Vol. 2, No. 7 – ISSN 1938-9922 – April 1, 2008
A. NEWS & TIPS
1. GSN MEMBERS TO CONVENE AUGUST 5 AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY
On August 5, 2008 you are invited to be a part of a spectacular international event!
Global Speakers from around the world will convene for a gathering at the United Nations
Headquarters in New York City. This GSN Symposium includes a tour of the UN, a private briefing on issues of significance to Professional Speakers, a hosted cocktail reception on the terrace overlooking the East River followed by a dinner and brief program.
http://iffps.org/gsn/gsn_events.html
2. FRENCH ESTABLISH SPEAKING ASSOCIATION
French speakers came together on March 13 in Paris to form The Association Francaise des Conferences Professionnels (AFCP). They plan to hold their first national convention March 11-13, 2009.
To honor and support the formation meeting, delegates from speaking associations in seven other countries attended the historic event: Canada, Germany, South Africa, UK, US, Switzerland, and Australia.
The first three-hour session was in English and the second part was in French. In both, the room was filled to capacity with 55 people; 156 had preregistered. Registration had to be closed several days prior.
Francis Zentz, Laurent Tylski, Joe Sherren and David Ednie:
Joe Sherren, IFFPS president, Welcomed French professional speakers to the international speaking community. The AFCP will be applying for IFFPS membership. Laurent Tylski, president, promised a sizable French delegation will attend the NSA convention New York in August.
See http://www.association-conferenciers.com/
3. PSA/HOLLAND BECOMES A FULL MEMBER ASSOCIATION OF IFFPS
On March 14 in Amsterdam, IFFPS president Joe Sherren announced to the first Dutch convention that Provision Member PSA/Holland had qualified for full IFFPS membership.
Hans Ruinemans, PSA/Holland president, receives charter from IFFPS president Joe Sherren:
Nearly 50 speakers attended the two-day event in Amsterdam. Attendees came from eight other countries for the first Dutch speakers’ convention. For a video report on these two momentous events, see IFFPS president Joe Sherren at
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jmarks/psafinal.wmv (Wait for the file to load.)
4. AIRLINE CREDIT CARDS COMPARED. After miles for airline flights, the next-most-important source of miles for most frequent flyers is the credit card. And for good reason. Cards with a mileage-earning component give users a way to "double dip" (earn miles both for the flight, the hotel or the car rental, AND for the dollar value of the charged purchase), as well as earn miles for credit card purchases which would
not otherwise fall under the mileage umbrella. See
http://www.frequentflier.com/card-air2.htm
5. HIDDEN HOTEL FEES YOU CAN AVOID
In recent years, hotels have become increasingly adept at finding ways to nickel and dime their customers. According to a study published last year by
PriceWaterHouseCooper's Hospitality Division, hotels are gorging themselves on surcharges and hidden fees. Hotels worldwide were on track to rake in nearly $2 billion in surcharges and hidden fees in 2007, more than tripling the $550 million they took in just four years ago. That's a lot of minibar charges and towel replacement fees.
See
http://fodors.com/news/story_2921.html
6. AUSTRALIAN AIRPORT SECURITY
Underdaks commercial video. Humor. See
http://www.dekhona.com/tv-ads-videos/gificsnor
7. HOTEL FROM HELL
Check out TripAdvisor's 2008 top 10 Dirtiest US and UK Hotels, chosen by their members as beyond scummy, and prepare to be utterly disgusted. See
http://www.tripadvisor.com/DirtyHotels?nl=MU&pid=831
8. WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
What have you learned? What can you contribute?
As an international speaker, you have experiences to share with fellow GSN readers. Send your tips, resources, experiences, quotations, humor, etc to NewsBrief editor
DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com
9. HOTEL GLASSES, TAKE TWO.
In December, we reported on hotel-room cleanliness. Now here is the original video and a follow-up investigation of higher-priced hotels. See
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trl6B11Jb0k
10. EUROPEAN RESTAURANT AND TAXI TIPPING GUIDE
See
http://www.raileurope.com/international_tipping_guide.htm
11. DATE SET FOR 2009 GLOBAL SUMMIT IN SOUTH AFRICA
Save the dates: April 16-19, 2009. The global community of professional
speakers will gather in South Africa for the Global Speakers Summit to be hosted
at the beautiful Cape Sun Hotel in Cape Town South Africa. Program details
to be posted soon.
12. NSA CONFERENCE CHANGE/CALL FOR SPEAKING PROPOSALS.
NSA will host two Winter conferences in 2008/2009. (Well, they are called “Fall” and “Winter”). Fall Conference – November 20 - 23, 2008
and
Winter Conference – February 12 - 15, 2009.
The conferences will focus on helping NSA members get results in their careers.
Deadline April 2, 2008. For more information and to submit a proposal, see
http://www.mynsa.org/events/winter_fall_proposal.asp
B. OVERHEARD
What speakers are saying.
Never let facts get in the way of a good story.
--Oscar Wilde
C. CALENDAR
International speaking conventions.
Several exciting events are taking place over the next 12 months. See the referenced web sites for the latest convention details. Special registration rates:
as a member of your national speaking association, you are invited to attend other speaking conventions around the world at member rates.
2008
ROUND-THE-WORLD SPEAKING TOUR. In Progress! Approximately March 23 – April 10. To include Australia, Malaysia and South Africa. http://www.iffps.org/pdfs/IFFPS_RTW_DescriptionB.pdf
AUSTRALIA. March 28-30. Melbourne, VIC. National Speakers Association of Australia (NSAA). Includes New Zealand participation.
http://www.NationalSpeakers.asn.au
MALAYSIA. April 1-2. Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Association of Professional Speakers (MAPS) http://www.maps.org.my/events_up.asp
SINGAPORE. April 3- 4. Asia-Pacific Speakers Summit & Convention. Asia Professional Speakers -Singapore.
(APSS) See http://www.asiaspeakers.org/index, admin@asiaspeakers.org +65 9646 4369.
SOUTH AFRICA. April 4-6. National Speakers Association of Southern Africa.
(NSA/SA). Durban. http://www.nsasouthafrica.co.za/convention2008/speakers
http://www.nsasouthafrica.co.za/convention2008/program
USA. August 2-5. New York. National Speakers Association. (NSA) http://www.mynsasite.org/newyork/
The USA Convention includes the Global Speakers Network event on August 5
http://iffps.org/gsn/events.html
GERMANY
. September 5-6. German Speakers Association (GSA).
Salzburg
,
Austria
. http://www.germanspeakers.org/
UNITED KINGDOM. November 7-9. Birmingham. Professional Speakers
Association of the UK & Ireland.
(PSA). http://www.professionalspeakers.org/events
CANADA. November 30 - December 2. Toronto, ON. Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS). http://www.CanadianSpeakers.org
ABU DHABI. December 14-15. Professional Speakers Association of the Middle East
(PSA/ME). http://www.PSAME.org
2009
FRANCE. March 11-13. The Association Francaise des Conferences Professionnels
(AFCP). http://www.association-conferenciers.com/
AUSTRALIA. March 27-29. Sydney National Speakers Association of Australia (NSAA). Includes New Zealand participation. http://www.NationalSpeakers.asn.au
SOUTH AFRICA. April 16-19. Global Speakers Summit in Cape Town at the Cape
Sun Hotel. http://www.iffps.org/, www.nsasouthafrica.co.za
USA. July 18-21. Phoenix, Arizona. NSA/US Convention. Phoenix, Marriott Desert Ridge. http://www.mynsasite.org/events/convention.asp
UNITED KINGDOM. November 12-14. London area. Professional Speakers Association of the UK & Ireland.
(PSA). http://www.professionalspeakers.org/events
CANADA. Dates to be determined—early December. Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS)
http://www.CanadianSpeakers.org
UAE. December-Date not set. PSA/ME. Professional Speakers Association/Middle East. http://www.PSAme.org
2010
USA. July 17-20 Orlando, Florida. National Speakers Association of the United States
(NSAUS) http://www.mynsasite.org/events/convention.asp
D. SPEAKING/TRAVEL HUMOR
Murphy Laws for Frequent Flyers:
No flight ever leaves on time unless you are running late and need the delay to make the flight.
If you are running late for a flight, it will depart from the farthest gate within the terminal.
If you arrive very early for a flight, it inevitably will be delayed.
Flights never leave from Gate #1 at any terminal in the world.
If you must work on your flight, you will experience turbulence as soon as you touch pen to paper or turn on your computer.
If you are assigned a middle seat, you can determine who has the seats on the aisle and the window while you are still in the boarding area.
Just look for the two largest passengers.
Only passengers seated in window seats ever have to get up to go to the lavatory.
The crying baby on board your flight is always seated next to you.
The best-looking woman/man on your flight is never seated next to you.
The less carry-on luggage space available on an aircraft, the more carry-on luggage passengers will bring aboard.
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