International Measure of Professional Platform Skill
Award Details
The Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation is the speaking profession’s international measure of professional platform skill.
The CSP designation is earned through demonstrating competence in a combination of standards:
- Professional platform skills;
- Professional business management;
- Professional education; and
- Professional association.
Speakers must be members of PSASA or another GSF organization for at least three years and complete a rigorous application process to earn the CSP designation.
Professional speakers who have earned the CSP designation bring a proven track record of experience and expertise to your meeting.
Award Requirements
As speakers go through the five-year process of becoming certified, they are required to:
- Receive excellent ratings from past clients on performance evaluations
- Demonstrate that they serve a wide variety of clients
- Take part in ongoing education
- Perform and document hundreds of presentations
- Submit testimonial letters from their clients and
- Provide samples of their promotional materials.
In short – It is the equivalent of a Doctorate Degree in Professional Speaking.
Our Certified Speaking Professionals (CSPs)
The PSASA is proud to have a few of its members who have achieved this status and they are:
Taryn-Lee Kearney
CSP 2024
Joey Evans
CSP 2024
Cobus Visser
CSP 2024
Joni Peddie
CSP 2023
Douglas Kruger
CSP 2018
Celynn Erasmus Morin
CSP 2017
Nikki Bush
CSP 2016
Haydee Antezanna
CSP 2014
Dr Sharon King Gabrielides
CSP 2014
Dr Justin Cohen
CSP 2012
Dr Wolfgang Riebe
CSP 2012
Dr Graeme Codrington
CSP 2012
Dr Billy Selekane
CSP 2011
Stef du Plessis
CSP 2010
Annie Greeff
CSP 2010
Dr Gustav Gous
CSP 2010
Paul du Toit
CSP 2008
Anton van der Post
CSP 1982
