How to Join

NSA New Mexico provides a positive environment to grow and empower members through sharing, learning, and mentoring.

Our chapter membership has four designations:

1. Professional Members – for professional speakers who are also members of the National Speakers Association.
2. Affiliates – for public speakers who are in the process of becoming a member of the National Speakers Association.
3. Academy Members – members of the Academy for Professional Speakers of the National Speakers Association.
4. Vendors – for suppliers of goods & services used by professional / public speakers.
   .

All Affiliates enjoy the following benefits:

1. Increased visibility of your business profile with your picture on our website
2. Reduced rate for our luncheon meetings and educational programs with topics that range from marketing strategies to platform skills
3. Networking opportunities with other speaking professionals to jump start your business & shorten your learning curve
4. Networking opportunities with meeting planners to raise your visibility
5. Coaching opportunities from NSA professional members on the 4 E’s of Professional Speakers — expertise, eloquence, enterprise, and ethics
6. Mentoring opportunities from NSA/CSP members to help you become a NSA member as well as a CSP
7. Membership in the chapter’s members-only Facebook group to connect with other Chapter members at your convenience
8. Free access to the NSA-NM library to help accelerate your speaking career.
9. Opportunity to participate in committees, which will allow you to build strong relationships with other speaking professionals
   .

Professional Members enjoy the following additional benefits:

1. Voting privileges on Chapter issues
2. Eligibility to participate on the NSA-NM board
3. Dinner with featured speakers the night before educational programs
4. Use of NSA and NSA-NM logo
   .

Membership Fees & Application

Download a Membership Application ~ .pdf file | .doc file

	Professional Member Super Pass ~ $195/year … All events NO charge!
	Distance Professional Member ~ $100/year + Entry per event
	Affiliate Super Pass ~ $295/year … All events NO charge!
	Affiliate Super Pass / Volunteer ~ $195/year + Volunteer position + All events NO charge!
	Affiliate Volunteer ~ $100/year + Volunteer position + Entry per event

For additional information on membership benefits, dues, or how to join our chapter,
please contact John Meluso, CSP, 2011-12 President, at (505) 565-5899 or JohnCSP@meluso.com

We look forward to hearing from you!