Queensland Chapter

Issue 12/09

In This Issue:

A word from the President
A Word from the Secretariat
Chapter Meeting: December
Event Reminders
NSAA Meetings Interstate
Chapter Meeting: November

Hello NSAAers

It's the end of the year and my term as Newsletter Editor for the Queensland Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSAA) is drawing to a close. I wish you all seasons greetings and I wish you all and incoming Newsletter Editor, Brad Hauck, a great year for 2010

Diane Robertson
Newsletter Editor

A word from the President

A Word from Dr Irena Yashin-Shaw

Dear NSAAQ members

As 2009 draws to a close it is an appropriate time to reflect on the year that was and look to the year ahead.

This year has seen some tough times for speakers with the speaking industry being affected by the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Many organisations and associations have opted to use ‘internal speakers’ rather than pay professional speakers for their events. Training and development budgets have been cut as they often are in downturns—despite all the research that shows that organisations that do so hurt themselves badly in the long run.

I’ve learnt two things this year that have helped to build a sustainable speaking business. The first valuable lesson came from our National President, Brad Tonini CSP who facilitated one of our CSP/PM Hubs earlier this year, and that was that we need to position ourselves as a core and not a discretionary spend. That way even in tough times our services are indispensable. The second lesson I’ve learnt this year from my own personal experience is that our business models needs to be very flexible and adaptable—ready to move into different niches and market sectors as opportunities arise. We are all ideally placed to do that. Most speakers have ‘micro’ businesses where our brand is built around us—the speaker—so we can be incredibly responsive to changes in the market place. This goes somewhat against the conventional wisdom we sometimes hear: that a speaker should niche in one sector. Personally that wouldn’t have worked for me this year. Whatever your lessons for 2009—I hope you leverage the learning from them to create a hugely successful 2010. The professional development opportunities we offer our members in NSAA  can certainly help with that.

Over the last few months NSAA has been going through an exciting time of re-creation and re-engineering. There are a number of new initiatives on the drawing board designed to add even more value and momentum for our members. This is a great time to be a part of the NSAA community.

In this final missive from me I want to thank our wonderful 2009 Chapter Leadership Team. Without their hard work the Queensland Chapter would not have had such a great year. Tony Ryan, Dr. Lewe Atkinson, Suzanne Goodchild, Kevin Ryan, Diane Robertson, Andreas Dagalet, Leonie Russell, Lauren Posterns, Julie McLeod, Matthew Lang,  Karen St. Clare, Alison Nicholson, Alison Williams and Linda Benn—thank you all for your good will, good humour and a job well done.

2010 will be a truly spectacular year for our chapter. Tony Ryan CSP will be stepping into the role of President and he has an innovative agenda, which you will hear about soon. I can assure you that we are all in good hands. Our first meeting next year on February 16 at the HILTON will feature the legendary Glen Capelli CSP, a recipient of the prestigious NSAA Educator Award for Excellence. Make sure you register early for his workshop on Wednesday February 17, because it will be very popular.

See you on Tuesday night for our Grand Finale with the famous Amanda Gore.

Have a wonderful festive season.

Best wishes
Dr. Irena Yashin-Shaw PhD

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A word from the Secretariat

Check out the new National Speakers website at www.nationalspeakers.com.au

If you have trouble logging in, do please contact the Secretariat: Telephone 1800 090024 or email admin@nationalspeakers.com.au

If you can log in, check your contact information to ensure it is up-to-date, particularly your email address, which you need to change in two places: on the left (for the Secretariat records) and on the righthand side (for your web presence) where you need to find the edit link in the text box. (If you cannot see it, move the horizontal scroll bar to the right.)

Chapter Meeting: December

When: Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm to 9.15 pm
Where: Hilton Hotel, Victoria Room, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane
PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE
Members: $80 online Early Bird 3 days prior to meeting
Members: Auto booking $65         
Non-Members: $95 online Early Bird 3 days prior to meeting  
Tickets at Door: Members and Non-members $110
Book: Online or ring Julie on 1800 090 024 or email admin@nationalspeakers.asn.au

Speaker: Amanda Gore CSP CPAE

Magical Messages: How to be memorable

World class professional speaker Amanda Gore CSP CPAE will be addressing the December Christmas meeting of the Queensland NSAA. Amanda is a sensational speaker, and is a feature presenter at many major United States conferences.

BOOK HERE NOW

Here are Amanda's very own comments on what she will offer at this exciting meeting:

Since I have been back in Australia, I have been amazed at how many people have come up to me (at almost every presentation I have done) and they say: I saw you speak 15 years ago. And then they quote bits of what they learned years ago!! The reason they remember for so long is the magic in any presentation—the process behind the content—the group dynamics. Michael Grinder with whom I studied for 15 years taught me all about the non-verbal magic in teaching and this is some of what we will cover at this event.

Her presentation will conclude with a 10 minute Question and Answer session.

A powerful session: Not to be missed!!

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Event reminders

February NSAAQ Meeting

Glen Capelli CSP

Creative Presentation Skills

Where: Sofitel Hotel, 249 Turbot Street, Brisbane

When: Tuesday 16 February 2010

Time: 6.30 pm for 7 pm start to 9.15 pm

Investment: Members: Auto booking $65, Online Earlybird $80
Non Members online earlybird $95
Less than 3 days Member and Non-Member :$110

Convention 2010: Dare to play a bigger game

Where: Gold Coast, Queensland
When:   Friday 16 April until Monday 19 April 2010

Includes:

• 9 keynote presentations from some of the world’s leading thinkers and speakers
• 20 breakout sessions that span five important streams
• 2 deconstruction sessions, which will break down the science behind crafting a killer keynote, as well as the methodology on how to help people learn richly and deeply
• 3 bonus half-day workshops for those who want to explore specific learning outcomes in far more detail.

Visit the Convention website at www.speakersconvention2010.com.au for more information.

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NSAA Meetings Interstate

If you are travelling interstate, check out the NSAA National Calendar of Events to find out if the Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide Chapters are meeting while you are in town.

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Chapter Meeting: November

Michael Harrison CSP

Why most speakers don't make any money... and what to do about it

To see more photographs taken at the meeting, go to this web address.

Gavin Ong

Where are we heading: a Gen ’why’ perspective

To see more photographs taken at the meeting, go to this web address.

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