Educator Award for Excellence

Purpose

This award is to affirm people in the speaking industry for their ability to craft creative and innovative ways of delivering the spoken word e.g. keynotes, workshops, facilitations, or any other form to deliver specific educational outcomes. It is particularly designed to capture people who may or may not have a high public profile but are known for the value they bring to their clients.

Evaluation Criteria

The nominee is evaluated in the following categories;

• Creativity
• Innovation
• Substance
• Outcomes
• Communication Skills
• Style
• Delivery
• Professionalism

Selection Panel

• Criteria for eligibility to be on selection panel - 1 recognized for their ethics, people recognized for their skills in all presentation modes, 1 recognised for their creativity &/or innovation, 1 recognized for substance
  
• Chairperson selection - Understanding of the award and it’s criteria and ability to take a stand for that
  
• Duration – Duration of service to ensure continuity, learning & diversity, 2 serve 3 years, 2 serve 2 years and 1 serve 1 year then replaced, each panel member have a time between service of at least the number of years served to ensure turnover.
  

Nomination Process

1. An awards selection panel is approved by the National Board

2. A call to the membership for nominations announced in Natspeak and with a special edition email in October

3. The members simple need to respond to the National Secretariat, one nomination per member.

I nominate “Mary Smith/John Black” because........

4. The nominees are confirmed as appropriate.
5. Chair sends to the nominee notification of their nomination & invitation to accept and respond to nomination by providing the material which will be assessed by the selection panel members

6. Nominee must send a letter of acceptance of the nomination and submit 5 copies of a current video which may include all forms of presentations used, client marketing package and referees demonstrating performance against the criteria (Equivalent number of copies for no. of panel members)

7. The packages are sent to members of the selection panel to review against the evaluation criteria and comment without consultation. They are to rank the nominations in priority order and submit their rankings to the Chair of the committee prior to discussion. The accreditation performance criteria protocol acts a reference tool.

8. The panel meets by teleconference to decide the award winner/s. No award given if candidates are not of adequate standard.

Notification

The results of the selection are to remain strictly confidential to the award committee. The nominee will be informed, on a confidential basis, in sufficient time for them to attend the Award’s dinner at the National convention and invite family and friends to see them receive it.

Convocation

National Awards ceremony at Annual Convention - following a commentary which outlines the purpose and criteria of the award, the winner will be recognized and presented with their award.

Publicity

An authorised defined statement of the award as recognized by NSAA Eg. The NSAA National Award for Educator of Excellence (year) presented for their ability to achieve educational outcomes using the spoken word in creative and innovative forms.

How to nominate

Please check the selection criteria, identify someone who you believe will qualify and be a good ambassador for the award, then submit their name and the reason you are nominating them to

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