FOR LEADERS OF SPEAKERS

Craig's fundraising handouts for incoming chapter presidents-elect from 2006 CampNSA.
PDF file; PowerPoint slides.

Recruiting Experts Who Speak: A bevy of Strategies as presented to NSA chapter leaders at their Western Winter Workshop in Portland (2004)

Sales Techniques to Recruit Experts to NSA as presented at annual convention's Chapter Leadership training in Phoenix (2004).

Retreat to Advance: Tips for Chapter Leaders Planning their Board Retreat, presented in a Table of Excellence in Burbank, 2005.

Speed Leadership compilation from NSA's 2007 Winter Workshop Chapter Leadership program coordinated by Craig and Marcia Reynolds CSP.

FOR SPEAKERS

THINK INK: How to get published, for NSA/NC's Pro-Track program.

Extra Extra, Read All About You! for NSA/NC's Pro-Track program

Pub Crawl: How to receive more and better publicity, for NSA/NC's Pro-Track program.

Find Your Topic As A Speaker for NSA/NC's Pro-Track program

Elevator Speeches for Speakers for NSA/NC's Pro-Track program

Now Pitching...Introductions! The importance of an Introduction for Speakers.

Customer Service For Speakers: Serve and You Shall Speak More! You don't have to speak on customer service to deliver it! As shared in a chapter Meet the Pros in 2002.

Lessons Learned as an Emerging Speaker: A humorous look at lessons along the road to speaking success, as presented in chapter in 2003.

Mastermind Groups handout from Fall 2005 Mini-meeting "Mastermind Your Own Business"

	Recruiting New Members: Expanding the Pie A La Many Modes NSA's Professional Speaker Magazine, December, 2004
	Don't Take Me...Literally! NSA's Professional Speaker Magazine, March, 2005

Craig's NSA/NC Story...

Craig Harrison joined NSA in 1997 and has served his local chapter and National ever since.

In 1998 he volunteered as a Coach for NSA/NC's Fast Track program. Later he joined president-elect Marianna Nuñes' Membership Committee.

After Marianna's passing, in 1999-2000 Craig coordinated a Speakers Showcase for NSA/NC and NCC-MPI.

Shortly thereafter in 2000 he was elected to his first term of his Northern California chapter's board. He served a year as logistics chair and a second year as its director of marketing.

In 2003 he was elected again and served a year as volunteer coordinator, co-coordinating Ric Giardina's Leadership Development Program. His next year Craig became president-elect.

In 2004-05 Craig was elected president of NSA/NC and led the chapter with distinction. Several moribund programs were replaced with new ones, including the launching of Pro-Track, creation of SIGs, emphasis on html-styled electronic communications, and the beginning of extensive affiliate relationships with other aligned orgnizations.

In 2005 Craig became immediate past chapter president, where he oversaw his chapter's nominating committee. He also mentored two chapter members through NSA/NC's official mentoring program, in its inaugural year.

In July, 2006 Craig began a two-year term as Chapter Leadership Consultant (CLC) to NSA chapters in Washington, Oregon and Northern California.

Craig's NSA Story...

Craig began attending NSA conventions in 1999. He gave a speakers showcase presentation, presented a Table of Excellence on staging Speakers Showcases for Chapter Leadership, and had the distinction of being interviewed by Morley Safer of 60 Minutes for their 2000 piece, The Power of Positive Speaking.

Although unbeknownst to them, Craig Harrison was instumental in getting 60 Minutes to interview CSP, CPAE and Cavett award winner Patricia Fripp and Jeanne Robertson CSP, CPAE, who Craig repeatedly praised to the 60 Minutes producer over the course of a one hour pre-interview.

Craig served as editor of the Diversity PEG's newsletter in 2003.

In 2004 Craig served as editor of the Sales PEG's newsletter, The Top Line.

In 2004-05 Craig became chairman of the Sales PEG, and instituted monthly e-blasts, teleseminars and creative winter workshop programming to augment The Top Line.

Craig has contributed several articles to Professional Speaker magazine:

Recruiting New Members: Expanding the Pie A La Many Modes NSA's Professional Speaker Magazine, December, 2004

Don't Take Me...Literally! NSA's Professional Speaker Magazine, March, 2005

In August of 2006, Craig took over the "Welcome Home" column profiling new members for Speaker magazine.

Craig is currently serving a two-year term as a Chapter Leadership Consultant to the NSA Northwest, NSA Oregon and NSA Northern California chapters.