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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.


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

    • April 01, 2025
    • 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!

    • August 19, 2025
    • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    • via Zoom
    Register

    7 Ways to Scale Your Solo Business

    Ready to grow without grinding yourself into burnout? Join this energizing Zoom session where you'll gain seven powerful strategies to scale your speaking business with greater clarity, confidence, and freedom. Learn how to streamline your weekly planning, attract better-fit clients, outsource smartly, and create follow-up offers that convert. Whether you're speaking, coaching, consulting, or creating, you'll walk away with simple tools and fresh insights to amplify your impact, without sacrificing your sanity. Perfect for speakers ready to break through their next growth ceiling.

    Chris Kolenda works with trailblazing leaders who want to build unshakeable business endurance. He is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author who also bicycled 1700 miles to visit the graves of the six paratroopers from his unit killed in action in Afghanistan. He’s been a trusted adviser to cabinet-level secretaries, 4-star generals, CEOs, police and fire chiefs, NFL coaches, and more.

    His unique warrior-diplomacy has been featured in the New York Times bestselling books, including Jake Tapper’s The Outpost. He has also been featured and interviewed in the world’s leading newspapers and broadcast channels, and on the front pages of the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.

    His books include Leadership: The Warrior's Art, and INDIES #1 War & Military book of 2021 Zero-Sum Victory: What We’re Getting Wrong About War.  He established the Saber Six Foundation to work with veterans to turn post-combat stress into growth.

    • August 28, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • via Zoom
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    7 Strategies to Build Visibility with People Who Book Speakers

    You're already a talented speaker. The next step is getting seen, heard, and remembered by people who book speakers! In this session, you'll learn simple but effective tactics you can use to identify your audience, build brand visibility, and ultimately, getting more bookings. Come away with seven actionable marketing techniques you can use to stand out from the crowd!

    Meaghan Maybee in a Marketing Communications Specialist at pc/nametag and a content marketing professional who creates a culture of continuous learning through engaging, impactful content for people in the events industry. Her passion project is writing for and managing the tag/talk blog, an educational publication for events professionals. Read it or subscribe here.

    • September 10, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Richard T. Anderson Education Center, Waukesha County Technical College -- C Building, 800 Main St, building S, Pewaukee
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    Living Big Without Sacrifice presented by Rochelle Seltzer

    Do you think that living a big life requires sacrifice? Are you a caregiver struggling to manage all of the demands? Our culture tells us we must push to “do it all” and “have it all.” We drive ourselves to exhaustion to meet that ideal, struggling to feel we are good enough and worthy.

    The truth is that you can create the life you yearn for and thrive without burnout (even when you need to care for others).

    Come to hear about what it means to live big and leave with actionable tools and techniques you can use every day to create space in your life, reduce stress, and honor your desires and purpose.

    You have one precious life. You can define what living big means for you now and create that life.

    Rochelle Seltzer is a Creative Core Coach, a dynamic international speaker, and the author of the highly acclaimed book, Live Big: A Manifesto for a Creative Life. Her mission is to ignite the creative power inside all of us, so we can bring all of our greatness into the world. Rochelle works with accomplished women privately and in corporations. She teaches them to work smarter, not harder, moving from overwhelm to boldly and confidently living truly fulfilling lives. That’s what Living Big is all about.

    A buffet lunch will be served. 

    • October 03, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • TBA

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    How to Create a $1m Speaking Business
    Presented by Bill Cates

    • November 05, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • TBA

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    Topic TBA
    Presented by Kelly Swanson

    • December 10, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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    Topic: Personal Branding
    Presented by Sherri Fitts

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

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

    • May 14, 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • TBA

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    Topic: Boosting Voice Health for Speakers
    Presented by Brienne Hennessy

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