Attend a Local Chapter Event

There are NSA local chapters throughout the United States where you can connect and learn with speakers in your area. Find one in your area and plan to attend.

Be sure to visit the individual chapter websites for meeting information and location.

Note: Chapter membership is not included with your NSA Headquarters membership. To join your local chapter, you must be an active member of NSA. Visit the chapter directory to find your local chapter.

Attend a Local Chapter Event

Arizona

California

NSA-Northern California Santa Clara, CA http://nsanc.org/ info@nsanc.org (650) 646-4220 Welcome to the Northern California chapter of the National Speakers Association! At our dynamic chapter events, you’ll meet like-minded colleagues and gain tools and support to boost your professional success. Whether you’re a well-established speaker or new to the industry, you’ll benefit from the knowledge and example of experts on the stage, and from exchanging ideas with your colleagues during our lively networking sessions. For aspiring speakers, our Northern California Chapter Speakers Academy provides a nine-month, face-to-face intensive in the business of speaking. Our members come from the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Monterey, Modesto, Tahoe, and everywhere in between. Connect with NSA/NC to build your business, refresh your craft, and deepen your network. NSA-GLAC (Greater Los Angeles Chapter) Moorpark, CA http://www.nsaglac.org/ info@nsaglac.org (866) 519-7730 Twitter: @NSAGLAC The National Speakers Association's Greater Los Angeles Chapter (NSA/GLAC) serves southern California, as the local chapter of NSA. We are the professional association for individuals who use the spoken word to influence others. Our events are held across Los Angeles and Orange County to empower So Cal speakers to connect and grow. Our current members include past national presidents of NSA, Hall of Fame speakers, Cavett Award Winners, a Golden Gavel Award recipient, best selling authors, producers, celebrity speakers and other high-quality speakers that want to share secrets to help empower your speaking career. If you rely on the spoken word to influence others, you'll benefit from joining GLAC. If you are an NSA member residing in southern California, you'll want to join the chapter to connect with your local peers. If you aspire to become a professional speaker, GLAC's professional speaking school, NSA/GLAC Speakers Academy, is a leading national program. NSA/GLAC Speakers Academy will shorten your learning curve and provide you the foundation to propel your career as a professional speaker. NSA-San Diego Corona, CA http://www.nsasd.org/ admin@nsasd.org (760) 805-2170 The San Diego Chapter of the "National Speakers Association" is the critical organization for experts who speak professionally. Our objective is to facilitate community and education in a local setting for our National Members. Our members include the top professional expert speakers in business, personal growth, motivation, and many other fields. Authors, humorists and educators count themselves as members. The San Diego Chapter holds numerous events throughout the year. Some are specifically for members and many others are open to anyone interested.

Colorado

NSA-Colorado
Denver, CO
http://www.nsacolorado.org/
info@nsacolorado.org
(720) 799-1010
The National Speakers Association-Colorado Chapter is the premiere resource for speakers, trainers and consultants. NSA Colorado is the one source for meeting planners looking for professional speakers and consultants. We strive to help professional speakers grow their business by having monthly meetings that stress the advancement of the skills, integrity and values needed to succeed.

Connecticut

NSA-DC Rockville, MD http://www.nsadc.org/ info@nsadc.org (240) 284-3152 Twitter: @NSADC | Facebook: NSADC As a Chapter, we aim to continuously provide our members with professional development opportunities. Every second Saturday of the month, with the exception of February and July, we hold Chapter meetings. Each Chapter meeting features a national speaker who readily shares a wealth of knowledge with our members. These meetings bring together speakers of all backgrounds and provides unparalleled networking opportunities. Guests are welcome to attend NSA-DC’s monthly meetings. We also offer a Speaker Academy program that is for everyone from seasoned professionals to aspiring speakers. For those of you who do not qualify for professional membership in NSA, the NSA-DC Speaker Academy is your answer. For more information about NSA-DC, visit info@nsadc.org or feel free to call our office at (240) 284-3152.

Florida

NSA-Florida Speakers Association Ft. Lauderdale, FL http://www.floridaspeakers.org support@floridaspeakers.org (855) 299-8880 Twitter: @FLSpeakers Meets near Ft. Lauderdale. NSA-Central Florida Tampa, FL http://www.nsacentralflorida.com/ Administrator@nsacentralflorida.com (813) 969-0489 Twitter: @NSACF Chapter members, visiting NSA members, guests, and others interested in learning more about becoming a professional speaker are welcome to attend our chapter meetings, which are held on the third Saturday of each month, January through June and August through November.

NSA-New Orleans New Orleans, LA http://nsaneworleans.com/ Dima@DimaGhawi.com (919) 747-1474 If you have an interest in becoming a speaker and would want to join our chapter, we suggest you attend one of our meetings as a guest. Meet everyone. Check us out. If your interest is still high, we'd welcome your membership. There are no high pressure tactics to join. No one must become a member to participate in our meetings. An individual can continue to attend every meeting as a guest. The monthly costs are higher for guest but that choice can be made.

Maryland

Massachusetts

NSA-New England Westford, MA http://www.nsanewengland.com/ info@nsanewengland.com (978) 692-0905 Twitter: @NSANewEngland As an award-winning chapter of the National Speakers Association, our mission at NSA New England is to help members enhance their professionalism and grow their speaking businesses. The National Speakers Association is dedicated to advancing the art and value of experts who speak professionally.

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

NSA-St. Louis Kirkwood, MO http://nsastl.com/ (314) 724-3443 Twitter: @NSASTL National Speakers Association (NSA) is the largest international organization of professional speakers, with more than 5,000 members worldwide. As part of the International Federation for Professional Speakers, NSA helps its members deliver platform excellence, develop their businesses, and have a positive impact on their audiences.

Nevada

NSA-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
http://nsalasvegas.com/
mjcclv@gmail.com
(702) 868-0808
Regardless of the industry or discipline in which your expertise as a speaker falls, people who speak professionally have many things in common. Many are entrepreneurs or small business owners. Challenges related to marketing products and services, keeping up with technological advances and anticipating trends are common to everyone. There is no such thing as a speaking circuit, so how do you reach potential clients? How do you expand your skill set to increase your value to clients once you have them? With long hours, travel and an ever-changing cast of clients, speaking can be a lonely profession. What is the best way to expand your network of colleagues and connect to people who do what you do? The National Speakers Association brings speakers together to address these issues. NSA is a community of thousands of speaking professionals all over the world o a community where the pursuit of knowledge and the sharing of ideas is a way of life.

New Jersey

NSA-New Jersey
Bedminster, NJ
http://www.nsa-nj.org/
amy@amyjonesadmin.com

888-383-7567

NSA-NJ is the New Jersey Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA). The chapter was formed in 2005. Membership is open to anyone who is already a member of NSA. However, everyone is welcome to participate in our meetings and events. The National Speakers Association (NSA) is the leading organization for those who speak professionally. 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. Since 1973, NSA has provided resources and education designed to advance the skills, integrity and value of its members and speaking profession. Visit NSA's Web site at www.nsaspeaker.org. NSA: The Voice of the Speaking Profession.

New Mexico

NSA-New Mexico Albuquerque, NM http://nsanm.org/ (916) 719-4635 NSA-New Mexico o a state chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA) o is the only professional speakers association in the state of New Mexico. One of the 38 proud chapters of NSA, we are here to grow and empower our members through sharing, learning, and mentoring in a positive environment. Our professional members are also members of the National Speakers Association.

New York

NSA-NYC Grand Central Station, NY https://nsanyc.org/ info@nsanyc.org (914) 213-3122 Twitter: @NSANYC Welcome to the New York City Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA). Our chapter serves local speakers who want their speaking, training, coaching, and consulting businesses to flourish. At NSA, we stress four core competencies in our educational programs: 1. Eloquence - World Class Presentation Skills; 2. Expertise - Expert Content; 3. Enterprise - Successful, Profitable Businesses; 4. Ethics - Trading Value for Value with Integrity.

North Carolina

NSA-Carolinas Winston Salem, NC http://www.nsacarolinas.org/ Info@nsacarolinas.org (336) 564-5199 Welcome to the Carolinas Chapter of the National Speakers Association. Whether you're a veteran speaker or just beginning your professional speaking career, you have come to the right place. NSA/Carolinas is an extension of the National Speakers Association located in Tempe, Arizona, and one of 40 chapters located throughout the United States. Our members are from North and South Carolina and represent speaking professions with a wide range of topics and expertise. We consist of full time and part time speakers, facilitators, seminar leaders, trainers, entertainers, authors, educators, consultants, speaker's bureaus and more.

Ohio

NSA-Ohio Dublin, OH http://www.nsaohio.com/ chapteradmin@nsaohio.com (866) 900-6446 Twitter: @NSAOhio NSA Ohio is an award-winning chapter of the National Speakers Association. The NSA Ohio Chapter draws professional and emerging speakers. We meet regularly on a state-wide level for professional development seminars, networking and sharing best practices on issues vital to professional speakers and trainers.

Oregon

NSA-Oregon Portland, OR http://nsaoregon.org/ info@nsaoregon.org (503) 626-8197 Twitter: @nsaoregon Welcome to NSA Oregon, the Oregon chapter of the National Speakers Association. We are an organization of professional speakers whose expertise covers a broad range of topics, skills, knowledge and experience, and a chapter of the 4,000 member National Speakers Association - the recognized voice of the speaking profession that sets the benchmark for platform excellence worldwide.

Pennsylvania

NSA-Pittsburgh Bethel Park, PA http://www.nsapittsburgh.org/ (412) 851-4223 Twitter: @NSAPittsburgh The National Speaker's Association of Pittsburgh is an association of professional speakers who embrace a code of ethics focused on maintaining public confidence in the speaking profession. NSA-Philadelphia Havertown, PA http://www.nsaphiladelphia.org/ (484) 887-8505 Twitter: @NSAPHL The National Speakers Association, Philadelphia Chapter (NSA-PHL), formerly called NSA MidAtlantic (NSA-MAC), is one of 38 chapters and local networks of the National Speakers Association (NSA) across the country, each providing services to their members, primarily environments for learning and professional growth.

Texas

NSA-North Texas Dallas, TX http://speaker.org/ (972) 233-9107 ext. 201 Twitter: @NSANorthTexas The National Speakers Association of North Texas, a chartered chapter of the National Speakers Association (the largest association of professional speakers in the world), is dedicated to advancing the standard of excellence in the speaking profession and expanding the use of professional speakers. NSA-Austin Austin, TX http://nsa-austin.com/ austinspeakers@gmail.com (610) 291-7700 Twitter: @NSAAustin Our mission is to provide professional speakers with forums, methods, and resources to enhance the overall quality, continuity, and success of their businesses. Our alliance with the National Speakers Association allows us to leverage NSA's resources and reputation as "the leading professional association for speakers, providing resources and education designed to advance the skills, integrity, and value of its members and the speaking profession. NSA-Houston Houston, TX http://www.nsahouston.org/ (713) 305-5117 Twitter: @houston_nsa Our mission at NSA-Houston is to help each member enhance their speaking professionalism to grow their speaking businesses. We improve the world one audience at a time.

Utah

NSA-Mountain West
Murray, UT
http://www.tohirespeakers.com/
colette@tohirespeakers.com
(801) 541-7259
Mountain West Speakers Association is dedicated to providing opportunities for professional speakers to improve their skills, profitability and business savvy. From our professional website to our monthly educational meetings you can attend in person or via streaming video, to our annual speaker's showcase and robust library of professional development DVD's, podcasts, and video.

Virginia

Washington

NSA-Northwest Woodinville, WA http://www.nsanorthwest.org info@NSANorthwest.org (707) 999-SPKR (7757) Twitter: @NSANorthwest Founded in 1984, NSA Northwest is a community of speakers on topics covering banking, change, diversity, leadership, marketing, presentation skills, productivity, safety, technology and everything in between. A dynamic organization representing the states of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, this chapter also represents a wide range of experts. Our professional members have qualified to this status by presenting professionally for five years and earning over a certain amount from speaking. This is the resource to find a variety of qualified experts who speak.

Wisconsin

NSA-Wisconsin Madison, WI http://wisconsinspeakers.com/ Susan@SusanCYoung.com (850) 598-3317 Twitter: @WI_Speakers Welcome to the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Speakers Association, the premiere resource of local experts who speak, train, coach and consult all over the world! NSA-WI is proud to be the first chartered chapter of the National Speakers Association. Our meetings are professional events with the highest caliber of presenters offering business insights, trends, skills, and strategies that will help you grow your professional speaking business. Our Speaker Academy is designed for the emerging speaker who wants to be on the fast track to Professional status. Our primary goal is to grow the business of our professional members.

Chapter Calendar of Events

NOTE: The Chapter Calendar of Events is not managed by NSA Headquarters. The information listed on this calendar has been populated by the individual chapter administrators.