Master Your Market as a Professional Member

Whether you want to grow or sustain your speaking business, reach a wider audience or generate revenue, a professional NSA membership will help you become a master of your market.

To be eligible, you only need to meet ONE of the following professional membership criteria:

Option 1 – You have received compensation for 20 or more presentations within the 12 months prior to application. Supporting documentation can be any of the following: contracts, paid invoices, check copies, speaker agreements, tax returns or documents showing revenue has been generated as a result of your speaking engagements.
Option 2 – You have given 20 or more presentations to audiences of 15 or more as part of a salaried position within the 12 months prior to application. Supporting documentation: a letter from your employer.
Option 3 – You have earned $25,000 or more giving presentations (number of speaking engagements does not matter) within the 12 months prior to application. Supporting documentation can be: contracts, paid invoices, check copies or tax returns showing speaking income.

Questions about our membership requirements? Call (480) 968-2552.

Not ready to be a professional member yet? Join the Academy for Professional Speaking, a membership program just for aspiring speakers still honing their professional profile.

New Member Investment

The initial fee to join NSA is $600 ($175 initiation fee, plus $425 annual membership dues). This membership investment includes a wide range of great benefits, including:

One-year subscription to Speaker magazine
Voices of Experience audio magazine
Essentials of Speaking CD set
Listing in our online directory of speakers
Discounts to NSA meetings
$100 non-transferable certificate good toward a future NSA meeting registration fee (redeemable within two years of your membership month)

After your first year, you'll pay an annual renewal fee of just $425--giving you a whole new year's worth of Speaker, plus ongoing listings in our speaker directory and discounts to NSA meetings.

Be the best speaker you can be. Apply as a professional member now.