Sanborn Inducted as President of NSA
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Mark Sanborn Inducted as President of National Speakers Association
(TEMPE, Ariz. 2003) The National Speakers Association (NSA), the leading organization for experts who speak professionally, recently inducted Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, as its 2003-04 President. Sanborn took the helm at the 2003 NSA Convention, July 26-29, in New Orleans, La.
Sanborn, who became the 30th President in NSA history, unveiled his presidential theme, Expertise to the Power of Eloquence and told the audience of 1,500 professional speakers that his focus will be advancing the art and value of experts who speak professionally by developing, enhancing and using expertise as a competitive advantage. Sanborn believes that challenging times in the meeting industry can become an opportunity for NSA members to rise to new heights.
"As president of NSA, I look forward to bringing definition and framework to expertise: what it is, how to develop and enhance it, how to demonstrate it and other important nuances of the topic," says Sanborn. "We must take the timeless principles that NSA was founded upon and apply them to the unique challenges we face in new ways."
Sanborn is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. He is a business educator specializing in leadership, team building, customer service and mastering change. Sanborn is the author of seven books, including Teamwork: Making Teamwork Work, Sanborn on Success and Upgrade: Proven Strategies for Dramatically Increasing Personal and Professional Success. His book, The Fred Factor: Every Person's Guide for Making the Ordinary Extraordinary, is an international best seller with 100,000 copies sold in China.
A member of NSA since 1980, Sanborn has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation and is a member of the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, a lifetime award for speaking excellence and professionalism.
The National Speakers Association (NSA) is the leading organization for experts who speak professionally. NSA's 3,500 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.
