About PSASA

Welcome to the home of speakers in Southern Africa.

If you are, or striving to be a professional speaker, MC, trainer, facilitator or coach, or if you use speaking to further your business or career, then you will find resources here to build your future speaking business.

Why PSASA?

The Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa (PSASA) is a membership body of Professional Speakers together with Associate and Affiliate Members and Developmental Students.

The Association is a registered non-profit organisation (322-758 NPO) that exists to support the common needs of Member Speakers, MCs, Trainers, Coaches, Facilitators, and others in the profession across a range of speaking and business competencies towards excellence.

PSASA offers many opportunities and networks to build your professional speaking career, learn from colleagues in the industry, connect with international speaking colleagues, and build your speaking business.

Chapters & Events

The PSASA hosts monthly in-person chapter meetings in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town. There is also a monthly Virtual Chapter meeting held online via Zoom. First Time Visitors to are welcome FREE to any chapter event, thereafter visitors pay an event fee.

To provide speakers with more opportunity to education and networking, there are a number of topic specific online masterminds that are open to both members and non-members.

Members have access to a number of monthly speaker classes that deep dive into topics related to personal and business development.

PSASA hosts two annual events: in October the mid-term convention with an education focus and our main convention in April with international guests, awards and a gala dinner.