August Announcement 2009 08/14/2009

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Welcome back NSA! Let’s gear up for the September Kick-Off Meeting. Saturday, September 12th 8am – 4pm Action Time! This workshop style meeting is about action. We do plenty of listening, but it’s time to execute. After you leave the meeting, you will have made progress. Discover how to learn from and help individuals in our NSA Northwest Community. Saturday, September 12th What is the structure of a strong introduction? Before you step on the stage, you want to have the audience with you. Test your introduction. Bring your introduction and you may be selected to receive feedback. Others may have an opportunity to read the introductions. Have you considered using an audience response system in your programs for increased interactivity? You can see how it works and how to use it as we engage our crowd. At the meeting, we will also discuss the following: Learn tips and ideas to apply from the national convention See all the resources offered at both local, national and international? How to sign up for Twitter to follow NSA Northwest How to join the NSA Northwest and National social media groups Discuss where are you in your business? What type of resources do you need? What to bring? Business cards 3 copies of your introduction Your favorite thermos Lunch or lunch money Excitement Great ideas Buddy Boasts Now Time! The following people commited to these action items. Good work! You will have 2 minutes to share your victories with us and to inspire us. Jeffry Myers – join 3 to 4 social media sites Marilyn McGuire – Justify proof of use trademarks on two endeavors Katherin Scott- Demo video for speakers cruises Norm Levy- Three new websites Linda Keith- Create members only website on demand contact Bill, Patrick McManus – new website Max Dixon- Finish new course positions Jolene Jang- Rebranding and repositioning business Edree- Interpersonal Fitness Calendar 2009 September 12, 2009 Saturday – Full Day Program – Action Time! – 8am-4pm October 10, 2009 Saturday – Doug Stevenson – 8am-12pm November 14, 2009 Saturday – Jeffrey Magee – 8am-12pm December 4, 2009 Friday – Holiday Party – 5pm-10pm We are discussing hosting a joint meeting in 2010 in NSA Oregon. Newsletter Do you want to see your name in digital ink? Be an author for the NSA Northwest newsletter. Log into ning and reply to discussions. Contact Mel DePaoli. (425) 877-1109 Twitter Twitter Follow http://twitter.com/NSASpeaker to see the new updates Follow http://twitter.com/NSANorthwest for quick updates How can you learn more about our NSA Community- fast? Get your profile on our internal NSA Northwest Ning Network. Tell us who you are? What’s your background, specialty, and product line? What do you need? What can you share? Post questions to learn about vendors, ideas, and products. Any NSA Community member can invite you? Search your email “ning” and should have at least 3 invitations over the last year. See video to sign up. See who’s going events See NSA pictures and slideshows Post referrals to your colleagues Communicate openly to people who understand you NSA National Blog Check out and post on the NSA Blog http://nsameetings.wordpress.com/ (good job Linda Keith) NSA Northwest Website Update your profile category Professional members you have received emails asking you to check over your information and to pick up to 2 categories for your industry category. If you want to be listed in the category session, please reply to admin@nsanorthwest.org . NSA Videos Past holiday fun Summer Party - See Pictures. Dinner the NSA National President

NSA National Convention Annoucement 07/11/2009

National Convention Bound NSA’rs Let others know you are attending. Click on the “attending” box. http://nsanorthwestmembers.ning.com/events/nsa-national-conference-in Consider leaving your cell number if you might want to connect with other NSA Northwest members. If you know who is attending, you might want to carpool or share taxis. Twitter Follow http://twitter.com/NSASpeaker to see the new updates Follow http://twitter.com/NSANorthwest for quick updates Tuesday, July 21st is the Banquet Night, 7-10pm If you would like to sit with our chapter, then email Gemini at NSA National HQ Gemini@nsaspeaker.org or call 480.968.2552 and request to be at the NSA Northwest Table. Contact her as soon as possible. Take a look at the convention page http://nsaconvention.org/Home.aspx Videos about the convention are listed including our very own NSA Speakers. Check out and post on the NSA Blog http://nsameetings.wordpress.com/ (good job Linda Keith) This is the What’s New Page http://nsaconvention.org/Schedule/WhatsNew.aspx First Time Convention Attendees Ning Group Is the Convention going to be your first time at an NSA meeting? Join the Class of 2009 NSA First Timers Ning page to get to know fellow first timers by clicking here then clicking “sign up” in the box on the right. Convention Facebook Group There’s a Facebook group for NSA Convention attendees. Join here and get to know each other before you even step foot in the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa. In terms of what’s new: Brian Walter is chairing Lighting Rounds – Be sure to watch it. Jolene Jang is chairing Speaker’s Corner – It is not too late to be one of the speakers. Here is the information. To see the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdsfQyLhU-I See you there, Jolene Jang, President NSA Northwest www.NSANorthwest.org info@NSANorthwest.org

June 22nd Email Annoucement 06/21/2009

Have you missed any meetings? Times have changed and we are adapting. Review the year with us, including viewing pictures from the events. Thanks, NSA Northwest Board 2008-2009 Alex Aanderurd, Michael Fraidenburg, Jill Dell, Jan McLaughlin, Sandy Bjorgen, not pictured Dave Ashcraft, Patrick Williams – These board members will receive a useful gadget they can use in their business at the Summer Party. Congratulations on our accomplishments! We added more events, more variety, more new ideas this last year. For the summer, we began with a new event called Reel Feedback. This in home program’s goal was to help each other revise or create their demo videos by receiving instant feedback from your peers. The NSA BBQ was the most well attended in years. Look your creative, clever, crowd presenting Cuisine Commentary, Cutlery Critters and Creature Constructions. The theme for 2008-2009 was “NOW!” This was a push to get efficient and get things done.Our new meeting format changed from a monologue to a dialog in the style of a news show or sesame street. Basically, integrating short segments with walk away value. Each meeting had at least ten of our NSA Community Members will be on stage. The mission of the President and board was the following: 1) Make NSA Northwest a tight knit group •Highlight people through marketing materials, website, emails •Opportunities for individuals to be on stage •Interactive meetings, meeting 10 people •Host a variety of formats 2) Make NSA Northwest the ultimate resource to find experts. Increase visibility. •Rebrand •New Logo, consistent use of the logo •New Website •New Business Cards, signs, banners •Social Media, Ning, Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube, Twitter •Connect with orgs outside of NSA – Columbia Tower club NSA Northwest can confidently say, “We are clearly, visibly branded.” Captured! Every single main meeting was photographed and videotaped. All of the pictures are high resolution and complimentary for you to use in your materials. Many of you are getting mileage from these photos by using them on your social networking sites and in your promotional materials. Take advantage or this opportunity. Thank you to Vinh Chung and Jeffry Myers. They are hosted on flickr.com Streamlined Processes Eliminated unnecessary services and saved money Retired outdated ineffeciencies with technology Created and documented processes via digital documents and videos Hired a technological administrator to learn, create, apply and maintain our new technologies Board Leadership software – Basecamp Standard Operating Procedures Eliminate snail mail and hard copies to digital, file sharing, audio communication, video Many thank you’s to Jill Dell (VP of Finance) who is responsible for helping us change banks, merchant accounts, eliminate snail mail and automate other items. 1st Telemeseminar -April 1, 2009 Wednesday – 1st NSA Northwest Teleseminar- Fielding inbound calls – Matt Sharrers 1st Friday Meeting 1st Meeting geared at Meeting Planners -Jan 9, 2009 Friday – Main Meeting at the Columbia Tower Club 1st Partnership with the Columbia Tower Club - Sales over $11,500 -March 26, 2009 Thursday, Full Day Seminar with the Columbia Tower Club Summer Party Please join us for the Annual NSA Summer Party on Sunday July 26th. Our host says “Hello!” Jolene Jang, NSA Northwest PresidentJolene the Fun Specialist LLC NSA Community, You will receive another email annoucement next week annoucing more information you want to know about it from out last meeting. In future emails, we will share more links with you. All of the ways we communicate through a 3rd party distribution software (Kickstartcart.com), Social networking (Ning), website (WordPress.com), Twitter, Youtube.com and Facebook are industry standards. We use them because we want to keep current with our audiences. You can take a moment and learn them on your own, take classes or hire someone to teach you. Or you can watch the videos I created on our youtube channel and talk to your NSA colleagues “to get in the know.” We are here to support you, but this train is speeding up, so get on while you can and while it is complimentary. Jolene