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In our Episode Today:
Our host Craig O’Neill welcomes friend and newly minted Certified Speaking Professional - Jimmy Lea to talk about his journey!
The NSA Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation is a notable achievement that involves many phases of approval. This is a hard earned achievement, which to our knowledge, has never been attained by an individual within the aftermarket before now!
You can check out the details of the process here: https://nsaspeaker.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Guide_How-to-Earn-the-CSP_Class-of-2025.Final_.pdf
Jimmy is a well known and respected speaker in our industry and he has been a lifelong communication enthusiast. Since Craig and Jimmy have been friends for many years, and you’ll hear in this episode some reflection of the impressions Craig has had of Jimmy in his early days and many thoughtful questions regarding the process of earning and value of a speaking credential.
While our topic focuses a great deal on the CSP process - you’ll begin to see how a focus on a skill looks for a true professional and learn some valuable insights into the ‘why’ behind any certification.
Topics include:
- Documenting your journey
- Gaining endorsements
- The value of capturing recordings
- Video submissions Do’s/Dont’s
- Mentoring
- Accepting Failure and Feedback
- How those with a designate safeguard the integrity of the designation
- Re-application and success!
The conclusion of this episode will give our listeners some food-for-thought on the value of credentialing in our industry, which has a tenuous relationship with the topic. Do you need a certification to be a speaker? Not at all. However, certifications DO tell an audience (as they do with a visitor of a repair facility) something about the people they are meeting with.
The Word of the Day:
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Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
Thank You To Our Partners The Institute, AutoFlow, AutoLeap, Shop Dog Marketing, In-Bound:
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