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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.


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

    • October 02, 2023
    • 3 sessions
    • Embassy Suites Brookfield, 1200 S Moorland Road, Brookfield, WI 53005
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    Join us as we officially kick off the NSA Wisconsin Program year with a full day of education and community.  We have an afternoon session focused on sales PLUS a bonus session in the morning for people building or redefining their speaking business.

    The afternoon session is designed for working professional speakers and features Hall of Fame Speaker, Award Winning Author, and Business Growth Strategist Meridith Elliott Powell. This a high-energy, highly interactive, and high-powered session to redefines sales practices. Meridith says, "Uncertainty changes everything –conferences, attendees, competition, and decision-makers. It’s time to update your approach to sales – from how you find the gig – to how you get your fee, to how you land the speaking engagement."
     
    Meridith’s Program Description
    It’s challenging out there - a challenge to get above the white noise. A challenge to get meeting planners to notice you. A challenge to stand out from the competition. And a challenge to stay motivated.
     
    Why? Because sales have gone through a major disruption. If you’re still using traditional techniques, then you’re making sales so much harder than it has to be. To succeed, you need to evolve. You need to transform how you attract clients – build your reputation – engage with the marketplace – and get results.
     
    Join us for this high-energy, highly interactive, and high-powered session, designed just for speakers,  where Hall of Fame Speaker, Award Winning Author, and Business Growth Strategist Meridith Elliott Powell shares the innovative techniques you need to build a speaking business in uncertain times.
     
    Key Takeaways

    • Deep understanding of how the speaking landscape has changed – the shifts in the marketplace, alignment of sales and marketing, meeting planner buying behavior, and competitive landscape.
    • Innovative techniques that get your emails read, your calls returned and put you in front of decision-makers.
    • Powerful ideas you need to shorten that sales cycle and increase your close ratio.
    • Cutting-edge strategies to build your reputation and credibility so meeting planners are looking for you.
    • Proven strategies to prominently position you in the marketplace making it easier for clients to choose you over the competition.
    • Your personal strategy to find more opportunities, land more gigs, and build the speaking business you have always dreamed of.

    The morning bonus session is designed for people building their professional speaking career - and those who are curious about what it takes to become a professional speaker.  Your hosts, NSA Wisconsin Academy Director John Nepper and President Eliz Greene walk through the essentials of a successful business, including how to find your easy sell topic, easy buy market, and easy yes ask.  We will also have a live Speaker Lab session with a member speaking and receiving feedback, PLUS a mastermind session with our afternoon speaker, Meridith Elliott Powell to answer your burning questions and help you create the next step.

    Everyone is welcome to attend the afternoon session, add on the bonus session, AND join us for lunch.  The bonus session is included in our NSA Wisconsin Academy Membership and our Established Members are invited to attend as mentors (check your email for an invitation).

    Overnight rooms are available on October 1 & 2 for $124/night (breakfast included). Reserve online or call 1-800-EMBASSY and ask for the National Speakers Association Group Rate.

    More about Meridith Elliott Powell
    Voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts, Top 100 Sales Influencers by LinkedIn, and Top 41 Motivational Speakers. Meridith Elliott Powell is an award-winning author, keynote speaker and business strategist. With a background in corporate leadership and sales, her career expands over several industries including financial services, healthcare and finance. Meridith worked her way up from entry-level to earn her position in the C-Suite. Writing and executing strategy to help leaders master uncertainty, achieve growth and build talent at every level of their organizations.

    She has been inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed on less than one percent of professional speakers, incoming Chair of the National Speakers Association, A Master Certified Business Growth Strategist, A Certified Executive Coach and Certified Speaking Professional.

    In addition, Meridith is an invitation-only author for LinkedIn with more than 750,000 learners taking her business growth courses around the world. With a passion for helping her clients learn the strategies they need to turn uncertainty to competitive advantage. Meridith has a cutting-edge message, rooted in real-life examples and real-world knowledge. She is the author of nine books, including “THRIVE: Turning Uncertainty to Competitive Advantage” and Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy, written with Dr. Mary Kelly. Both books have won the top honors for the Benjamin Franklin Independent Books Sellers Award. One of the highest honors for business books.

    Meridith is regularly featured in publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Inc., Investment News, and American Banker among others. High energy and highly interactive, she helps leaders and business owners learn the new rules of success today, and the strategies they need to Thrive in Uncertainty. You can find her inspiring message and strategies on both of her podcasts: Sales Logic – the “logical” approach to selling successfully in challenging times, and THRIVE – where Meridith interviews leaders, sales professionals and business owners who have transformed their organizations to turn uncertainty to opportunity.

    • October 03, 2023
    • 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    • via Zoom
    Register
    Are you ready to witness the future of professional speaking? Join us for a hands-on adventure with Beth Z, Your Nerdy Best Friend, renowned author, and speaker nerd extraordinaire. In this captivating workshop, you'll discover the transformative power of AI tools, specifically ChatGPT, as you embark on an exciting journey to uplevel your speaking business, boost your sales techniques, and grow your brand like never before.
     
    During this session, Beth Z will reveal the secrets behind incorporating AI into your presentations, providing you with the keys to captivate and engage your audience effortlessly. With her extensive expertise in leveraging AI technologies, Beth Z will guide you through the process, ensuring you leave with practical skills and invaluable insights.
     
    Takeaways

    • Embrace the AI advantage: Learn how AI tools like ChatGPT can enhance your speaking style, enabling you to deliver memorable and impactful presentations that set you apart from the competition.
    • Elevate your sales techniques: Discover how AI can supercharge your sales pitch, crafting persuasive narratives that resonate with your audience on a deeper level.
    • Amplify your business and brand: Unleash the full potential of AI to grow your speaking business and establish a powerful brand presence, leveraging cutting-edge technology to reach new heights of success.
    • Hands-on AI experience: Get hands-on with ChatGPT as you explore its features and unleash its brilliance, with Beth Z providing personalized guidance and practical examples to ensure you leave confident and ready to implement what you've learned.
    Don't miss this opportunity to revolutionize your speaking career with the magic of AI. Join Beth Z in the speaking evolution, where imagination meets innovation, and discover how to create presentations that leave a lasting impression, elevate your sales techniques, and drive exponential growth for your business and brand. Buckle up because the future of professional speaking starts here!
    • October 13, 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Verona Library, 500 Silent Street, Verona, WI, 53593
    Register


    As part of our October Extravaganza we are offering an IN-PERSON Speaker Lab!
    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.


    • November 11, 2023
    • 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
    • Zoom
    Register


    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.


    • January 16, 2024
    • 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
    • Appleton Location TBD
    Register


    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.


    • March 20, 2024
    • 9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
    • Zoom
    Register


    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.


    • April 03, 2024
    • 2:00 PM - 4:15 PM
    • Milwaukee Location TBD
    Register


    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.


    • July 17, 2024
    • 2:00 PM - 4:15 PM
    • Appleton Location TBD
    Register


    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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