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** The official monthly e-newsletter of the National Speakers Association of South Africa **
Your Board of Directors (BoD) [Treasurer position and 2nd Deputy President vacant]
Paul du Toit mailto:president@nsasouthafrica.co.za (President, newsletter editor)
Billy Selekane mailto:deputy@nsasouthafrica.co.za (Deputy President)
Justin Cohen mailto:webmaster@nsasouthafrica.co.za (Website)
Bronwyn Gibson mailto:info@nsasouthafrica.co.za (Membership services)
Annie Greeff mailto:news@nsasouthafrica.co.za (Newsletter editor)
Ray Laferla mailto:laferla@pix.co.za
Stef du Plessis mailto:founder@nsasouthafrica.co.za (Immediate Past President and Founder)
Hanlie Joubert mailto:admin@nsasouthafrica.co.za is our Administrator
Sonja Stander mailto:finance@nsasouthafrica.co.za is our bookkeeper
Please note - unsubscribe procedure at the foot of this newsletter
August 2005
[last issue - July 2005]
In this issue:
1. Annual General Meeting
2. NSASA Matters
3. Congratulations
4. Local Speakers Recently
5. Upcoming Speaker Events
6. Year End Function
7. Other National Speaker Conventions this year
8. Subscribe to Member Newsletters
9. How to Apply to Join the NSASA
10. Newsletter of the Month
11. Thought for the Month
** footnote: How to apply to join NSASA **
Note: For additional information, please click on the hyperlinks (usually in blue) which will take you to a special web page, email address or suchlike. For easy navigating, it suggested that you stay online to access the relevant links.
Dear Sibusiso
1. Annual General Meeting
The first Annual General Meeting of the NSASA is scheduled for Tuesday 16 August 2005, at Hacklebrook Estate, corner Jan Smuts Avenue and Conrad Drive, Craighall! This is an opportunity for members from all categories of membership to be updated on the current status of the organization, make suggestions and give feedback on your experiences of the past year. It is of course also a great opportunity to network with like-minded people! Please join us for this important meeting. We need a quorum to make certain decisions, and your inputs are valuable in guiding our focus for the future.
During our AGM, we will be launching the database on our website. This will enable members to load their own profile and photo. There will be a short demonstration on how speakers can use the site to market their business.
President: Welcome to Paul du Toit, one of the founder members, who was elected as our new President and Billy Selekane as first Deputy President. We wish you the best and know that you will make a huge success of the task.
Immediate past president: The Board and Members would like to thank Stef Du Plessis for his initiative and initial ground work that made the organization a reality. Stef now becomes our very first immediate past President, who will in this capacity still be an advisor to the Board.
New board member: Welcome to Ray Laferla who was co-opted on to the Board of Directors. His insight, wisdom and experience are of much value! Ray has a masters degree in clinical psychotherapy and a doctorate in occupational psychology. He is an international speaker, consultant and trainer and has authored four books.
To be nominated during GM: According to protocol, the existing board resigns annually with the exception of the incoming president and deputy president. The members of the current board have indicated that they are willing to serve another term. If the current members are re-elected, one more committee member is required, and a treasurer needs to be elected from the new committee - ideally a person with a financial background. Please email nominations to mailto:president@nsasouthafrica.co.za to reach him no later than 12 August 2005.
We are proud to announce that ICE Solutions was voted the preferred events organizing company for 2007 Global Speakers Summit bid. Jon Panos Tours will assist Ice Solutions with tour packages. ICE Solutions are also assisting us in putting together our first National Convention aimed for April 2006. With a very impressive bid and convincing, customized presentation to the board, ICE Solutions bowled us over.
We had excellent turnouts at Hacklebrook Estate for our last two local guest speakers who provided international class talks on subjects of vital important to both experienced and emerging speakers.
Clive Simpkins delivered a highly informative talk on authentic speaking and gave attendees copies of his excellent book, Concise Communicator.
Graeme Codrington, one of the most booked speakers in the country at the moment, shared his personal experience and insights about running a mobile office.
International speaker or aspiring international speaker : Do you want to earn while you sleep? Then don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the king of product marketing. Frank Furness, the expert on product marketing, will show members how, during his bootcamp on 27 and 28 August 2005.
Frank will be doing a bootcamp preview on 22 August at Hacklebrook Estate 18h30 to 20h00. The programme for the evening will be:
18h30 Intros
18h40 Frank's Bootcamp Preview
19h10 Latest technology for speakers (Frank Furness)
19h55 Close
The fee will be R50.00 for members, R100.00 for non-members (R50 is refundable if you attend Franks Bootcamp 27-28 August). If Frank Furness is a name that is not familiar to you - besides being extremely busy on the international circuit, he is widely regarded as one of the speaking fraternity's "techno-whizzes" - an evening not to be missed.
Local speakers: The following local speakers have offered to share their insights with us:
Celynn Erasmus and Christine Stent Pinha who are experts on nutrition, will chat with us about "Nutrition on the Run", especially valuable now that we're launching into "Silly Season",
Conrad Koch who is our only humorist professional member, who will talk to us about "How to Use Humour in Your Presentation";
Clive Simpkins will be doing a morning session on The Basics of Speaking, (following his hit presentation on "Authentic Presenting") on Saturday 13 August at Hacklebrook and in Durban on August 20th;
Quinton Coetzee (easily one of South Africa's most booked speakers over the last ten years) has also agreed to share his insights into the South African speaking industry and how he grew his phenomenally successful business.
6. Year end function
Our NSASA year end function for all categories of members is scheduled for 5 December 2005 at Hacklebrook Estate. Join us in this celebration of a groundbreaking first year for the NSASA, during which like minded people have met, exchanged ideas, learnt from each other and found inspiration for their work as leaders of thought. Details including how to book coming up in a future newsletter and will be posted on the website in due course.
7. Other International National Conventions coming up this year
Please click on the relevant hyperlinks (you need to be online) for information on forthcoming national conventions taking place worldwide during the remainder of 2005.
Please note that our professional members get to attend these Conventions at Member rates - a substantial saving. Anyone interested in attending the excellent PSA Convention in Brighton will need to start making arrangements now. For more information or on-line booking, click here to find more about the upcoming PSA Convention :
8. Member newsletters and database
If you have a newsletter and you would like to provide a url link from the NSASA website for members to subscribe, please forward the same to Justin Cohen mailto:justin@justinspeaks.com
The database on the NSASA website is ready to roll. Here members get a full listing and a password. This means you can update your own profile anytime you want!
The database will be launched at our inaugural AGM on 16 August 2005.
9. How to apply to join the NSASA
Please visit our website, nsasouthafrica.co.za for information about the organization, membership application forms and debit order forms. Step by step instructions are given.
10. Newsletter of the Month (apart from ours, that is!)
Do you want to be updated on international speaker events and issues? Try the following website http://www.speakernetnews.com/index.html and subscribe to this newsletter free. It's a great resource. Thanks for the suggestion. Stef!
11. Thought for the Month
John Lennon sang: "Who do you think you are? A superstar? Well, right you are. And we all shine on. Like the sun and moon and stars. We all shine on."
As leaders of thought, shine on!
Annie Greeff
Editor
Any thoughts, suggestions, criticism - please mailto:news@nsasouthafrica.co.za
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