Local Chapter of National Speakers Association receives charter

Local Chapter of National Speakers Association receives charter

Organization will meet September 26 in Jacksonville

 

(Jacksonville, Fla.) August 8, 2008: NSA of North Florida received its charter as a chapter of the National Speakers Association on August 5 at NSA’s national convention in New York City. Local chapter president Dr. Jarik E. Conrad, of Conrad Consulting Group, LLC, attended the conference and received the charter.

Membership in the organization, which will meet four times during the year, is open to people who receive compensation for speaking or speak frequently to audiences of 15 or more as a part of a salaried position. Suppliers to public speakers, speaker bureau owners and support staff to speakers also qualify for membership. The organization welcomes members from anywhere in North Florida and South Georgia. The other Florida NSA chapters are based in West Palm Beach and Tampa.

"We are very pleased to become an official chapter," said Dr. Jarik Conrad, NSA North Florida president. "We look forward to presenting a series of speakers and services to support our community of dynamic professional speakers." NSA North Florida, like the national organization, focuses on the business of speaking, helping speakers enhance their ability to increase their visibility and income.

The next meeting of the group will take place September 26, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Deerwood Country Club, 10239 Golf Club Drive in Jacksonville. The speaker is Brandon Toropov, Boston-based author of several books and CEO of IWordSmith.com, a content creation network. His presentation will provide information on how to turn ideas into published works. The meeting is open to guests as well as members; cost to attend is $40.00. Call (904) 280-8806 to make a reservation.