By Jim Cathcart
OK, I just have to tell you about this one. On May 30th I'll be speaking for the San Diego chapter of the National Speakers Association, my colleagues. NSA is a 4,000 member professional society with chapters all over the world. For 20 years I lived in San Diego and I've been honored to have the chapter's member-of-the-year award named "The Jim Cathcart Service Award."
So, these are my "peeps", friends and colleagues I've known for years.
Well, on Friday the 30th I'm going to play guitar and sing to them! Yep, I'll deliver a speech and then pick up my guitar and do a couple of hours of oldies in a sing-along concert. You may be aware that I play and sing for 1/2 hour or more every day, so this is a happy extension of my hobby into my "work." Here is a link to my blog post about Rock n Roll & Guitars.
The following is NSA San Diego's program announcement. If you are in the area and would like to attend the event please send them an email and they can let you know if there's still room. Though the meeting is for "NSA members only", I am permitted a few guests.
Program: "Jim Cathcart Un-Plugged:
A Unique Evening of Education & Entertainment”
Date: Friday, May 30
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: Chapter president Karyn Buxman's home-and-concert-hall.
Directions: Mapquest link is provided online: www.NSASD.org
Travel note: Watch for nearby construction on La Jolla Blvd.
Dress: California casual
Cost: $35 per person. Such a deal.
Dinner: Heavy hors d'oeuvres & wine will be served.
Note: This is an NSA-members only event.
Registration: Pre-registration required. Register online at http://www.nsasd.org/events/member.htm
“Jim Cathcart Un-Plugged: A Unique Evening of Education & Entertainment”
(1) Presentation: “Finding, Developing & Re-Creating Your Brand”
(2) A “concert/sing-along” with Jim Cathcart on acoustic guitar
(3) Heavy hors d'oeuvres & wine
Join your speaker friends at our May chapter meeting, as we host the incomparable Jim Cathcart as he makes a rare Southern California appearance.
RE: THE PRESENTATION: “FINDING, DEVELOPING & RE-CREATING YOUR BRAND”
After a phenomenally successful 31 years in the speaking biz, Jim Cathcart is re-creating his brand. Huh?!? Wouldn't you like to find out WHY he's doing it . . . and how YOU can re-create your brand to enhance your success?
Jim will discuss:
- How to build a career position that gets better with each phase
- Selecting your best topic
- Naming your products and speeches
- Positioning yourself for your chosen markets
- Reinventing yourself every few years
- Staying current and exploring the cutting edge
RE: THE “CONCERT/SING-ALONG”
- Jim is an accomplished amateur singer/guitarist.
- He'll be playing favorites from the 1960s, 70s & 80s.
- Singing along is not required . . . but the peer pressure WILL be intense.
BIO
Jim Cathcart moved from Arkansas and Oklahoma to La Jolla in 1983. He was a “motivational speaker” who had just created a new partnership with USD college professor Dr. Tony Alessandra. Jim joined NSA in 1976 and was presenting more than 120 speeches a year by 1982. For five years (1980-85) he and Tony built Cathcart, Alessandra and Associates into a very successful business. Then they went back to being separate businesses while still occasionally co-authoring and collaborating.
Jim has authored 14 books with major publishers, and has sold millions of dollars worth of his audio programs with Nightingale-Conant and others. He served as NSA's national president in 1988-89. He created NSA's Professional Competencies program and he has received the following awards and designations: CSP, CPAE/Speaker Hall of Fame, The Cavett Award, GLAC's Lifetime Achievement Award, Toastmasters International's “Golden Gavel” Award, and he will receive the “Legends of the Platform Award” this summer.
As the author of the original Relationship Selling book Jim received worldwide acclaim; and his book The Acorn Principle is a national bestseller. He was one of the first five speakers in NSA to create a video demo; he has pioneered in many other areas as well.
Today Jim lives in Lake Sherwood, California-just over the hill from Malibu near Thousand Oaks; his administrative operations are handled by SpeakersOffice, Inc. in Carlsbad. He is an avid trail runner and mountain hiker, sport touring motorcyclist (he's toured the Alps twice on a BMW) and a singer/guitarist. At age 61 he is more fit and fun than at any point in his life, and he's still as excited about speaking as ever!
NSA San Diego renamed its Member of the Year Award the “Jim Cathcart Service Award” in recognition of his many years of support to this chapter and our profession.
Jim's main website is www.Cathcart.com and his blog is http://relationshipintelligenceblog.com.
REGISTER NOW FOR OUR MAY MEETING!
- Friday, May 30, 6:30pm to 9:30pm
- This is an NSA members-only event.
- Only $35. Includes hors d'oeuvres & wine, presentation & concert.
Register online on this website. http://www.nsasd.org/events/member.htm
Questions? Contact chapter Program Chair Greg Godek:
- 858-456-7177
- GregGodek@aol.com
Bring your questions, your notepad, your curiosity and your spirit of fun to see Jim Cathcart in a rare musical appearance, as he rejoins us here in San Diego once again for an evening of learning and music!
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