Sep 12
NSA-DC September Mix & Mingle: Where Great Conversations Come to Life.
Planet Word Museum
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Spend the morning connecting with fellow speakers, entrepreneurs, professionals, and friends while exploring one of D.C.’s newest and most unique interactive museums where words, language, and communication come to life.
Sep 19
FROM PITCH TO PERFORMANCE: Get Media Coverage and Deliver It LIke A Pro
Bethesda Writer's Center
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM
You have expertise worth sharing, so how will you get the media to feature it? Most professional speakers, authors and coaches are sitting on stories that journalists, podcast hosts, and producers genuinely want. The problem isn't your content. It's that
Sep 24
From AI Tool to Speaking Business Engine
Virtual Zoom
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
You’ll discover how to clarify your positioning, find high-fit speaking opportunities, research audience challenges and create relevant outreach. Aidan will also introduce his 5x5x5 system for building a consistent prospecting and follow-up rhythm without
Oct 1
Positioning: The Most Overused—and Misunderstood—Term in the Speaking Industry
Virtual Zoom
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The concept of positioning was born in a marketplace remarkably like today’s speaking industry — crowded, competitive, and confusing. We’ll go back to what positioning really means, why speakers and other industry players so often get it wrong, and how ge
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Going alone as a speaker, trainer, consultant, or coach can be tough. It doesn’t have to be.
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We are the National Speakers Association’s Washington, DC Area Chapter—NSA-DC. The members of NSA-DC are keynoters, trainers, coaches, authors, consultants, virtual presenters and speakers—like you—who gather to grow their business.
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