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NSA Honors Mark H. Sanborn with 2007 Cavett Award

For Immediate Release

Contact:  Marsha Mardock, APR, CAE
               (480) 968-2552

July 12, 2007

Tempe, AZ — The National Speakers Association (NSA), the leading organization for professional speakers, presented Mark H. Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, with the Cavett Award at the 2007 NSA Convention in San Diego, Calif.

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 on 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.

"Mark Sanborn epitomizes the highest form of excellence in professional speaking and demonstrates amply that service to humankind is a worthy purpose in life," says Nido Qubein, CSP, CPAE, a past NSA president and founder and chairman emeritus of the NSA Foundation. "He is a hero, a model and a mentor to so many, always giving of his energy and resources unselfishly."

Sanborn is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. He is an international bestselling author and noted authority on leadership and customer service.

Sanborn holds the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association and is a member of NSA’s CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. Mark served as the president of the National Speakers Association in 2003-2004. He is also a member of the exclusive Speakers Roundtable, comprised of 20 of the top speakers in America.

"I knew Cavett, so I am especially honored to receive this award," says Sanborn. "I am humbled because the Cavett Award is based on being of service and I am inspired to continue to strive for the ideals it represents."

Sanborn is the author of the international bestseller The Fred Factor: How Passion In Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary. His latest book is You Don’t Need a Title to be a Leader: How Anyone Anywhere Can Make a Positive Difference.

He has created and appeared in 20 videos and numerous audio training programs. His video series, Team Building: How to Motivate and Manage People, was the number two bestselling educational video series in the United States.

Sanborn resides in the greater Denver, Colo. area with his wife Darla, and sons Hunter and Jackson.

The National Speakers Association (NSA) is the leading organization for professional speakers. NSA's thousands of 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 the speaking profession. Visit NSA's Web site at nsaspeaker.org.

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