Speaker scams spread like the flu

Speakers always want their name in the newspaper. And as a longtime newspaper columnist, I am here to pass on a surefire way to get attention. Nobody has ever thought of this before, but it works. Get scammed.

Former North Texas chapter member wins reality TV show

You never know who you are going to meet at an NSA chapter meeting. Here’s the story of one attendee who went on to win a reality TV show.

Speech Transitions Need TLC

By Dave Lieber
NSA/North Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Columnist
www.YankeeCowboy.com
The most edited parts of my newspaper column, aside from obvious mistakes, are my transition paragraphs linking major sections or scenes.  Mine are rough, but my editor is a transition expert.
Speech transitions are even more important.  A reader may skip through a badly written paragraph to get to the [...]

OK, I take it back..

Back in March, I posted a brief essay on this NSA member blog claiming that Obama is really NSA Man. Well, last week I listened to a speech of his and he told THE DARN STARFISH STORY! So, uh, I take it all back.

Obama is “NSA Man”

Barack Obama is the first NSA-styled President of the United States. I look at him and see a piece of each of you, the speaker.

New strategies to target reluctant buyers

By Dave Lieber
Member/NSA-North Texas
I’m finding that audiences today (and I write this in late February 2009), at least in my area of Dallas-Fort Worth, are still upbeat, generally hopeful, but also fearful of the future. They want help and guidance. Who better than you?
In recent weeks, I’ve found that they will listen to a speaker, [...]

The human touch

The human touch
By Dave Lieber
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Columnist
WatchdogNation.com
Tough times. Selling anything? Good luck.
So I conducted a little experiment. What does it take to sell in today’s business climate?
Here’s what I did: Asked four area businesses to take part in a December sales contest. Whoever sold the most copies of my new book wins a $100 [...]

Speech distractions: The Little Bag

How do you handle a ringing cell phone or other distractions in the middle of your talk? Do you ignore it? Do you make a joke?

“Spirit of NSA Day”

Spirit of NSA Strongest in North Texas Chapter
 
By Dave Lieber
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
www.yankeecowboy.com
 
   Ever rewrite your speech while stuck in traffic?
   That’s what happened after I rushed out of the last chapter meeting to give a speech in Fort Worth. As traffic stopped on I-30W, I called the meeting planner, who knew I might be running [...]