Overview:

The National Speakers Association (NSA) is the leading organization for professional speakers. Since 1973, NSA has provided resources and education designed to advance the skills, integrity and value of its members and the speaking profession.

NSA offers industry-specific information and training in the areas of business management, marketing and presentations skills. Perhaps more importantly, NSA brings professional speakers into a community with networking, mentoring and leadership opportunities. NSA's past president, Mark Leblanc, puts it simply: "People join NSA for two reasons and two reasons only: to speak more and to speak better. That's it."

Who Are Our Members?

NSA's thousands of members include experts in a variety of industries and disciplines, who reach audiences as trainers, educators, humorists, motivators, consultants, authors and more.

NSA's Vision and Mission:

Vision: NSA is the recognized community for developing the content expertise, platform excellence and business knowledge of those who speak professionally.
Mission: NSA is dedicated to advancing the art and value of those who speak professionally.

Officers:

2009-10 President: Phillip Van Hooser, CSP, CPAE, Princeton, Kentucky
2009-10 President-Elect: Kristin Arnold, MBA, CPF, CMC, CSP, Scottsdale, Arizona
2009-10 Vice President: Laura Stack, CSP, MBA, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
2008-09 Immediate Past President: Sam Silverstein, CSP, St Louis, Missouri
Executive Vice President: Stacy Tetschner, CAE - Tempe, AZ

Chapters:

NSA has state and regional independently-run NSA chapters throughout the United States.

Designations/Awards:

CSP - Certified Speaking Professional
This designation signifies achievement through a proven record of speaking experience; including a minimum number of fee-paid presentations, continuing education credits and consecutive years of professional speaking experience.

CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame
Awarded to a maximum of five member annually for demonstrated platform excellence and professionalism.

Publications:

Speaker Magazine
Trends, issues and perspectives about and for the professional speaking industry. Ten issues of this magazine are produced annually in print and digital formats. View the digital edition at www.nsaspeaker-magazine.org.

Voices of Experience is an audio magazine featuring interviews with leaders in the speaking industry. Voices of Experience is distributed ten times annually, mailed with each issue of Speaker magazine.