Last Story Standing 2025 – Phase One Entry

$50.00

A Storytelling Competition Created by Professional Speakers for Professional Speakers who Have a Story to Tell

Do You Want to Supercharge Your Speaking Career? Do You Want to Improve Your Storytelling Skills? Do You Want to Collaborate with the Best in Speaking Business?

Join the Competition and Take Your Storytelling Skills to the Next Level

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Category: SKU: LSS2025-Phase1

Description

You are Invited to Compete in NSA’s 2025 Last Story Standing

Watch the 2024 winner

Jeff Rogers, a current member and board member of NSA-IL, won the National Championship and first ever LSS title in August in Denver at Influence. A special congrats to Jeff for the impressive accomplishment.

Benefits of joining the competition

By participating, you’ll:

  • Enhance your business and exposure to the NSA community and beyond.
  • Improve your speechcraft.
  • Receive expert guidance and mentorship to help refine your story.
  • Create a marketing video worth sharing to help promote your business.

NSA-IL Competition Process

To enter the Phase One competition, hosted by NSA Illinois, click the orange “Add to Cart” button above.

fees

  • Fee: $50 for Phase One of Chapter Competition
  • Fee: $75 for Phase Two of Chapter Competition - three finalists
  • Fee: $250 for Regional Competition (Fee is $500 - NSA-IL will be half)
  • Fee: No fees for regional competitors who compete for the national title

FOR THE FULL STORY

For more details about the competition (including Chapter, Regional, and National information), visit https://nsaspeaker.org/storytelling-competition/

 

You must be a National Speakers Association Illinois member to compete.

 

Key dates

Your chapter NSA-IL will host the first level of the competition (Schedule is included here). All members, including CSPs. CPAEs are not eligible. They will be involved in the mentor and judging portion of the program.

Here are key dates for the Chapter Level of the Competition:

  • October 15: Registration opens
  • December 13 and January 10: Monthly events focusing on storytelling: Storytelling Tips, Panel and TEDx presentation guidance
  • October 15 – January 9: Develop your story if you are going to compete.
  • January 13 or earlier: Registration deadline
  • January 13 - 23: Submit 5 minute (or less) unedited video (no PPT) to site no later than 5PM CT on January 23.
  • January 24-February 5: Judging
  • February 6: 3 Chapter finalists selected.
  • February 7-20: 3 chapter finalists refine their video stories, record their updated stories, same storyline.
  • February 20 or earlier: Chapter finalists upload videos no later than 5PM CT on February 20.
  • February 20-March 5: Judging
  • March 6: Chapter champion is notified.
  • March 10: One chapter champion advances to regionals once fees are paid ($250)

Additional information

Event Registration Options

Non-Members, Current NSA-IL Member, Speakers Academy – Alumni