What is a PSF Certified Speaker?
The PSF Certified Speaker designation is becoming recognized as the preferred choice for many speaking professionals when it comes to certification programming, professionalism and value.

Programming:
Our programming helps professional speakers save time and money. Because all our programs focus on the 3 Core Competencies of Professional Speaking our members don’t waste time with training programs that offer little value. Our speakers want the best training and don’t have time to waste. Because our Board of Directors are all professional speakers themselves they know the difference between quality learning vs. status quo guidelines that have become outdated and obsolete. Our programming is timely, innovative and offers a sense of immediacy no other programs offer.

Professionalism:
Being professional equates to offering programming, training and certification that helps our speakers be more effective and earn more money. Our marketing and promotion resources, made available through our monthly continued education programs, have raised the bar in the speaking industry to new heights! If there is a newer, more effective, and more efficient marketing tool that can help our members they’ll find it first with the Professional Speakers Federation.

Value:
Our membership dues are nearly 50% cheaper than our competition and our monthly continuing education programming is included in the cost of membership. Our completion will charge their members additional fees for this service. Your yearly fee includes access to our newsletter (digital), our monthly continuing education program and the rights to certain PSF marketing materials that can be used in your ongoing marketing effects.

Certification:
PSF’s certified speakers have successfully completed a year long coaching program that has been designed to help any speaker, at any

level, improve their communication skills and achieve a level of confidence and competence to help them reach all their speaking goals!

As speakers go through the year long process of becoming certified, they are required to:

•  Successfully complete the PSF’s Speech Mastery Course (online version)
•  Successfully complete the PSF’s Continuing Education Program for no less one year
•  Successfully complete our Speech Coach Training Program which include both one-on-one coaching, and group coaching

   with a Certified Speech Coach