 11\, we will be hosting a hybrid hub meeting in locations across our membership area. As part of that morning\, NSA Hall of Fame Speaker Lou Heckler\, CSP\, CPAE\, will be joining ZOOM for a presentation on “8 Secrets to Inspiring Stories.” Lou is a legend in NSA and has served as a speaker coach for hundreds of successful speakers. \nWe will facilitate an informational session on NSA by ZOOM\, followed by the virtual presentation by Lou. Our goal is simple: to get as many people as possible into a safe setting to introduce them to NSANO\, then encourage them to attend our March 2023 live event in New Orleans. \nHub Locations:\nMississippi Gulf Coast AreaThe Meeting Place796C Howard Ave\, Biloxi\, MS 39530Host: LaShaundra McCartyPhone: 404.906.2643 Jackson-Metro Area136 Kelvin Drive\, Clinton\, MS 39056Host: Dr. Ron MumbowerPhone: 601.613.9564 Greater New Orleans Area921 Aris AvenueMetairie\, LA 70005Second floor (suite C)Host: Donna AccardoPhone: 504.234.1388 7012 Milne Blvd\,New Orleans\, LA 70124Host: Ty SalvantPhone: 504.251.5534 \nAbout Lou Heckler\nWith 15 years of on-air television experience and more than twice that number in professional speaking\, Lou Heckler will deliver and deliver and deliver. The most frequent comment he hears from meeting professionals goes something like this: “You combined solid\, usable content with fantastic and funny stories from real life and really hit a home run for our members.” \nLou has made a living from the written and spoken word since he was 14 years old. He has been a major university adjunct faculty member\, host of his own television talk show\, essayist for the national PBS show\, “Nightly Business Report\,” and Hall-of-Fame professional speaker who has traveled the globe\, helping audiences more fully focus on the people side of business. \n  \n\nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to join! \nRegister
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/lou-heckler/
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SUMMARY:Selling to Trade Associations and Professional Organizations Workshop with Ed Rigsbee
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nSpeaking at trade associations and professional society meetings is like being paid to showcase. One receives an honorarium and who are the audience members? Buyers\, decision makers\, and influencers are the audience members…the people that can purchase speaking services for their companies. \nIn 2 ½ hours\, Ed Rigsbee will divulge the essence of his 2-day “Selling to Associations” Intensive and the secrets he only shares with his Association & Society Speaker Community. Ed has been sharing his expertise with NSA chapters for nearly 30 years. If you are serious about gaining association business…and willing to do the work…you need to be at Ed’s workshop. \nEd has held the Certified Speaking credential from NSA since 2000 and the Certified Association Executive credential from ASAE since 2012. Is Ed a keynote speaker or is he an association executive? Yes! \n \nAbout Ed\nEd Rigsbee\, (CSP) Certified Speaking Professional\, (CAE) Certified Association Executive\, is the ROI Guy. He is obsessed with helping individuals and organizations to both receive and give more return on investment (ROI) in everything that they do. He will help your organization to elevate your business relationships from ordinary to extraordinary; in service\, results and profitability. Ed is the originator of the “Member ROI Valuation Process” and term\, “Member ROI-Centric Organization.” \nEd is the President of Rigsbee Enterprises\, Inc.\, established in 1981. He is recognized internationally for his expertise in the areas of non-profit organization member recruitment/retention and strategic alliance development/implementation. He has authored the following books: \n\nThe ROI of Membership-Today’s Missing Link for Explosive Growth\nThe Art of Partnering\nDeveloping Strategic Alliances\nPartnerShift-How to Profit from the Partnering Trend\nKids\, Parents & Soccer\n\nEd is also the president and executive director of the Cigar PEG\, Inc.\, an IRS recognized 501 (c) (3) non-profit public charity. The organization he co-founded in 1999\, starting as an annual fund raising party at the National Speakers Association’s annual convention. To date\, this organization has donated over $700\,000 to; the National Speakers Association Foundation’s Professional Speakers Benefit Fund\, the Hereditary Disease Foundation’s Laura’s Hope project\, the Cardiac Arrhythmias Research & Education (C.A.R.E.) Foundation\, and others. In 2011\, the Cigar PEG expanded to include international events. \nWith more than 2\,500 published articles to his credit\, Ed continues to be a regular contributor to business\, trade and professional publications globally. He has been an adjunct professor for both the Universities of California at Santa Barbara and California Lutheran University. He has also worked with the Dun & Bradstreet Foundation\, delivering full-day; sales\, customer service\, team building\, and management seminars across the USA. Ed has traveled to Europe\, Southeast Asia\, and the Middle East\, teaching member recruitment\, delivering multi-day strategic alliance workshops to eager business leaders and professional development workshops to established and emerging professional speakers. \nEd’s background is quite diverse\, allowing him to integrate his extensive experience in sales\, marketing and strategic management expertise\, along with his current research work\, into all his assignments. He shares his real-world experiences; from retail and sales management positions\, his work in the hospitality industry\, his work in distribution\, and as owner of a manufacturer representative firm. His presentations are based on his unique perspective of mutually beneficial partnering and ROI delivery. Ed’s ideas have evolved through his nearly four decades of research and teaching management\, marketing\, selling skills\, and member recruitment. Ed’s gift is his ability to synthesize industry specific information along with proven success strategies and quickly offer workable organizational and industry-wide solutions. \nEd is one of a select\, very few\, on the planet to hold both the CSP and CAE. He has been a professional member of the National Speakers Association since 1988 and was awarded the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation in 2000; an accreditation that less than 10% of the Global Federation of Professional Speakers’ membership holds. Ed is also an association executive member of ASAE; the Center for Association Leadership\, earning his Certified Association Executive credential in 2012. \nOn a personal note\, Ed (an L. A. native) and his wife\, Regina\, have resided in Thousand Oaks\, California (greater Los Angeles area) since 1974; also the year that they married. They are the proud parents of two adult sons; Ryan and Jonathan…both happily married. \nJoin us in-person at theMarriott at Lakeway3838 N. Causeway BlvdMetairie\, LA\, 70002Get Directions » \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend! \nRegister\n\n 
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/selling-to-trade-associations-and-professional-organizations-workshop/
LOCATION:New Orleans Marriott at Lakeway\, 3838 N. Causeway Blvd\, Metairie\, LA\, 70002\, United States
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Jeffries - Speaking from the Inside Out
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nThe first 20 registrants receive a FREE copy of Lavon Gray’s Never Wrestle with Pigs: Dealing with Difficult Personalities!!\nHow to create your uniqueness by using your personal history\nAs speakers\, we all search for the best ways to share our message\, to express our ideas\, to make a point. We read\, study and research others’ work! Yet\, we oftentimes neglect the richest source of uniqueness on the platform . . . our own personal history! \nIn this session on topic development\, Elizabeth will inspire\, educate\, and challenge you to use more of your own uniqueness on the platform by speaking from the inside out. You’ll learn a process to tap into your personal history to connect with your audiences on a deeper level and move them from their heads to their hearts . . . the place that causes them to act on your ideas. \nElizabeth Jeffries\, CSP\, CPAE\, is professional speaker\, author\, and executive leadership coach. She works with healthcare executives and physician leaders who want to grow their leadership skills\, enliven their organizations\, and turn ALL their leaders into high performers. Elizabeth is founder and past president of NSA Kentucky. She was a member of the NSA Board of Directors for 6 years\, also serving as secretary and treasurer. She has served as chair or member of most NSA committees over the past several decades. \nAbout Elizabeth Jeffrie\n \nSince we are talking about stories today\, and because stories invite people into our lives\, Elizabeth would like to invite you into a few parts of her life you may not know. \nAs an executive leadership coach\, professional speaker\, and published author\, Elizabeth works with C-Suite executives and physician leaders who want to enliven their organizations\, select and onboard great people\, and turn ALL their leaders into high performers! She loves asking questions and guiding people to new insights! \nOriginally from Chicago\, she currently lives in Louisville\, KY and Naples\, FL with her husband and business partner\, Stephen Tweed\, who gifted me with 3 children when we married 30 years ago.  Her word for her life is ‘Adventure” because she wants to stretch herself to look for new things to do\, new people to meet and experiences to learn from! \nElizabeth loves Jesus\, loves to cook\, and loves to entertain small dinner parties where we can discuss important topics with people who care.  She’s an avid traveler of the world\, tennis buff\, novice Pickleball player\, an ok bridge player\, voracious reader\, life-long learner\, lover of Italy and all things Italian! \nShe’d like to get to know you today too! \n \n  \n\n\nJoin us in-person at the\nMarriott at Lakeway\n3838 N. Causeway Blvd\nMetairie\, LA\, 70002\nGet Directions »\n \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend! \n\nRegister\n \n 
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/elizabeth-jeffries/
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SUMMARY:Alyson Van Hooser - Infinite Influence
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nInfinite Influence\nHow Successful Speakers Use Empathy to Uncover Your Unique Value & Capitalize on Endless Opportunity \nLearning objectives \n\n\nRedefine Leadership to Elevate Your Success\n\n\nUncover Your Unique Value through Stories\n\n\nUnpack Practical Proven Do’s & Don’ts to Increase the Impact of Your Stories on Stage\n\n\nAbout Alyson Van Hooser\nAlyson is on a sold out mission to help leaders succeed in the complex workforce we all know today! Alyson knows the pressure and responsibility of breaking through big obstacles to achieve great results — both personally and professionally. \nTough beginnings taught Alyson the radical power of an ownership mindset–one that transforms the trajectory of your life and helps you achieve audacious goals! Her recently-released book\,  LEVEL UP\, unlocks the information and strategies leaders need in order to be successful personally and professionally. Her results-obsessed inspiration guides people at all stages of their career to make practical changes that drive real life results! \nAlyson’s management experience with Walmart\, her leadership experience as a bank manager\, insurance advisor\, and elected city council member – all by the age of 30 — equip her to relate authentically with the challenges leaders are facing. She deeply understands the price of admission to leadership and the keys for leveling up — now she guides leaders to achieve even greater results! \nWith Alyson’s personal and professional strategies for success in tow\, her in person and virtual keynote presentations\, training programs with company leadership teams from C-Suite level to high potential employees\, and her podcast\, Stake: The Leadership Podcast\, prepare multi-generation leaders and teams across the country to successfully work together. Alyson’s audiences return to work both energized and equipped with future-proof practical\, tactical strategies to level up the way they lead themselves and their team. \n\n\nJoin us in-person at the\n \nMarriott at Lakeway\n3838 N. Causeway Blvd\nMetairie\, LA\, 70002\nGet Directions » \n  \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend! \n\nRegister\n \n 
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/alyson-van-hooser/
LOCATION:New Orleans Marriott at Lakeway\, 3838 N. Causeway Blvd\, Metairie\, LA\, 70002\, United States
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SUMMARY:Al Walker\, CSP CPAE - Thinking Big & Living Large
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nThinking Big & Living Large\nThinking Big & Living Large is Al’s most requested topic for a keynote\, luncheon or after dinner talk.  In his self-deprecating style he weaves his stories and his humor into a message that challenges speakers to expand their thinking and live a larger life.  A larger life is not about ‘having’ but about truly expanding our thinking\, planning\, and actions that will enable us to more fully imagine and then fulfill our potential. \nKey Takeaways: \n\nLearn the 5 things needed to think big and live large\nGet real life examples of keynote elements that can elevate your presentation\nReceive insider tips about navigating through NSA\n\n  \nAbout Al Walker\nAl Walker is a Motivational Humorist from Chapin\, SC where he lives with his wife Margaret.  They have two married daughters and the three smartest\, best looking\, and most talented grandchildren on the planet. \nAl’s speaking career began in the training business which he and his organization continue to provide through programs in Leadership\, Personal Development\, and Personal Productivity. He is a past president of NSA which he joined in 1982. He has received every recognition and award given by NSA. Al began serving on the NSA Board of Directors and the NSA Foundation Board of Trustees in 1985. \nHe is the author of both\, Thinking Big & Living Large and The Sheep Thief\, which have sold over 10\,000 copies each.  Al believes in providing his audiences with a humorous\, uplifting message that challenges them to think\, lighten up and laugh at the same time\, while also providing them with solid\, relevant content that encourages them to think bigger\, do what needs to be done to increase productivity and thrive in these challenging times. Al’s unique approach is what has led to over 90% of his speaking and training being for repeat and referred clients. \n\n\nJoin us in-person at the\nDoubletree by Hilton – New Orleans Airport\nPontchartrain Room\n2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd\nKenner\, LA 70062\nGet Directions \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend! \n\nRegister\n \n 
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/al-walker/
LOCATION:Doubletree by Hilton – New Orleans Airport\, 2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd\, Kenner\, 70062\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ford Saeks\, CSP CPAE - Growing Your Speaking Empire!
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nGet More Bookings\, Sell More Products and Services – with Ford Saeks\, CSP CPAE\nThis NSA Chapter program is designed for professional speakers\, thought leaders\, authors and consultants that want to increase revenues\, expand their digital footprint\, attract new customers and gain a competitive edge. Ford will share insider secrets to help you make money from YOUR expertise. This event is perfect for the emerging speaker to the advanced 6 or 7 figure earners too! \nIn this impactful presentation\, Ford will help you:\n\nCraft Compelling Value Propositions to Get Noticed and Booked\nIdentify New Revenue Streams from Your Expertise and the Exact Path to Profits\nThree Secrets to Attract Referrals and New Customers Like a Magnet\nFive Ways to Dominate Your Market\, Increase Leads and Attract New Clients\nStrategies to Leverage Traditional Mediums That Give You Top-Of-Mind Awareness and generate more money from your topics and expertise.\n\nYour presenter\, Ford Saeks\, CSP\,CPAE – Hall of Fame Speaker\, is a founding member and past chair of NSA’s Million Dollar Speakers Group\, he runs his own 7-figure speaking business\, and has helped many well-known professional speakers\, past presidents\, CSP’s\, CPAE’s\, authors and consultants grow their businesses. He’s one of only 20 people in the Speakers Roundtable and he only speaks to a couple NSA chapters each year\, and we’re delighted to have him with us for this special chapter presentation. \nJoin Ford Saeks as he reveals fresh insider secrets to accelerate your results and grow your business even on a limited budget. If you’re interested in building brand awareness\, connecting with your customer base\, uncovering new opportunities\, capturing prospects\, lead generation and increasing sales\, this program is for you. Bring your marketing and promotional materials or submit your website for a chance to be selected for one of Ford’s famous “Marketing Makeover-Hot Seats”. Mark your calendars and get registered because this is one event you cannot afford to miss! \n \n  \nAbout Ford Saeks\nDISCOVER HOW A BUSINESS GROWTH TITAN CAN RADICALLY GROW YOUR BUSINESS \nFord Saeks has redefined the formula for business success. His efforts have helped companies generate a total of over a billion dollars in sales worldwide. From start-ups to Fortune 500’s\, Saeks is widely recognized as a Business Growth Innovator. With over 20 years’ experience (ranging from retail to wholesale)\, he has founded over ten companies\, authored four books\, awarded three U.S. patents\, and received numerous industry awards. Tenacity and innovation are what fuels this revenue-generating powerhouse. From grassroots to Google\, Ford provides his clients with fresh perspectives and doable tactics to resolve marketing\, operations\, and growth challenges. As President and CEO of Prime Concepts Group\, Inc.\, an integrated marketing services firm\, Ford specializes in helping businesses attract loyal and repeat customers\, monetize social media\, and ignite creativity. \n\n\nThis will be a hybrid event. Join us virtually via Zoom or attend in-person! \nOur in-person meeting will be held at:\nDoubletree by Hilton – New Orleans Airport\nPontchartrain Room\n2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd\nKenner\, LA 70062\nGet Directions \nIt is $45 to attend\, whether you come in person or attend virtually. \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend in-person or virtually! \n\nRegister\n \n 
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/ford-saeks/
LOCATION:Doubletree by Hilton – New Orleans Airport\, 2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd\, Kenner\, 70062\, United States
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SUMMARY:RECONNECT 2022
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nIt’s Time to Reconnect…IN PERSON!\nAfter 2 years of COVID havoc\, it’s time to reconnect with your NSANO tribe\, and our kickoff meeting on Saturday\, August 13\, is designed to do just that! We’ll start the morning with coffee and beignets from Cafe Du Monde and some live New Orleans jazz as we visit with old (and hopefully some new) friends. Following some good-old fashioned networking\, you will have three opportunities to expand your speaker toolbox. \nProtecting Your Mental Health in a Post-COVID World\nCovid had a tremendous impact on those of us in the speaking industry\, so we want to make sure our members are taking care of themselves. Ron Mumbower\, PhD\, LMFT\, will lead the opening session focusing on “Protecting Your Mental Health in a Post-Covid World.” This interactive session will remind us of the importance of maintaining work/life balance\, while giving practical insights into protecting the professional speaker’s mental health. \nNew Feature: NSANO Speaker Showcase\nAt NSANO we believe your impact is limitless\, so we want to provide practical tools that enhance your success. We also believe one of the best ways to do this is though honest and transparent feedback on how we can improve our speaking skills. As part of our August 13 meeting\, three of our chapter members will present 15-minute “showcase” speeches\, followed by audience feedback on what worked and what can be enhanced. This will be a time we can learn from each speaker\, while also improving our individual platform skills. \nPost-COVID Best Practices Panel\nCovid presented speakers with opportunities to embrace major shifts in the industry\, while using innovation and creativity to find new ways of growing their businesses. Dr. Samuel Jones\, CSP\, will facilitate a panel discussion Post-COVID Best Practices focusing on changes many of us made in business models\, product offerings and delivery approaches. More importantly\, this time will be jam-packed with practical tools to help us weather future storms or unexpected shifts in the speaking industry. \nWhy Should I Attend? By attending\, you will learn to:\n\nProtect your mental health in a crazy industry – and thrive while doing it.\nBe part of a NSANO Speaker Showcase providing feedback and encouragement to members of our local chapter.\nUnderstand how members of NSANO were able to embrace industry changes brought on by COVID\, as well as specific products and services they added to weather the storm.\n\n\nThis will be a hybrid event. Join us virtually via Zoom or attend in-person! \nOur in-person meeting will be held at Loyola University\n6363 St Charles Ave\, New Orleans\, LA 70118.\nDOWNLOAD MAP \nIt is $45 to attend\, whether you come in person or attend virtually. \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend in-person or virtually! \nRegister
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/reconnect-2022/
LOCATION:Loyola University – Monroe Hall – Room 610\, 6363 St. Charles Avenue\, New Orleans\, 70118\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fearlessly Relatable: How to Build Confident Client Relationships\, Referrals\, and Revenue - Rachel DeAlto JD\, MA\, CPC
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nIf you’ve ever worried about saying the wrong thing\, not saying the right thing\, or missing opportunities because you overthink them\, you’re not alone. As speakers\, it is essential that we build connections with our audiences\, our clients\, and one another. Healthy relationships aren’t only great for referrals\, negotiations\, and great client experiences\, they are the key to success\, productivity\, and happiness. What if we could discover our social superpowers and utilize them to become more relatable\, a better colleague\, and a more successful speaker? \nBy attending\, you will learn to:\n\nUnderstand innate social wiring—and find your social superpower with complimentary access to Rachel’s psychological assessment\nDiscover how to connect with anyone\, anywhere—even (and especially) when it scares you\nUnlock emotional intelligence for confident introductions\, easier collaborations\, and stronger negotiations\n\nRachel DeAlto is a relationship expert\, media personality\, and speaker. She is the author of “relatable: How to Connect with Anyone Anywhere (Even if It Scares You)” (Simon & Schuster’s Tiller Press\, Fall 2021). \nRachel has appeared as a relationship expert on Lifetime’s Married at First Sight and TLC’s Kate+Date. Rachel DeAlto maintains a law degree\, a Master’s in psychology\, and an influential social media presence\, engaging and inspiring over150\,000 active followers over her platforms.\nIn addition to her regular appearances\, Rachel has also been featured on a multitude of media outlets including The TODAY Show\, Access Hollywood Live\, and Fox News. She has also given three TEDx talks including Being Authentic in a Filtered World which is featured on TED.com. \n\nThis will be a hybrid event. Join us virtually via Zoom or attend in-person! \nOur in-person meeting will be held at Loyola University\n6363 St Charles Ave\, New Orleans\, LA 70118.\nDOWNLOAD MAP \nIt is $45 to attend\, whether you come in person or attend virtually. \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend in-person or virtually! \nRegister
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/rachel-dealto/
LOCATION:Loyola University – Monroe Hall – Room 610\, 6363 St. Charles Avenue\, New Orleans\, 70118\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mike Ganino - Certified Originals: Take the Stage\, Tell your Story\, Change the World
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nThese days it’s pretty easy to take a headshot\, make a website\, and call yourself a professional speaker — which is why the competition for the stages you dream about has never been tougher. The only way to stand out is to show up as a Certified Original. Speakers like Simon Sinek\, Erin King\, Brene Brown did it. Personalities like Trevor Noah\, Mel Robbins\, and Kelly Clarkson mastered it. And you can\, too. When you clarify your ideas\, master you message and story\, and know how to perform as the most honest version of yourself – the marketplace can’t help but notice. \nIn this interactive storytelling and performance-based workshop\, you will: \n\nPunch your stories so they connect\, engage\, and enchant your audience\nSeason your performance with the vocal and movement training from the world of stage and screen\nWeave your talk structure around the way your audience experiences new ideas and stories using The Storyteller’s Path\nBring new energy and truth to your speech\nHave fun\n\n\n3 Drivers to Why Clients Hire Me\nExecutive Coach Julie Couret has identified the source of her new clients\, why they see her as the subject matter expert\, and how she replicates her business model for continued growth. \nJulie Couret is one of New Orleans’ most valued experts in her industry. Julie works with CEOs and Business Leaders primarily in the GNO area\, both one-on-one and in the CEO Peer Advisory group she leads. She taught Adjunct at Tulane for five years\, is Past President of the Greater New Orleans Executive Association and past Board Member of the Jefferson Chamber. Julie was the Jefferson Chamber 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year and held a weekly segment on WWLtv in 2019. \n\n\nThis will be a hybrid event. Join us virtually via Zoom or attend in-person! \nOur in-person meeting will be held at:\nLoyola University – Monroe Hall – Room 610\n6363 St Charles Ave\, New Orleans\, LA 70118.\nDOWNLOAD MAP \nIt is $45 to attend\, whether you come in person or attend virtually. \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend in-person or virtually! \n\nRegister\n \n 
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/mike-ganino/
LOCATION:Loyola University – Monroe Hall – Room 610\, 6363 St. Charles Avenue\, New Orleans\, 70118\, United States
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SUMMARY:A SPEAKER'S BRAIN: What Neuroscience Has To Say About That In 2022 with John Molidor
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nRecent research findings from the behavioral sciences\, the brain\, and neuroscience provide key insights into how your audience’s brains work\, learn\, and process information. In fact\, many things that presenters often do are not brain-friendly and may violate many key principles of learning. This presentation will explore the basics of how your audience’s brain work\, how you can design a presentation that is brain-friendly\, and how you can take better care of your own brain. \nAs result of this presentation\, you will: \n\nUnderstand the basic functions of your brain as well as your audiences.\nBe able to apply advanced brain basics to your presentations.\nKnow fact from fiction when it comes to the brain.\nReceive brain tips that help you take care of this vital mechanism.\nReceive speaking tips that can be used immediately.\nHave some fun as we explore the brain.\n\nAbout John:\nDr. John B. Molidor\, CSP\, works with individuals\, organizations\, leaders\, and speakers to help them use their brains more effectively. He does this by examining peer-reviewed research from the behavioral sciences\, the brain\, and neuroscience and then translating key findings and principles into actionable\, practical\, and usable ideas. Dr. John is the CEO | President of the Brain Based Leadership Institute and is a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine. He has served as the President of the National Speakers Association (NSA) as well as the Global Speakers Federation (GSF) and was responsible for introducing the NSA Professional Competencies (i.e.\, Expertise\, Eloquence\, Enterprise\, Ethics). He is also the 2021 NSA Cavett Award recipient. He is excited to be presenting to members and guests of NSA New Orleans\, sharing the latest research in neuroscience\, and demonstrating how brain principles can used immediately in one’s presentation and speaking business. Come join us for a mind-expanding presentation that will change how you approach your speaking! \n\nThis will be a hybrid event. Join us virtually via Zoom or attend in-person! \nOur in-person meeting will be held at Loyola University\n6363 St Charles Ave\, New Orleans\, LA 70118.\nDOWNLOAD MAP \nIt is $45 to attend\, whether you come in person or attend virtually. \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend in-person or virtually! \nRegister
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/john-molidor/
LOCATION:Loyola University – Monroe Hall – Room 610\, 6363 St. Charles Avenue\, New Orleans\, 70118\, United States
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SUMMARY:Doug Stevenson - Storytelling Mastery That Grows Your Business
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nYour unique stories set you apart in the speaking business\, as a coach\, or in any business context. However\, your stories have to be masterful! Learn to transform your stories from good to AMAZING using Doug’s Story Theater Method. In this program\, Doug will help you craft and deliver your stories with emotion\, acting skills and branding to make a lasting impact\, get rave reviews and repeat business\, and most importantly\, to change people’s lives! \nWhen you speak\, it’s not only about content; it’s about connection. You have to connect deeply and be amazing. A great story is more like a movie than a report. It captures the listener’s imagination and draws them inside the action. \nDoug Stevenson’s Story Theater Method combines acting\, comedy and storytelling techniques within the context of keynote speeches\, training\, and business presentations. Learn to use stories in a way that markets and sells you as a speaker\, while simultaneously making a powerful and lasting point. \nIn this presentation\, learn to: \n\nIdentify your most powerful and effective stories\nDiscover the Nine Steps of Story Structure to make your story better\nHarness the power of dramatic silence\nDiscover the magic of 3-dimensional storytelling\nBrand your message to be memorable and marketable\n\nIf time permits\, Doug will coach one or two volunteers on their stories\, so you can see how subtle acting techniques immediately increase the humor and dramatic power of a story. \nFor more information\, go to: http://www.storytelling-in-business.com/keynotes-training/story-theater-method/ \nYou’ll want to be at this meeting with Doug Stevenson to transform your stories\, and your speaking career forever! Learn Storytelling Mastery That Grows Your Business \n\nJoin us virtually via Zoom! Zoom information will be sent out closer to the event.  \nIt is $45 to attend. \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend ! \nRegister
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/doug-stevenson/
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SUMMARY:The A to Zs of Growing a Successful Speaking Business with Annie Meehan
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nAbout:\nAnnie’s engaging and interactive session which will take you from A-to-Z on all the different things you need to think about for growing a successful speaking business. \nYou will leave with great Ideas on how to review\, restart or re-ignite your passion for providing the best service and messaging to your audiences. There will be time for you to create your own ABC’s for what is and what might not be working best for your clients. You will be inspired to identify where you might need to make changes and where you would like to focus to create even more success. \nBiography: \nWith an enthusiastic delivery guaranteed to inspire\, enlighten and energize\, Annie Meehan\, CSP mesmerizes audiences with a clear message that spurs listeners to break counterproductive patterns. As a widely embraced international speaker\, she has helped legions transform themselves from a life of ‘muddling along’ to one of sustained focus that showcases success after success. As an expert on living an Exceptional life\, Meehan will be the catalyst to motivate your audience members to obliterate any and all roadblocks that stand in their way. \nShe is the author of five motivational books\, including her award-winning “Be The Exception.” Her latest book\, “Pineapple Principle\,” offers hospitality a sweet journey to exceptional Customer Experience. Today her passion is to help companies create a Healthy\, Hopeful and Happy (H3) workplace that retains an engaged workforce! \nMeehan has three adult children\, and she lives in a Fort Myers Beach\, FL with her husband and two dogs. She loves volunteering in the community\, traveling with family\, and walking (or being walked) with Peanut and Leo. \nLearn more about Annie at https://anniemeehan.com and on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/AnnieMeehan \n\nThis will be a hybrid event. Join us virtually via Zoom or attend in-person! \nOur in-person meeting will be held at Loyola University\n6363 St Charles Ave\, New Orleans\, LA 70118.\nDOWNLOAD MAP \nIt is $45 to attend\, whether you come in person or attend virtually. \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend in-person or virtually! \nRegister
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/annie-meehan/
LOCATION:Loyola University – Monroe Hall – Room 610\, 6363 St. Charles Avenue\, New Orleans\, 70118\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Panel: Authors Tell All
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nFREE VIRTUAL EVENT!\nLearn about publishing deals\, self-publishing\, launching on digital platforms\, incorporating books into your speaking career\, working with a book coach\, and much more! \nMeet The Panelists:  \n\nCathy Fyock\, CSP\, aka The Business Book Strategist\, author of ten books\, including-On Your Mark: From First Word to First Draft in Six Weeks (self-published)\, Blog2Book: Repurposing Content to Discover the Book You’ve Already Written (Silver Tree Communications)\, and with coauthor Lois Creamer\, The Speaker Author: Sell More Books and Book More Speeches (self-published). Her most recent Authority: Strategic Concepts from 15 International Thought Leaders to Create Influence\, Credibility and a Competitive Edge for You and Your Business (Ignite Press)\, is an anthology about the power of authority and was a Wall Street Journal bestseller.\nSamuel L. Jones CSP\, author of Live Life on Purpose: From Discovery to Practice (self-published); The Man I Never Knew: How Leadership Can Be Developed by Faith\, Family and Friends (Keen Vision Publishing\, LLC) and Winning Before & Beyond the Finish Line: 7 Strategies that Transform SURVIVAL into SUCCESS into SIGNIFICANCE in Work and Life (self-published) \nMarvin LeBlanc: Come Hell or High Water (Life Lessons from Hurricane Katrina) Facing Life’s Greatest Challenges No Matter What (original publisher: Blooming Twig Books; relaunching in 2022 in self-published)\nMelanie Weller; Author of Chapter 2\, Vagus Nerve Cosmology: The Spiritual Underpinnings of Physical Dysfunction in Sacred Medicine by Jen Piceno. Melanie is working with book coach Sara Connell in her Thought Leader Academy to release her book\, The Body of Life\, later in 2022.\nTammy Lewis Wilborn\, Ph.D.; author of the upcoming book Playing A New Game: A Black Women’s Guide to Being Well and Thriving in the Workplace (GCP Balance) due out Fall/Winter 2022\nModerator: Valerie M. Grubb; author of Planes\, Canes and Automobiles: Connecting with Your Aging Parents through Travel (Greenleaf) and Clash of the Generations: Managing the New Workplace Reality (Wiley)\n\n   \nRegister
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/book-panel-authors-tell-all/
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SUMMARY:How to Build a High Performance Business
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nFREE VIRTUAL EVENT!\nIt’s one thing to be talented at what you do. It’s another thing to be talented at building a business. \nIt’s one thing to make money\, it’s another thing to sustain success. \nEffort is admirable! Achievement is essential. This session will inform and direct. It will trigger commitment and accountability. It will separate your intentions from your execution. \nYou will learn: \n\nThe 6 keys to building a successful business\nThe 3 pitfalls most make\nThe indicators of success\n\nAbout Mike Staver\, CSPMike is the current Chair of the National Speakers Association and author of Leadership Isn’t for Cowards. He is an internationally respected speaker and leadership coach.    \nRegister
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/how-to-build-a-high-performance-business/
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SUMMARY:Speaking Performance Skills: A Primer
DESCRIPTION:Skip to Registration \nWhat’s the one critical question you must answer before you utter your first word?  And once you do utter that first word\, how can you capture the audience’s attention?  What is the value of “the hook” and how does it work?  How do you handle stage fright?  And how do you warm up your voice?  How do you manage the content of your speech and decide how much or how little core content to include?  How do you tell a story that lands with emotion and sincerity? \nAt our January meeting\, we will explore the answers to these questions and demonstrate how the speech’s content and the speaker’s performance techniques are collaborating partners in every great speech. \nThis interactive session invites all participants to perform the first three minutes of any speech and receive feedback from team members as well as chapter members.  Material does not need to be memorized\, but it must be rehearsed. \nTeaching Team\nBill Ganon: Keynote Speaker; Corporate Coach for Communication\, Presentations\, Sales Performance; and Award-Winning Storyteller \nDr. Frances Lucas: Professional Speaker\, Executive Coach\, Organization Developer\, Former College President \nDr. Jaye Stanley: Actor\, Director\, Speaker Coach\, Former Theatre Professor \nMelanie Weller: Nervous System. Voice Specialist and Consciousness Coach \nThis will be a hybrid event. Join us virtually via Zoom or attend in-person! \nOur in-person meeting will be held at Loyola University\n6363 St Charles Ave\, New Orleans\, LA 70118.\nDOWNLOAD MAP \nIt is $45 to attend\, whether you come in person or attend virtually. \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend in-person or virtually! \nRegister
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/speaking-performance-skills-a-primer/
LOCATION:Loyola University – Monroe Hall – Room 610\, 6363 St. Charles Avenue\, New Orleans\, 70118\, United States
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SUMMARY:Embrace the Change: 15+ Sticky Strategies that Engage Today's Diverse Audience - Lenora Billings-Harris\, CSP\, CPAE
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, December 4\, 2021!\nDo your presentations\, blogs\, articles\, books and videos reflect your understanding that your audience is diverse? Do you conduct a diversity and inclusion check much like you would use spell-check? If you want your message to relate to the broad diversity of people in your audience\, join Lenora’s fun yet straight forward session to discover tips and techniques to help you connect in a way that builds on the concept of belonging and inclusion. Her illustrations and suggestions can be applied to any learning environment in-person or virtual no matter what the topic. It is surprisingly easy! \nDuring this engaging\, content-rich session you will experience creative ways to apply the principles and techniques of inclusion that grab your audience’s attention and keeps it. Join past NSA president and past Global Speakers Federation president Lenora Billings-Harris\, CSP\, CPAE to enhance your ability to deliver powerful messages that stick long after the session has ended. \nBonus: Do you have diversity-related questions for which you need answers? Come prepared to ask Lenora. You will leave this session with: \n\nAt least 15+ easy methods to make sure your message is relevant to diverse groups\nIllustrations that relate to YOU and your audience\nGreat ideas from colleagues\nA handout filled with tips and suggestions\n\n \nAbout Lenora Billings-Harris\, CSP\, CPAE:\nLenora Billings-Harris\, CSP\, CPAE is a recognized authority in the areas of inclusion\, diversity and unconscious bias. She has been included as one of the 100 Global Thought Leaders on Diversity and Inclusion by The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and was named by Diversity Woman Magazine as one of the twenty top influential diversity leaders in the US. Her award-winning diversity is recognized in academic journals internationally. Additionally\, she serves on the Advisory Council of the Nido Qubein School of Communication\, High Point University. \nShe has presented to audiences in over 37 countries and six continents. Lenora recently keynoted at the Inclusion Conferences in Cape Town\, South Africa and in Tel Aviv\, Israel to share best practices with leaders within business\, government\, education and NGO communities. \nBillings-Harris co-authored How Top Business Leaders are Accelerating Results through Inclusion and Diversity\, and is the author of : A Guide to Making Diversity Work\, 3rd Ed. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the business schools of Averett University and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. \nIn addition to management positions held with two Fortune 100 companies plus the Business School at The University of Michigan\, Billings-Harris has held leadership positions with several non-profit organizations. She is a past president of Win-Win Resolutions with a mission to reduce bullying\, violence and prejudice in schools and communities\, and was a founding charter member of the Maricopa County Black Chamber of Commerce. \nShe is a past president of the National Speakers Association\, and past president of the Global Speakers Federation. In 2016 she was the Cavett Award recipient\, in 2018 was inducted into the NSA Speaker Hall of Fame. \nBefore launching her business in 1986\, she held management positions at two Fortune 100 companies\, and managed executive development seminars for the Graduate School of Business\, University of Michigan. \nIt is $35 to attend\, whether you come in person or attend virtually. \nPlease RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend in-person or virtually! \nRegister
URL:https://nsaneworleans.com/event/lenora-billings-harris/
LOCATION:Loyola University – Monroe Hall – Room 610\, 6363 St. Charles Avenue\, New Orleans\, 70118\, United States
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