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The National Speakers Association (NSA) is the leading organization for experts who speak professionally. NSA's 4,000 members include experts in a variety of industries and disciplines, who reach audiences as trainers, educators, humorists, motivators, consultants, authors and more.  Since 1973, NSA has provided resources and education designed to advance the skills, integrity and value of its members and speaking profession. Visit NSA's Web site at www.nsaspeaker.org. NSA: The Voice of the Speaking Profession.(r)

National Speakers Association Certifies 
26 New Speaking Professionals

  (TEMPE, Ariz. -- July 30, 2001) The National Speakers Association (NSA), the leading organization for experts who speak professionally, conferred its Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation on 26 speaking experts at its 2001 Convention, 
July 7-10, in Dallas, Texas.

Established in 1980, the CSP designation serves as an international measure of 
professional platform skill and proven speaking experience.  To qualify, candidates must 
meet a combination of educational, professional and performance standards.  Currently, 
less than eight percent of all worldwide members have earned this prestigious designation.

  "The CSP is the highest earned designation in the speaking profession," says 2000-01 
NSA President Chris Clarke-Epstein, CSP.  "It recognizes a commitment to proven experience, ongoing education and ethical behavior."

  NSA requires that CSP candidates serve at least 100 different clients, give a minimum 
of 250 presentations and earn at least $250,000 in speaking fees, all within a five-year 
period.  In addition, they must also earn at least 32 educational credits.

"Earning your CSP takes a tremendous amount of commitment.  To be part of such an exclusive list of speakers who have earned this designation demonstrates to a meeting planner that the speaker has withstood the test of time and competency," says Epstein.

  For more information on the CSP designation, please call NSA headquarters at (480) 968-2552, or visit our Web site at www.nsaspeaker.org.  

  The 2001 Class of Certified Speaking Professionals

George R. Bell, CSP, Winston-Salem, NC.
Judy Buch, CSP, Tolland, CT.
George W. Campbell, CSP, BS, Norman, OK.
Landy Chase, CSP, MBA, CSE, Charlotte, NC.
Ron P. Culberson, CSP, MSW, Herndon, VA.
Robert E. Frare, CSP, White Plains, NY.
Paul S. Goldner, CSP, Katonah, NY.
Jennifer Esperante Gunter, CSP, Santa Rosa, CA.
Jeffrey K. Hansler, CSP, Huntington Beach, CA.
Ed Hearn, CSP, Lenexa, KS.
Jeff S. Justice, CSP, Atlanta, GA.
Valerie Cade Lee, CSP, Calgary, AB, Canada
Maryellen Lipinski, CSP, EdD, Sapphire, NC.
Donna M. Long, CSP, PhD, Kissimmee, FL.
Rick L. Metzger, CSP, Monclova, OH.
Billy H. Riggs, CSP, Mdiv, MAR, Austin, TX.
Greg Risberg, CSP, MSW, Elmhurst, IL.
Patt Schwab, CSP, PhD, Seattle, WA.
Jean Houston Shore, CSP, Roswell, GA.
Peter B. Stark, CSP, San Diego, CA.
Linda Tarrant, CSP, Toronto, Canada
Pamela Vaccaro, CSP, MA, St. Louis, MO.
Linda B. Vanderwold, CSP, Sacramento, CA.
Desi Williamson, CSP, Minneapolis, MN.
Jeff C. Yalden, CSP, Greenville, NH.
James A. Ziegler, CSP, Norcross, GA.

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National Speakers Association Announces
2001 CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame(r) Inductees

  (TEMPE, Ariz. - July 30, 2001)  The National Speakers Association (NSA), the leading organization for experts who speak professionally, inducted five new professional speakers into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame(r) at its 2001 Convention, July 7-10, in Dallas, Texas.

  Established in 1977, the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) is a lifetime award for speaking excellence and professionalism given to speakers who have been evaluated by their peers and judged to have mastered seven categories: material, style, experience, delivery, image, professionalism and communication.  The award is not based on celebrity status, number of speeches, amount of income or involvement in NSA.

John W. Alston, MS, CSP, CPAE, of Los Angeles, CA., is a keynote speaker and trainer who uses humor to assist people in cultivating the attitude and skills necessary for personal development and professional improvement.  Alston has been an author and professional speaker for 20 years and was the founder and director of the American Institute of Stress Management in Oakland, Calif.

Karyn L. Buxman, CSP, CPAE, of Hannibal, Missouri, is a humorist and internationally recognized expert in therapeutic humor.  Buxman is president of HUMORx, co-founder of World Laughter Tour, Inc., an active member of the American Association for Therapeutic Humor, the International Society of Humor Studies, the National Speakers Association, 
and is author of This Won't Hurt a Bit!

Lisa McInnes-Smith, CSP, CPAE, of Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia,  is a keynote speaker and a best-selling author of seven books.  Her presentations on peak performance, customer service and team building have positioned McInnes-Smith as one of the most in-demand speakers in Australia.  McInnes-Smith is a former National President of the National 
Speakers Association of Australia.

  Alan J. Parisse, CSP, CPAE, of Boulder, Colorado, was named "One of the Top 21 
Speakers for the 21st Century" by Successful Meetings magazine in 1999.  As a former career investment executive and marketing professional, he assists companies in placing 
their organizational problems in historical and philosophical context.  Parisse is also an author and has been a member of NSA since 1988.

  C. Richard Weylman, CSP, CPAE, of Boca Grande, FL., is president of Richard Weylman, Inc., a Florida based consulting firm where he now passes on his business savvy to sales 
and marketing professionals and entrepreneurs worldwide.  Weylman is the author of 
Opening Closed Doors, Keys to Reaching Hard-to-Reach People, has served on the Board 
of Directors for several non-profit organizations and has developed several highly successful companies including an award-winning Rolls Royce dealership and The Robb Report, an internationally-known magazine publishing group. 

  "These professionals are outstanding additions to the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame," said 2000-2001 NSA President Chris Clarke-Epstein, CSP.  "Each one brings a wealth of experience and expertise to their work, and they all deserve to be recognized for their contributions to this profession." 

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National Speakers Association Honors 
Zig Ziglar with 2001 Cavett Award

(TEMPE, Ariz. -- July 30, 2001) The National Speakers Association (NSA), the leading organization for experts who speak professionally, presented Zig Ziglar, CPAE, with its 
2001 Cavett Award at the NSA Convention, July 7-10, in Dallas, Texas.  Ziglar was 
recognized for a career of outstanding commitment and excellence in the speaking profession.

  The Cavett Award is the highest honor NSA bestows on its members.  It is presented annually to a professional speaker whose accomplishments over the years have reflected outstanding credit, respect, honor and admiration in NSA and the speaking profession.  
The award is named after NSA's late founder, Cavett Robert, CSP, CPAE, whose illustrious career helped guide and inspire many NSA members.

"Since the Cavett Award is the ultimate honor in prestige in the speaking profession, this recognition by my peers touches me deeply," said Ziglar.  "I am humbly grateful for this 
honor and to have received it in Dallas, with my family in attendance, made it particularly meaningful."

A speaker and author, Zig Ziglar, CPAE, has an appeal that transcends the barriers of age, culture and occupation. Since 1970, he has traveled more than five million miles across the world delivering life improvement messages and cultivating the energy of change. Ziglar has been recognized three times in the Congressional Record of the United States for his work with youth in the drug war and for his dedication to America and the free enterprise system.

  An NSA member since 1974, Ziglar is also a member of the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame.  Established in 1977, the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) is a lifetime award conferred by NSA for speaking excellence and professionalism given to speakers who have been evaluated by their peers and judged to have mastered seven categories: material, style, experience, delivery, image, professionalism and communication.

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Maddux Named 2001 Meeting Partner of the Year

  (TEMPE, Ariz. - July 30, 2001) The National Speakers Association (NSA), the leading organization for experts who speak professionally, honored Dan Maddux as its 2001 
Meeting Partner of the Year at NSA's 2001 Convention, July 7-10, in Dallas, Texas.

  NSA's Meeting Partner of the Year Award is given annually to a professional who builds strong ties within the meetings industry and fosters relationships with professional 
speakers.  Additionally, Maddux was selected for the leadership, education and integrity 
he has brought to the meetings industry.   

  "Receiving the Meeting Partner of the Year Award from the National Speakers Association 
will always remain one of the most rewarding and exciting privileges that I've experienced as an association executive," says Maddux.  "I am proud to be an associate member of NSA and am very appreciative of the quality and integrity that NSA members represent."

  Maddux currently serves as Executive Director/CEO of the American Payroll Association (APA).  Since its conception nearly 20 years ago, the APA has grown into one of the most respected professional associations in the world due to Maddux's visions.  He has performed every aspect of meeting planning at the association, forging lasting partnerships with speakers and hospitality entities.  He oversees the successful execution of more than 300 conferences and educational meetings a year.

Maddux willingly shares his leadership expertise with groups around the globe wishing to emulate the success of the APA in developing payroll training and promoting the payroll profession within their own countries.  APA is the leader in education, publications and training for the payroll industry, with more than 20,000 members.

  "Over the years, Dan Maddux has proven the power of partnerships between meeting professionals and speakers.  This award is NSA's opportunity to share with the meetings industry what many of our members have known for a long time.  Dan exemplifies meeting professionals at their very best!" says 2000-2001 NSA President, Chris Clarke-Epstein, CSP. 

  As the 2001 Professional Meeting Partner of the Year, Maddux joins previous award-winners Tom McWilliams, CCUE, CMP, of the Mississippi Credit Union; Colleen Rickenbacher, CMP, of the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau; Karen Lewis Clarke, CMP, of the Million Dollar Round Table; Sheilah Harrison of the American Financial Services Association; Jean Baier of Miller Freedman; Ed Griffin, Jr., CAE, of Meeting Professionals International; Marilyn Monroe, CAE, of the Texas Society of Association Executives; and Susan Sarfati, CAE, of the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives.  

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