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Join Today!
Join Today!
See below for how to join, membership benefits, our membership criteria & code of conduct, and some special perks that come with your Speakers NS membership.
Click the "join" button at the bottom of the page to fill in the application form.
How to Join
How to Join
Scroll to the bottom of this page, click the "join" button and fill in the form that opens.
An SNS volunteer will be in touch with you via email within a few days to arrange for your membership payment, begin building your registry profile, and invite you to the members-only social media groups.
The fee for 1 year is $30.
We offer a 20% group discount for teams of 3 or more speakers who are staff/members of the same company or organization. Please email us at speakersnovascotia@gmail.com to arrange a group invoice.
We extend membership to speakers who reside in Prince Edward Island.
Membership Benefits
Membership Benefits
A profile page on the Speakers Registry from which speakers can be queried or hired.
Access to regular member-only newsletters, plus 2 free advertisements in the newsletter per year.
Discounts and other perks from our membership Perks Package.
Access to members-only social media groups on Facebook & LinkedIn.
Access to some events and resources are included in the membership fees. Members also get preferential pricing for ticketed events, paid resources, and merchandise.
1 vote at the AGM (held in February), and the right to run for vacant positions on the Board of Directors.
Plus, being in a professional association brings scores of opportunities for networking & learning, recognition, and social & political advocacy of the profession.
Please see our Events page for information on upcoming and past events. You can also download our Speakers NS 1-sheet to share with friends & colleagues.
If you have suggestions of member benefits you would like to see us offer, please email us at speakersnovascotia@gmail.com.
SNS Membership Criteria & Code of Conduct
SNS Membership Criteria & Code of Conduct
(Click here to download a PDF copy of the SNS Membership Criteria & Code of Conduct)
SNS Membership Criteria
The Public Speakers Society of Nova Scotia, known publicly as Speakers Nova Scotia (SNS), is a registered non-profit open to people who meet all of the following criteria:
Live or work some or all of the year in Nova Scotia,
Perform some form of public speaking as part or all of their work, whether paid or volunteer,
Pay the annual membership fee as determined by the Board of Directors,
Agree to perform according to the SNS code of professional conduct (see below).
Failure to meet any of the above criteria will result in revocation of membership.
Potential members can apply through the application form on our website. Applications will be vetted by the Board of Directors.
Membership Exclusion Clause:
Due to the current political climate in our society, we are explicitly stating that we will not extend membership to persons who promote ideas or create content espousing principles of racism, sexism, queerphobia, ableism, or any form of hate speech or incitement of hatred, dehumanizing, or calling for the removal of human rights of specific individuals or members of protected groups, in any context or medium. Members who are found to promote these ideas after they have been approved to join will immediately have their SNS membership revoked at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
SNS Code of Conduct
SNS Members will:
Act with competence, honesty, & respectfulness when conducting public speaking work and when representing the society.
Be transparent with clients regarding compensation (fees, expenses, and in-kind), ownership of presentation materials, presentation technology & materials needed, and expectations for the content & style of presentations.
Maintain confidentiality of client, audience member, and fellow speakers’ personal contact information unless specific individuals have given permission to share it; members will direct inquiries for contacting other speakers to the SNS website or board members.
Address any problems with clients, audiences, fellow SNS members, and other speakers who are not SNS members in a professional and respectable manner.
Be open to diversity & inclusion in work with clients, audiences, and in SNS work or activities. SNS members will not promote hate, oppression, or dehumanization of others.
Support the work of SNS and our members when appropriate and possible.
Advocate for public speaking work as a profession.
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Perks!
If you own or represent a business that would like to offer a perk to Speakers Nova Scotia members, please email us at speakersnovascotia@gmail.com.
Speakers NS members are entitled to a special discount on new accounts with CommunAuto Atlantic. Members can email the SNS Coordinator for access details.
Speakers NS members are entitled to a 50% discount on membership with Dance Nova Scotia. Please let us know in your membership application if you're a DNS member so we can apply your discount to your invoice.
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