Program Benefits

What Can You Expect to Get Out of the Academy?

• 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 the marketplace chooses professional speakers; and
• Determine how well you are meeting the needs of the marketplace.

As an Academy member, you will receive the following benefits:

Cavett Institute for Emerging Speakers: Value $195
You receive a complimentary registration to the Cavett Institute, an intensive, day-long seminar featuring programming geared toward those who are getting started as professional speakers. It kicks off NSA’s National Convention each year. The program consists of well-established speakers who share their success secrets.

Click HERE to register for the Cavett Institute .

Subscription to Speaker magazine and Voices of Experience audio magazine: Value $49/year
Grow your business and presentation skills with tips and strategies targeted to the advanced speaking professional. Speaker is the official magazine of NSA and is the leading periodical centered on the business and craft of speaking professionally. As long as you are a member of the Academy, you will receive our magazine and audio magazine as part of your membership benefits.

Essentials of the Speaking Profession CD and Workbook: Value $79
You will learn how to enter and advance in the world of professional speaking by developing:
Eloquence…the art of speaking and the use of powerful and persuasive presentations;
Expertise…the knowledge, skills and experience in a specifically defined area;
Enterprise…the purposeful undertaking of a successful speaking business venture; and
Ethics…the principles or standards governing the conduct of those in the speaking profession.
NSA has adopted these professional competencies to be mastered by all who are interested in speaking professionally.

Monthly Teleseminars
Once a month you are invited to attend a teleseminar on a variety of topics. All of which will assist you as you make the transition to being a paid speaker. Topics include how to find your first bookings, market yourself, find your niche and develop your speech.

NSA Meeting Discounts
As an Academy member, you can register for NSA meetings at the member rate. This is cost savings of up to $400! See the latest meetings at NSA Events

Chapter Membership
As an Academy member, you now qualify for chapter membership. Go to Chapter Directory to find the chapter nearest you. If you choose to be a chapter member there will be an additional investment.

Networking
The Academy has its own Yahoo group for networking with peers who are turning their passion for speaking into a paycheck.

Professional Expert Groups (PEGs)
Providing a venue for connection, collaboration and content, PEGs are the best value $25 can buy!
Each of NSA's eleven PEGs focuses on a unique skill, topic area or market, and attracting like-minded individuals with varying levels of experience. For more information about PEGs click here.