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Public Speakers: What The Latest Research Shows Meeting Pros

By Marsha Mardock, NSA director of communications
In June 2007, the National Speakers Association (NSA), the single largest organization dedicated to professional speaking, conducted the industry’s most comprehensive study into the personal attributes, professional practices, business models and income trends of professional speakers.

The survey was offered via e-mail invitation to 3,469 NSA professional speaker members. The 960 respondents who participated in the survey represented a high response rate of 28 percent.

Here are some of the survey results of interest to professionals in the meetings industry.

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