April 4, 2011 Ventura County, California

Online, April 5, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Jim Cathcart coauthors a book with the National Speakers Association.

Past president of the National Speakers Association, Jim Cathcart CSP, CPAE, has written the Introduction for NSA's soon to be released book "Paid To Speak" (Greenleaf Book Group Press) ISBN: 978-1-60832-131-5

Mr. Cathcart is the original author of the system upon which NSA's professional education programs are built; The Professional Competencies. In his Introduction chapter he details the skills & competencies required for lasting success as a professional speaker. For more details on the book itself go to this blogpost: http://cathcart.com/2011/04/be-paid-to-speak/

Follow this link to see the Table of Contents of Paid To Speak.

Cathcart is also the cofounder of The Professional Speaking Institute, an inductee into the Speaker Hall of Fame, recipient of The Cavett Award, Golden Gavel Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Legends of the Speaking Profession Award, and was chosen one of the Top 5 Speakers on Sales & Customer Service for the years 2010 and again in 2011 in an online survey of over 14,000 meetings professionals.

For details on Jim Cathcart call 760-603-8010 or email info@cathcart.com.