NSA-NJ Announces "Strategic Storytelling for Speaking Success" is Featured Presentation on May 21

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - May 5, 2013 - PRLog -- Are you making as much money as you could from your speaking? And are you getting the engagements you dream of? If not, it may take the addition of just a couple of simple stories, taught by Sally and Ray Strackbein, to change everything!

Who:     National Speakers Association, New Jersey Chapter (www.NSA-NJ.org) presents

When:   Tuesday, May 21, 2013

What:  Presents “Strategic Storytelling for Speaking Success” session with. Ray and Sally Strackbein

Agenda:

Registration: 6:00 pm

Dinner and Program: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Are you making as much money as you could from your speaking? And are you getting the engagements you dream of? If not, it may take the addition of just a couple of simple stories to change everything!

You will learn:
* How to use personal stories to make business points
* How to discover your best stories
* How to craft a story to make your points stick
* And… what your story needs to captivate your audience

Relevant stories and examples make all the difference. Stories bring meaning and context to important facts. Ray and Sally Strackbein will help you turn your experiences into stories that audiences love while being entertained and educated.

For over a decade, Sally and Ray Strackbein have been helping speakers discover and tell stories that make their messages more understandable, more memorable, and more persuasive www.DefiningStory.com.

Where:  
Hilton Garden Inn

500 Promenade Boulevard

Bridgewater, NJ 08807


How much:  (Investment: )
Members: $35.00 early bird special until May 14 - after May 14 and at door $40.00
Non-Members: $55.00 early bird special until May 14 - after May 14 and at door $60.00

To register for this event (http://www.nsa-nj.org/)

About Sally and Ray Strackbein:

Sally Strackbein, Professional Speaker and Facilitator.  Sally Strackbein inspires people to discover, clarify and express their value through speaking and storytelling. Her presentations, workshops, and coaching help her clients create and deliver messages that motivate, educate, or sell.

Sally's background includes serving as Coordinator of Administrative Computing at Occidental College and other high tech positions. She discovered her knack for helping people become better marketers and presenters over 10 years ago when her husband, Ray, a professional speaker, asked for help with his presentations. That request led her to study marketing, presentation skills, and business storytelling. Now her clients as well as her husband benefit from her insights.  Sally is a professional member of the National Speakers Association.

Sally and Ray have appeared on shows such as, NBC Nightly News, with Tom Browkaw, Fox News, NPR Marketplace, This is America with Dennis Wholey, and numerous other radio and television shows in the United States, France, Germany, Hungary, Australia and more.

Ray Strackbein, Professional Speaker and Facilitator.  Ray Strackbein's career began with telecommunications and computer systems for business then evolved into speaking and training on a variety of technology and business topics.
Ray has delivered over 20 years of paid presentations worldwide. He has spoken in Sweden, England, Norway, Korea, Japan, The Netherlands, Canada, Barbados, and in all but a few of the States.

Ray joined the National Speakers Association (the association of professional, paid, speakers) in 1989 and served as the chair of its Technical Professional Experts Group. He is a Past President of the Washington, DC Area Chapter of NSA.

Sally and Ray Strackbein

703-262-0361

Sally@DefiningStory.com

Ray@DefiningStory.com

About NSA-NJ;

NSA-NJ is the New Jersey Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA). The chapter was formed in 2005. Membership is open to anyone who is already a member of NSA. However, everyone is welcome to participate in our meetings and events.

Mission:
NSA-NJ is dedicated to advancing the art and value of experts who speak professionally by:

Enhancing platform excellence
Facilitating business development opportunities
Fostering community
Increasing NSA's brand identify

About National Speakers Association:

The National Speakers Association (NSA) is the leading organization for those who speak professionally. 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 speaking profession. Visit NSA's Web site at www.nsaspeaker.org. NSA: The Voice of the Speaking Profession.

Vision: NSA is the recognized community for developing the content expertise, platform excellence and business knowledge of those who speak professionally.