Welcome to the home of speakers in Southern Africa.
If you are, or striving to be a professional speaker, 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 exists to support the common needs of Member Speakers, 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 Chapter meetings in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town. First time Guests are welcome FREE to any Chapter event, thereafter visitors pay an event fee.
There is also a monthly Virtual Chapter meeting held online via Zoom. Access to the Virtual Chapter is free to members, visitors, and guests.
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.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
2024 - 2025
Arthur Goldstuck
Association President
Steve Johnson
Deputy Association President
Juanita Vorster
Vice Association President
Tsitsi Mutendi
Immediate Past President
Herman Bezuidenhout
Association Treasurer
Jacques de Villiers
Past Presidents Representative
Joni Peddie
GSF Representative
Nicky Abdinor
Executive Council Member
CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
Marriet Visser
CPT Chapter President
Gary Tintinger
JHB Chapter President
Brenden Cavanagh
KZN Chapter President
Gerold Joubert
PTA Chapter President
Ursula Botha
Virtual Chapter President
PAST PRESIDENTS
Tsitsi Mutendi
2023/24
Bruce Wade
2022/23
Charlotte Kemp
2021/22
Joni Peddie
2020/21
Ross Saunders
2019/20
Carl Schultz
2018/19
Francois Muscat
2017/18
Richard Mulvey
2016/17
Robin Pullen
2015/16
Roger Knowles
2014/15
Jacques de Villiers
2013/14
Adolf Kaestner
2012/13
Wolfgang Riebe
2010/12
Gustav Gous
2009/10
Richard Mulvey
2008/09
Annie Greef
2007/08
Billy Selekane
2006/07
Paul du Toit
2005/06
Stef du Plessis
2004/05