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Gather with other professional speakers at chapter events

Learn new skills. Get valuable feedback. Grow your business.

NSA Wisconsin events are focused on meeting the unique needs of starting, running and scaling a business as a professional speaker. Pick and choose educational sessions to attend. Or take advantage of the full support of the community as a Professional Member and get access to exclusive events designed to fit the needs of members. Either way, we hope you’ll join us as we gather in person and virtually to learn, share and create better businesses together.

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When I came to my first meeting in Wisconsin, I met wonderful people who were really interested in my career, my journey, my path in terms of becoming a professional speaker. 

Eliz Greene, Professional Member since 2005

Educational Sessions

Those who have built successful speaking businesses share what they’ve learned to help you excel in the art and business of speaking. Open to Professional Members, Academy participants and non-members.

Community Sessions

Work together with other professional speakers through facilitated mastermind sessions to build better businesses for all. Exclusively for Established Members of NSA Wisconsin.

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Speakers Lab

Try out new material or revisions to current material. Practice delivery techniques. And get valuable feedback from peers. Exclusively for Professional Members and Speakers Academy participants..

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Upcoming events

  • In-Person Speakers Development Lab

    • December 05, 2024
    • 3:30 PM - 5:45 PM
    • Neenah Public Library, Yaz Community Room, 240 E Wisconsin Ave, Neenah, WI 54956
    Register


    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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  • Last Story Standing Competition Entry

    • December 05, 2024
    • 11:59 PM
    • Entry fee and instructions
    Register

    Take your first step on the path to becoming NSA’s Last Story Standing Competition 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 $50 by December 5th.

    Once you register, you’ll receive a link to upload your video. The video MUST be received by 11:59 pm on December 5th!

    • All of the videos will be review by a panel of judges.
    • All competitors receive written feedback to hone their stories 
    • Chapter Finalists will be chosen and announced by December 18th.

    THE CHAPTER FINALS
    Our Chapter Finalists compete on the MYArts Starlight Theater stage in Madison on January 30th!

    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 April 11th.

    • 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 May 15th.
    • 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 on July 3.


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

    The National Competition will be LIVE on the mainstage at Influence - July 29th!

    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: Say Less, Get More – as the Speaker

    • December 06, 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    • Bridgewood Resort Hotel & Conference Center, 1000 Cameron Way, Neenah, WI 54956
    Register
    Say Less, Get More – as the Speakers

    The power of negotiation is all about communicating persuasively.

    Expert communicator Fotini Iconomopoulos has been working with business leaders to  share principles of persuasion and negotiation and show them how to become the kind of leader people want to follow.

    In our December chapter meeting, Fotini will be share how these same principles and strategies can be used as professional speakers to secure more speaking engagements and negotiate higher fees.

    Fotini will also share her negotiation war stories and how she overcame gender and age discrimination to go on to be the expert that Fortune 500 executives seek out for their high-stakes scenarios. You’ll leave with the motivation and confidence and the knowledge to tackle your next negotiation with ease.

    Key Takeaways

    • Understand the power of pause.
    • Discover more options to get the results you want.
    • Gain new perspectives on the likeability equation.

    Like all our chapter programs, the morning session will be positioned for the emerging speaker, while the afternoon will be oriented to the experienced speaking professional.

    For over a decade, after working in over 170 industries, Fotini Iconomopoulos has been the person that companies like Ford, Microsoft, MIT, Nestle, Purina, Rolls Royce and Walmart call to help them through their high stakes negotiations or upgrade their negotiation, communication and persuasion skills. HarperCollins noticed her frequent media appearances in outlets including Forbes, CBC and Harvard Business Review, and asked to write her first, now best-selling, book, Say Less, Get More: Unconventional Negotiation Techniques to Get What You Want.

    In addition to teaching MBA Negotiations in Toronto, Fotini offers her experience to non-profit initiatives. Amongst her accomplishments, she’s been recognized with numerous awards including the RBC Women Entrepreneur awards and a Top 40 under 40 award.

    Meeting Schedule
    9 am - Registration & Networking
    9:30 am - Morning Session
    Noon - Lunch
    1:30 pm - Afternoon Session
    3:30 pm - Inside the Speaker Studio
    4 pm - Program Wrap Up & Concluding Remarks

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