ANNOUNCEMENTS!!


Jun 6

June Mix and Mingle

Glenstone Museum
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join us for our June Mix & Mingle at the incredible Glenstone Museum for an afternoon of connection, conversation, exploration, and experience with fellow speakers and professionals.

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Jun 13

Reinvention in Real Time: How to Stay Relevant, Bookable, and Irresistible in Today’s Volatile Speaking Business

Bethesda Writer's Center
9:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Everything in the world is changing so fast. Including the speaking business. On June 13th we are going to explore if your business needs CPR. How do we revive or enhance a business that may need life support?

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Jun 17

From Zero to 40+ Stages in Year One: How Luke Goetting Built His Speaking Pipeline

Virtual Zoom
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

The speakers who stay booked have built a repeatable way to find the right rooms and get in front of them. In this session, Luke Goetting shares how he went from no speaking reputation to 40+ stages a year — starting with the professional org networks tha

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Jul 25

NSA Influence® 2026

Hilton Austin | Austin, TX
9:00 AM - 4:00 AM

Join us at Influence 2026, the premier three-day event for professional speakers that will propel your speaking career to new heights!

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Welcome to NSA-DC!

Going alone as a speaker, trainer, consultant, or coach can be tough. It doesn’t have to be.

We are proud to have some of the world’s top speakers and experts as our members. The mission of NSA-DC is to support each other with direct access to all the tools and education to grow your speaking, training, and consulting business and hone your speaking ability be that in-person or virtual.

Since 1980 NSA-DC has created a dynamic learning community. Indeed, many members have credited their membership in NSA as the main reason for their business success.

NSA-DC is your place to learn from experts, share knowledge on creating more resilient business models, refer business to each other, and incorporate the best practices and techniques.

Whether you are a seasoned professional, or just exploring the possibility of a speaking career, NSA-DC has a wide array of opportunities for you.

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Speaking for Value

Do you speak professionally or aspire to get paid to speak?

We are the National Speakers Association’s Washington, DC Area Chapter—NSA-DC. The members of NSA-DC are keynoters, trainers, coaches, authors, consultants, virtual presenters and speakers—like you—who gather to grow their business.

We learn with each other. We learn from each other. We all grow. Discover how NSA-DC can help your speaking business.

Guests are welcome at our events. 

Join NSA-DC

NSA-DC offers a variety of services for the established speaker, training for the aspiring speaker, and is the go-to resource for meeting planners nationwide looking for five-star professional speakers.

Benefits:

  • A Network of like-minded professionals with a passion for speaking/training/consulting/coaching
  • Methods and Models to enhance platform skills, develop your expertise, and grow your business
  • Opportunities to see and be seen by your peers and industry leaders


YOU, our members are why we are here—to connect, collaborate and communicate. Come experience NSA DC. We are your community, and your speaking future!