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| Abbreviation | NSA |
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| Formation | 1973 |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Minneapolis, MN |
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Region served | USA |
Membership | 3,500+ |
CEO/President | Jaime Nolan, CAE |
| Affiliations | Global Speakers Federation (GSF) |
| Website | nsaspeaker |
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 (1907-1997). [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. [6]
In January 1991, the NSA moved into a new headquarters building at 1500 South Priest Drive in Tempe, Arizona. Following the COVID pandemic in 2020, NSA went fully remote and currently has its national office in Minneapolis, MN [7] and 35 regional chapters throughout the United States. [8] NSA's professional competencies were adopted in June 1985. They are known as the four E's: Eloquence, Expertise, Enterprise and Ethics. [4] [9]
National Speakers Association membership is available to paid professional speakers, entrepreneurs, authors, coaches and podcasters. [10]
NSA holds an annual national convention every summer featuring speakers in the industry. [11] NSA's first Convention was held 1 June 1975 with 62 attendees gathered at the Scottsdale Camelback Inn. [4]
NSA holds labs throughout the year. [12] NSA's first lab was held 30 April 1994 at the International Center for Professional Speaking.
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. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
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. [19] As of 2015, 232 men and women have been inducted; there are currently 172 living members.
Conferred by the Association, the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation is the speaking profession's international measure of professional platform competence. [20] [21] In 2015, NSA recognized 51 professional speakers, the largest class of individuals to receive the designation at the Annual NSA Convention. [22]
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]
NSA has published following books
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Harvey Mackay is an American businessman, author and syndicated columnist with Universal Uclick. His weekly column gives career and inspirational advice and is featured in over 100 newspapers. Mackay has authored seven New York Times bestselling books, including three number one bestsellers. He is also a member of the National Speakers Association Council of Peers Award for Excellence Hall of Fame.
Earl Nightingale V was an American radio speaker and author, dealing mostly with the subjects of human character development, motivation, and meaningful existence. He was the voice during the early 1950s of Sky King, the hero of a radio adventure series, and was a WGN radio program host from 1950 to 1956. Nightingale was the author of The Strangest Secret, which economist Terry Savage has termed "…one of the great motivational books of all time."
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Chris Widener is an American author and motivational speaker. Widener has written several books on motivation and business and is a member of the Motivational Speakers Hall of Fame.
Robert Thornton Whipple is the author of four books on leadership and trust. They include, The Trust Factor: Advanced Leadership for Professionals, in 2003 by Productivity Publications, Understanding E-Body Language: Building Trust Online, in 2006 by Productivity Publications, Leading With Trust is Like Sailing Downwind, in 2009 by Executive Excellence Publications, and "Trust in Transition: Navigating Organizational Change" in 2014 by ASTD Press. He is currently CEO of Leadergrow Inc, a leadership development firm located in Hilton, N.Y. He is best known for his methods of creating an environment of trust in organizations, communicating online in ways that build trust, and building trust during mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Whipple has been published in several Leadership and Training journals including Leadership Excellence Magazine and T+D Training + Development Journal. He is a frequent contributor to The Rochester Business Journal. In 2008 and 2011 he was named one of the top 100 thought leaders in the country on the topic of leadership development by Leadership Excellence Magazine.
Mark Scharenbroich is an American motivational speaker, humorist, and author.
Steve Rizzo is an American motivational speaker, author, and former stand-up comedian, who is notable for his humorous style of motivational speaking and writing. Rizzo is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and an inductee of the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame. His book, Becoming a Humor Being: The Power to Choose a Better Way won the Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards.
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Sally Hogshead is a New York Times bestselling author, National Speakers Association Hall of Fame speaker, chief executive officer of How to Fascinate and a former advertising executive.
Daniel Burrus is an American technology futurist, business adviser, author, and public speaker in the areas of business strategy, global trends, and disruptive innovation. He has written on the topics of business transformation and technology-driven trends, with his book Flash Forsight becoming a New York Times Bestseller in 2011.
Ron Karr is an American speaker, marketing consultant and author based in New Jersey. He was elected President of National Speakers Association for 2013–14 and he is the President of Karr Associates, Inc. Karr is a National Board Member of the NSA and a past president of the New York City Chapter of NSA. In 1995, the New York Tri-State Chapter presented him with the Golden Mike Award.
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Jim Cathcart is an American entrepreneur, speaker and author.
Willie Jolley is an author, radio host, speaker, singer and media personality. He is best known for his motivational best selling book, It Only Takes A Minute To Change Your Life. In 1999, he was named as one of the outstanding five speakers in the World by Toastmasters International and was also inducted into the 2012 Speaker Hall of Fame by the National Speakers Association.
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