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NSA NorCal Storytelling Competition
The inaugural NSA Storytelling Competition is here!
NSA Northern California (NSANC) is excited to host our own Chapter Contest of the NSA Storytelling Competition. On March 16, 2024, TEN chapter finalists will tell their best stories, and ONE will be crowned the NSANC Chapter Champion.
The NSANC Chapter Champion advances to the Regional Competition. Regional competitors will compete, and THREE Finalists (3 Regions means 3 Finalists) advance to the National Competition on the mainstage at INFLUENCE (the NSA National Conference) in Denver, Colorado, on August 3-6, 2024, where the audience will select the Storytelling National Champion!
Our NSANC Chapter Contest will be held ONLINE on Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 9:30am – 12:00noon Pacific Time.
Join the contest as a competitor or as an audience member and experience masterful storytelling! Registration to compete is limited to the FIRST TEN NSANC chapter members who register, so don’t delay if you want to compete!
General NSA Storytelling Competition Rules, Regulations & FAQs:
- NSANC membership is required to participate.
- CPAE recipients are considered “Elite Speakers” and do not qualify to compete.
- Each participant’s story is limited to five (5) minutes, from first word to last word.
- A story that is over time (for example, 5:01 minutes) will be disqualified.
- $50.00 registration fee to compete in the Chapter-level contest.
- Each speech will be recorded on Zoom and every contestant will receive their recording.
- Chapter-level judge selection will be anonymous and at the discretion of the NSANC Contest Team.
- The Chapter Champion will be announced at the conclusion of the event on March 16, 2024.
- NSANC will inform and pay the Regional Fee for its Chapter Champion to advance in the Regional Contest.
- The NSANC winner will be assigned a Mentor to review and enhance their story and a final Regional entry video will be submitted by April 12.
Story contestants will be scored on three tracks: Marketability, Impact, & Presentation.
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