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• Sponsorship Opportunities

  • Start
    April 01, 2025
  • End
    April 01, 2026

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  Help Us Tell Our Story, and We'll Tell Yours
  Great stories have the transformative power to inspire, connect, and change lives. At the National Speakers Association - Wisconsin (NSA WI), we empower professional speakers to hone their craft and share impactful stories that make a profound difference.

  We invite you to be part of this inspiring mission. By sponsoring our annual events, "Last Story Standing" (in January) and "Breaking Through Live” (in May), you’ll help amplify the voices of professional speakers, and in return, we'll shine a spotlight on your story.

  As a sponsor, your organization will receive:
  

  • Prominent recognition during our events
  • Exposure on our website and event promotions
  • Connection with our engaged audience of professional speakers and attendees

  Your sponsorship demonstrates a commitment to the art of storytelling and professional development, elevating your visibility and impact.

  How to Become a Sponsor
  Join us in making these events extraordinary. Full details are available here. Register now or contact Eliz Greene with questions.
  

  Thank you for supporting the power of storytelling and helping us amplify voices that make a difference!

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• 2026 Last Story Standing Competition

  • When
    November 15, 2025
  •  
    11:59 PM
  • Location
    Entry fee and instructions

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  Take your first step on the path to becoming NSA’s Last Story Standing Competition winner by entering our chapter preliminaries!

  First, check out our NSA Wisconsin Last Story Standing Page for all of the details.

  Next, prepare your 5-minute story and be sure it meets the competition requirements.

  Then, register and pay the entry fee of $99 by November 15th.

  Once you register, you’ll receive a link to upload your video. The video MUST be received by 11:59 pm on November 15th!
  

  • All of the videos will be reviewed by a panel of judges.
  • All competitors receive written feedback to hone their stories and the opportunity to get coaching.
  • Second videos are due December 1st. 
  • Chapter Finalists will be chosen and announced by December 23rd.

  THE CHAPTER FINALS
  Our Chapter Finalists compete on the MYArts Starlight Theater stage in Madison on January 23rd!

  This spectacular event is open to the public and we want a FULL HOUSE for our competitors! 

  NSA Wisconsin has hired a professional videographer and a professional photographer to capture the evening.

  Finalists will receive photos and footage from multiple cameras. They can pay for additional editing of the video as well.
  
  THE REGIONAL COMPETITION
  The NSA Wisconsin Last Story Standing Champion is eligible to compete at the Regional level. In order to compete, the Champion's entry video submission and the Regional Finalist Fee must be submitted by a date determined by NSA National. 

  • Regional competitors will be assigned a Mentor to review and enhance their Chapter Champion story. 
  • The NSA Wisconsin Chapter Champion records their Regional entry video at the Showcase event on April 30. 
  • Competitors will then be required to submit their final Regional entry video by May 16.
  • A panel of judges will review all Regional entry videos and provide written feedback.
  • Regional Finalists are announced in July.

  
  

  THE NATIONAL COMPETITION
  The Regional Finalists will advance to the National Competition at Influence!

  The National Competition will be LIVE on the main stage at Influence - July 27th!

  Panelists will provide constructive & positive feedback from the stage. Note: The National Panelists are not judges and do not vote.

  The AUDIENCE will vote for their National Champion!

  All National Finalists will receive:
  

  • NSA Website Mentions
  • Elite-Level Mentor Sessions
  • Main Stage Recording and Photos
  • NSA Email and Social Media Recognition and...
  • A Trophy for the National Champion!

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• (December Chapter Meeting) Booked, Remembered, and Referred: Your 2026 LinkedIn Glow-Up

  • When
    December 10, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Blue Door Consulting, 50 W. 6th Ave, Oshkosh

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  Booked, Remembered, and Referred: Your 2026 LinkedIn Glow-Up
  presented by Sheri Fitts

  Let’s be honest: most speakers’ LinkedIn profiles are a hot mess. They read like resumes instead of booking magnets, hide contact info like it’s a state secret, and showcase everything except why someone should pay you to speak. Planners and decision-makers aren’t going to dig for gold—they’ll just move on to the next name in their feed.

  That’s where this session comes in.

  Join longtime NSA member Sheri Fitts (teaching professionals how to crush it on LinkedIn since 2008) for a no-fluff, bring-your-laptop, roll-up-your-sleeves workshop. Together we’ll dive into your own profile and:
  

  • Fix the “resume trap” so your profile screams “professional speaker” in under seven seconds
  • Nail your headline, banner, and About section so you stop being scrolled past
  • Showcase your speaking skills with the kind of social proof and video planners crave
  • Learn how to connect without being cringey or salesy
  • Walk away with a LinkedIn presence that actually gets you booked, remembered, and referred

  This isn’t a lecture. It’s a working session. So grab your computer, park the excuses, and let’s make LinkedIn finally work for you.

  Sheri Fitts has been teaching professionals how to stand out on LinkedIn since 2008, long before “personal brand” was a buzzword. A dynamic keynote speaker and innovator, Sheri transforms the way leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers think about digital influence. She is the creator of digitalEQ®, a groundbreaking framework that fuses emotional intelligence with online presence, and the founder of SWAY | LIVE, a fast-growing conference that is redefining what it means to build a purpose-driven personal brand.

  A proud member of NSA since 2003, Sheri does not just talk about LinkedIn. She has been shaping the conversation for more than 15 years, helping thousands of professionals move beyond algorithms and into authentic connection. With her signature mix of humor, candor, and forward-thinking insights, Sheri inspires audiences to claim their voice, expand their influence, and lead with impact in today’s noisy digital world.

  Agenda

  9:00-9:30 am -- Networking
  9:30-9:45 -- Chapter Announcements
  9:45-10:45 -- Speaker Lab

  11:00-11:45 -- Inside the Speaker Studio
  11:45-12:30 -- Lunch
  12:30-3:30 -- Sheri Fitts: Booked, Remembered, and Referred: Your 2026 LinkedIn Glow-Up
  

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• Virtual Speakers Development Lab

  • When
    December 11, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  
  

  Join us as a speaker or come for the fun and gain some insights and tips as you watch others get coached by our established professional members.

  One of the most valuable services offered by NSA-WI is the Speakers Development Lab. All members -- from Past National Presidents and CPAEs to new candidate members -- are welcome to attend. The Lab operates much like a Hollywood “Actors Studio” where speakers, facilitators, seminar leaders, those who sell products or services through public presentations, etc. can go to try out new material, revise current material, practice delivery techniques, etc. 

  Our goal for the Speakers Lab is to take speakers, facilitators, teacher/leaders at their current level of skill, impact, fee level, etc., and help them move up to the next level. Both those speaking, and observers benefit from the Lab, and the net effect is to increase the skills and impact of each participant.

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• Virtual Speakers Development Lab

  • When
    January 17, 2026
  •  
    9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  
  

  Join us as a speaker or come for the fun and gain some insights and tips as you watch others get coached by our established professional members.

  One of the most valuable services offered by NSA-WI is the Speakers Development Lab. All members -- from Past National Presidents and CPAEs to new candidate members -- are welcome to attend. The Lab operates much like a Hollywood “Actors Studio” where speakers, facilitators, seminar leaders, those who sell products or services through public presentations, etc. can go to try out new material, revise current material, practice delivery techniques, etc. 

  Our goal for the Speakers Lab is to take speakers, facilitators, teacher/leaders at their current level of skill, impact, fee level, etc., and help them move up to the next level. Both those speaking, and observers benefit from the Lab, and the net effect is to increase the skills and impact of each participant.

  Click here or more information.

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• February Chapter Meeting: Speaker Lab Support & Amplifying Your Impact

  • When
    February 27, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    TBA

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  Topics: Speaker Lab Support & Amplifying Your Impact
  Presented by Mike Domitrz

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• May Chapter Meeting: Boosting Voice Health for Speakers

  • When
    May 14, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    TBA

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  Topic: Boosting Voice Health for Speakers
  Presented by Brienne Hennessy

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