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Vol. 8, No. 14 – ISBN 2166-6970 – JULY 15, 2014 A twice-monthly newsletter on speaking internationally; written, edited, and read by professional speakers.

IN THIS ISSUE: A. Global Speaking News What’s Happening? B. Tips & Resources on Speaking Ideas & Sources you can use C. Fellow Speakers in Action Learn from the video D. Calendar International Speaking Association Events E. Speaking Humor We saved the fun for last F. GSF Organization Who is doing what? G. The Small Print The legal notices Think Globally, Speak Globally. NewsBrief: Showing Professional Speakers Where the Business is.

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A. GLOBAL SPEAKING NEWS NSA/US NAME CHANGE The greatest surprise at the San Diego convention was a name change from National Speakers Association of the US to a title and subtitle of Reactions in the audience ranged from “I am confused” to “That will take some getting used to” to ”New Coke” to WTF? International association representatives felt betrayed and stated the new NSA name and direction will require a lot of study. Many foreign associations are named NSA, some are PSA-Professional Speakers Association and then there are the unique ones such as Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) and the AFCP, L'association Française Des Experts & Conférenciers Professionnels See the explanation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-VMC3d0cJo&feature=youtu.be Some NSA Platform members are very upset. Stacy Tetchner, CEO of the US association, writes “our new branding initiative is causing quite a stir, online and off. We are listening, we hear you and we share your passion for our profession. ”Two years in the making, this launch is just an announcement. Over the next 12 months, we will continue to engage with you, the membership, as we finalize the roll-out this new brand. In fact, we want to give you your own “platform” to be heard. Send comments, concerns and feedback directly to platform@nsaspeaker.org. “From these comments, we will assemble an advisory group representing all opinions on how to best move the brand forward.”

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Positioning of the new brand will describe PLATFORM as an Association for Professional Speakers. http://www.platform.net/?utm_source=broadcast&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=memberandlivestreamattendees&inf_contact_key=e13b20b56c5cd17e63f1dc4f09721a60a280864bf6548d1713b656ad4fded207

There may be some confusion with the International Platform Association based in Washington, DC. Founded 1831. http://www.internationalplatform.org

OVERHEARD: The choice of the name Platform™ is more relevant in North America than anywhere else in the world. --Paul Bridle, UK, past president GSF.

BE “WOWED” WITH “EFFORTLESS SUCCESS” AT LONDON PSA ON SATURDAY 12 JULY 2014 London PSA’s 12 July event has two exceptional speakers to help take your business and your life to a better place – Kate Trafford and Mr Wow. Master coach, hypnotherapist and inspirational speaker, Kate Trafford, will be guiding us on how to achieve “Effortless Success” – by which she means more success with less effort than we are putting into it now. Meanwhile Mr Wow will wow us – and show how us how we can “Speak Free – And Still Make Money”. Mr Wow is Derek Williams – a consumer service expert who devised the “Wow Awards” which are used to reward good customer service in some of the biggest and best companies in Britain, the US, Australia and beyond. And not only will you get to mix in such high-powered speaker company, to celebrate our Speaker Factor event PSA London is providing a free lunch this month. Bookings at: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psa-london-region-speakers-meeting-12th-july-2014-tickets-12045005937?aff=eorg

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SEE THE STRANGE WEAPONS TSA HAS FOUND IN LUGGAGE Who knew the TSA was so up to date with the trends? See TSA’s Instagram feed (yes, everyone’s on social media) and blog. It’s a collection of the absurd—and often scary—TSA luggage finds, from a taser disguised as a lipstick to a stun gun disguised as a pack of cigarettes. Here are a few of the most outrageous discoveries. http://instagram.com/tsa http://blog.tsa.gov http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2014/06/tsa-instagram-crazy-things-people-fly-with

OVERHEARD: I am not a teacher, but an awakener. ― Robert Frost

Every day, two to three thousand planes fly between Canada, the United States, and Europe. http://www.ehowzit.co.za/news/international/video-will-make-appreciate-aviation-industry-much/

78 NEW CSPs We have 78 new CSPs in this new large class. This represents a predictable “surge” that is a one-year event. Here is the deal. We had a lot of pent-up demand. There were a large number of extremely successful speakers who had not been willing to apply for their CSP because of the real and perceived hassle factor of the application process. In other words they qualified to be a CSP but they were not actually applying. But when the numbers part of the process was updated to remove the unnecessary hassle factor (and the new CSP Review Panel was put in to ensure quality) a sizable portion of these speakers jumped at the chance to apply. In addition, we moved off the fence other speakers who preferred the old criteria and had been taking their time. If you look through the list of new CSPs you will see that this is the most impressive class in years. Now, having said that, this large class pretty much burned through that pent up demand. So, next year the size of the CSP class will likely be the same as in earlier years or even smaller as not as many will likely qualify because of the CSP Review Panels.

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THAMES VALLEY JULY MEETING WITH NIGEL RISNER AND WINSTON MARSH Professional Speaking Association Thursday, July 17, 2014 from 3:45 PM to 9:00 PM (BST) http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thames-valley-july-meeting-with-nigel-

risner-and-winston-marsh-tickets-11759377615?aff=eorg

OVERHEARD: Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams. --Anonymous

AUDIENCES AND MOBILE PHONES A movie theater got its audience to use their phones so it could teach them a lesson! What a brilliant way to communicate how risky it is to use mobile phones while driving! More than 1.5 million views in 3 days! https://www.youtube.com/embed/JHixeIr_6BM?rel=0&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3

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TAKE THE TRAIN Amtrak has WiFi and you can use your mobile phone.

OVERHEARD: Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it. --Andy Rooney

Please forward this newsletter to your colleagues who speak internationally. They will thank you for your thoughtfulness.

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B. Tips & Resources on Speaking Ideas & Sources you can use MAKE IT PERSONAL -- Alan Stevens, UK, past GSF President, alan@mediacoach.co.uk

Delivering a speech is a very personal thing. OK, you perform to hundreds of people in your audience, but you are the sole focus of attention. It's more personal than being an actor in a play, or a member of a band. It's just you, sharing your experiences, thoughts and advice. That's why it's important to share your personal stories in your speeches. That's how stand-up comedy works too. You don't go to

a comedy club to hear a comic telling stories that happened to Chris Rock or Jimmy Carr. You want to hear what happened to them, and how they turn that into comedy material. Plagiarism is one of the worst sins in comedy, and anyone that is found using other people's material will quickly become unbookable. The same applies to speeches. All of the great speakers use their own stories, and turn them into takeaway lessons for the audience. That can mean talking about your failures and inadequacies as well as your triumphs. You will come across as genuine if you are completely honest. Some speakers, especially those with less experience, think that using great stories they read in management books, or heard top speakers deliver, is the way to engage an audience. That's very short-term thinking. Someone else has worked on those stories to make them effective. They happened to someone else. You won't be able to deliver them with the same passion as the originator. Be personal. Tell your own stories with passion and emotion. That's what people want to hear.

OVERHEARD: Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. --William Butler Yeats, writer, Nobel laureate (1865-1939)

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SPEAKING OUTDOORS --TJ Walker, USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6l-gogUAqQ

OVERHEARD: Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible. --Doris Lessing

MAC SPEAKERS GROUP If you use a Mac and would like to join the MacSpeakers listserv, go to groups.yahoo.com and search for MacSpeakers (you don’t have to be an NSA/Platform member to join).

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The number of international airline passengers flying in premium classes in April rose 3.8 percent over last year

Express your love for the NewsBrief. Forward it to your professional speaker colleagues. They will appreciate you.

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C. Fellow Speakers in Action Watching other speakers work can be a great education. Your NewsBrief will feature one (usually humor) speaker each month. Watch, discover, and enjoy. STUCK AT THE LAS VEGAS AIRPORT OVERNIGHT? What is a speaker to do? Richard Dunn made a video. “I had a person behind a ticket counter give me a roll of luggage tape before she left,” Dunn wrote. “I then used a wheel chair that had a tall pole on the back of it and taped my iPhone to that. Then I would put it on the moving walkway for a dolly shot. I also used the extended handle on my computer bag and taped the iPhone to my handle.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9XLWrCi6DE&feature=youtu.be We dare you to forward this newsletter to your colleagues who speak internationally. They will appreciate your generous effort.

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D. Calendar INTERNATIONAL SPEAKING CONVENTIONS AND EVENTS Also see the Calendar at http://www.globalspeakers.net/events Several exciting events are taking place over the next few years. See the referenced web sites for the latest convention details. Special registration rates: As a member of your national speaking association, you may attend other speaking conventions around the world at member rates.

2014 FRANCE

AFCP National Convention August 29-30. Paris. FMI: Christine Morlet, CSP. christine.morlet@formation-negociation.com +33 6 74 02 04 24 http://www.association-conferenciers.com

USA

The 1% Lab September 5-7, 2014 High Point University, High Point, NC

GERMANY

Thu Sep 11, to Sat Sep 13. Annual convention of the German Speakers Association at the Bonn (Maritim Hotel), FMI: http://www.germanspeakers.org

UNITED KINGDOM

October 10th/12th 2014. PSA UKI Mega Convention. See the list of regional and national meetings: http://professionalspeakingassociation.eventbrite.co.uk

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CANADA

December 5-8. Toronto. Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) national convention. http://www.CanadianSpeakers.org

2015 USA

CSP/CPAE Summit January 9-11, 2015 Coral Gables Biltmore, Coral Gables, FL

USA

NSA Winter Conference February 6-8, 2015 Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.

Holland/Belgium

PSA Holland. 5-6-7 March, 2105 Rottterdam.

USA

NSA/US Convention July 18-21 Washington DC Marriott Wardman Park Hotel

http://www.nsaspeaker.org/attend/event-calendar

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2016 USA

NSA/US Convention July 23-26 Phoenix, AZ. JW Marriott Desert Ridge http://www.nsaspeaker.org/attend/event-

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OVERHEARD: Don't prepare. Begin. Our enemy is not lack of preparation. The enemy is resistance, our chattering brain producing excuses. Start before you are ready. --Steven Pressfield

This NewsBrief is the only ezine on international professional speaking. You are encouraged to forward it to other international speakers.

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E. Speaking Humor

IATA reports there were 8,217 unruly passenger incidents in 2013,

Please forward this newsletter to other speakers who speak internationally or want to expand their message to other countries.

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F. GSF Organization GSF is a federation of speaking associations from around the world. GSN is an exclusive networking group of professionals who speak internationally. Join GSN (http://www.globalspeakers.net/

GSN Member Benefits

GSF Website/Online Resources http://www.globalspeakers.net/global-speakers-network/

GSN LinkedIn Community Group (For those speaking internationally and those wishing to speak in other countries.) Erwin Van Lun, Moderator.

http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1080047

Where in the World (find other GSN members when you travel) http://www.espeakers.com/witw/

GSN Networking Directory. Contact information on speakers who work internationally. http://bit.ly/dRTBWF

FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/GlobalSpeakers (You may have to Copy>Paste the URL)

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Global Speakers Federation Leadership

Global Speakers Federation Presidents

2014-2015 Lenora Billings-Harris, USA. Lenora@LenoraSpeaks.com

2015-2016 Jonathan Low, Malaysia. jonathan@powerupsuccess.com +603-7954-8288

2017-2018 Nabil Doss, Canada. nabil@nabildoss.com +1-­‐514-­‐331-­‐0955

Immediate Past President. 2013-2014

Lesley Everett, UK. lesley@WalkingTall.org

Global Speakers Federation Staff

GSF Executive Director Shari Bricks, Canada. shari@globalspeakers.net +1-416-847-3355

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