Get the Insider Secrets from Professional Meeting Planners about Hiring Speakers!

Do meeting planners even read one sheets? Should you call or email? Or neither? Does direct mail work? How important is a demo video?

Find out when not one, but three professional meeting planners will disclose everything you want to know about their process for hiring speakers at the July 12 NSA Oklahoma meeting in Midwest City. These event planners represent government, association, and private organizations and have been active in MPI, SGMP, and OSAE. They'll even open up the floor to Q & A! Take a look at these credentials!

Janis Reeser – Executive Vice President, Oklahoma Bankers Association. Manages over 80 education events each year. Oklahoma Society of Association Executives (OSAE) Professional of the Year in 2002.

Kary Kiner – Local Gov't Specialist at Center for Local Government Technology at OSU. Event planner and coordinator for numerous local, regional, and national conferences. 2007-2008 President of Oklahoma chapter, Meeting Professionals International (MPI). Member Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP)

Maggie McGowan – Program Coordinator for the National Conference Logistics Center at the University of Oklahoma; President of the Wild West chapter of Society of Government Meeting Professionals (SGMP).

NSA Oklahoma brings in the best professional speakers to help us grow our businesses. But in July, get ready for something different! Straight talk from the people who recommend and hire speakers!

Where: Reed Center, Midwest City, OK (Location Info)

Cost: FREE! to prepaid members and prepaid preferred guests and $75 for guests.

RSVP: Shari Alexander, VP of Membership, Shari@presentingmatters.com

Please note that you must RSVP by Monday, July 7!
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Fast Track Program
(1:00 pm after each monthly meeting)

NSA Oklahoma Fast Track meets monthly at 1:00 pm for approximately 2 ½ hours after the regular chapter meeting. Get specific advice and feedback on developing your business as a professional speaker on topics including: market niche, business models, product development, platform skills, marketing ideas & strategies, running the business, contract templates, websites, and much more. Contact Kyle Eastham, (405) 201-1350 or Kyle@BlackBeltSpeaker.com for more information.

NSA-OKLAHOMA MONTHLY MEETING
NSA-Oklahoma meets regularly on the second Saturday of the month.

(There may be conflicts that require changes in our regularly scheduled meeting dates. Therefore, please check the calendar of events regularly.)

Regular Meeting times are 8:30 am to Noon. The full day workshops are normally from 8:30 am to Noon and 1 pm to 4:00 pm. Registration and networking begin at 8:30 am.

Our meetings rotate between Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma City meeting location:
The Reed Center (next to the Sheraton Midwest City Hotel)
5750 Will Rogers Road, Midwest City, Oklahoma
The Reed Center Information

The Tulsa meeting location:
Doubletree Hotel Warren Place
6110 South Yale Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Doubletree Hotel Directions

Meeting Costs:

$0 for Prepaid Professional Members
$20 for Non-Prepaid Professional Members
$0 for Prepaid Preferred Guest
$50 for Guests
$75 for Guests (full day workshop)