Southern Africa Speaker Hall of Fame

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Induction of an expert in to the Southern Africa Speaker Hall of Fame is a lifetime achievement award. It recognises overall high levels of success, and is the second highest honour of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa. It reflects outstanding success in the field of speaking, teaching, mentoring and/or consulting and reflects extraordinary acknowledgement, respect and admiration of the members of the PSASA as well as the entire speaking, and by default training industry. The following criteria are a requirement:

  • Must be a citizen of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique or Madagascar
  • Must demonstrate the four E's - Expertise, Eloquence, Ethics, Enterprise in all business dealings and conduct
  • Must demonstrate an interest and contribution in developing and mentoring young talent in the SA speaking/coaching/training industry
  • Been active in the speaking/training industry for a minimum of 7 years
  • Derives more than 50% of income from events / speaking / coaching / training
  • Is seen as an icon in this country and an example to others
  • Displays excellent presentation performance and/or high adviser quality
  • Approachable (within reason)
  • Member of (and in good standing with) at least one professional association in the events/speaking/coaching/training arena
  • Must display/demonstrate at least 6 of the following 8 professional characteristics:
    • overall professionalism,
    • proven business acumen,
    • presentable image,
    • unique style,
    • effective communicator,
    • successful products,
    • marketing ingenuity,
    • effective electronic presence.

A maximum of five candidates can enter the final judging phase per annum, and the PSASA will induct up to a maximum of only two candidates per year into the Speaker Hall of Fame, making this a rare and sought after honour.

Nomination process:

There are three steps for election:

  1. Submissions to the National PSASA offices are accepted from all sectors of the events / speaking / coaching / training industry from (for 2010) until 28 February 10h00.

  2. The list of the suggested persons are examined by the PSASA National Board of Directors regarding the criteria - this is to be completed by end February.

  3. At the February National Board meeting, candidates that qualify according to the criteria are then taken to the next phase and each Board member casts three votes (each proxy also has three votes), in whichever combination they choose. (for example, all three votes could be for one candidate, or votes can be split among 3 different candidates). The five candidates with the highest number of votes then enter the final phase where this process is then repeated where each Board member exercises three votes. The candidate with the third highest number of votes is automatically carried over in to the following year's round of nominations. The two candidates with the highest number of votes are inducted in to the Southern Africa Speaker Hall of Fame. In the event of a tie for first place - both candidates are inducted. In the event of a tie for 2nd place, 1st place goes through, and a supplementary vote is taken to determine the second inductee. In the case of a three way tie for first place, the current President has the casting vote. Under no circumstances can more than 2 candidates be inducted. It is irrelevant which inductee scores the most votes.

Induction in to the Southern Africa Speaker Hall of Fame is made annually at the PSASA Convention. The event will be covered by the press. Fellows of the Southern Africa Speaker Hall of Fame receive a trophy, and may display on their stationery "Inducted in to the Southern Africa Speaker Hall of Fame "year".

A candidate may receive the Stef du Plessis Award on the same night that he is inducted into the Southern Africa Speaker Hall of Fame.

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Please note that no current National or Chapter board member is eligible to be nominated. Any enquiries may be directed to Nikki Bakker.

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